If It Ain't Made Yet, Don't Fix It.

I know I'm preaching about wave power like every other day, but it just got more complicated. Look at these biomimicry energy collection devices that act like sea grass or a shark's tale. They use low speed, high torque movement to create power using a hopefully more efficient design. I like thinking in new directions, but I wish we could agree on something sometimes and focus on it. We don't have a large industry in this field to be divided up into different sects. Can we get a few more trial installations of traditional equipment before everyone is distracted with trying to improve it?

I'm usually complaining about rolling out inferior and not forward-thinking enough technology (*ahem* hybrids) and I'm not saying we need to install wave generators everywhere right now. I just think we need a baseline to test against so that the claims that something is 90% efficient seem a little more founded and worth the cost.

• WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: Biomimetic Ocean Power