Ocean waves could soon help solve Fort Bragg’s drought worries. On Friday, the city and Quebec, Canada-based Oneka Technologies displayed California’s first wave-powered desalination pilot buoy. The Noyo Harbor-based buoy, part of the ResilenSea Project, is a partnership with the city and supported by a $1.5 million grant from the state of California. … The system requires no batteries, grid connections or fossil fuels. And the results of this pilot project will determine whether a larger array of wave-powered units could eventually supplement Fort Bragg’s municipal water supply.

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