Nonetheless, Kolar says that the industry has seen a surge of interest in the last year, particularly from developers who have the capital and experience to deploy full-scale wave energy projects, and from government officials in island countries who see in wave power a clear path to energy independence.

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Right now, for instance, there's a full-blown revival of '80s new wave.

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Last week, I wrote about the new wave of journalist on our full-time staff.

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Many of the dead were children from surrounding villages who had gathered for school holidays at Sissano lagoon, which took the full brunt of the ten-metre (33-foot) wave.

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Others might explore darker material under the circumstances, but Rogue Wave's latest album, Permalight, is full of bright, uptempo indie-pop, with unexpected excursions into electronic music.

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