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September 13, 2012
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Old lighthouse to help guide energy research

REEDSPORT — The Umpqua River Lighthouse, a guide for generations of mariners, will help a wave-energy company learn if it’s on the right course. Ocean Power Technologies, a New Jersey company that designs buoys to generate electricity, will install an antenna in the lighthouse’s museum to monitor a buoy it will place off the coast near Reedsport. Douglas County commissioners Wednesday agreed to allow the company to use upstairs space for free. The museum was once part of a Coast Guard station that operated the lighthouse. The Coast Guard earlier this year turned the lighthouse over to the county. The …

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The News-Review Updated Sep 14, 2012 12:05PM Published Sep 17, 2012 01:54PM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.