Burke Hales, chief scientist for the PacWave wave energy test site overseen by Oregon State University, shows the electric cables that are buried under the seabed in Newport, Ore., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Hales, a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences is leading the project where Private developers will be able to use the site to test devices that they've designed to harness energy from waves. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)