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WAVR Prototypes Consumer-Sized Wave Energy Converter

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

HONOLULU, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WAVR LLC has introduced a prototype of its modular Wave Energy Converter (WEC) concept. The technology transforms the energy naturally produced by ocean waves into electricity. The prototype is a consumer-size unit, but the technology is expandable to larger applications. The design also allows for easy integration with other renewable energy technologies.

Key Points: 
  • Modular design allows scaling up, expanding into hybrid applications
    HONOLULU, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WAVR LLC has introduced a prototype of its modular Wave Energy Converter (WEC) concept.
  • Whereas peak solar averages less than seven hours per day, wave energy is nearly constant.
  • Therefore, the WAVR device does not suffer from the intermittency issues that plague other renewable energy technologies.
  • The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative aims to achieve a 100 percent clean energy portfolio by 2045.

CareQuest Innovation Partners and MATTER Announce Inaugural Cohort for SMILE Health

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scaling solutions that improve the oral health of all, in partnership with MATTER, the premier health care incubator and innovation hub, today announced the inaugural cohort of early-stage startups selected to participate in SMILE Health, an accelerator for solutions that make oral health more accessible, equitable, and integrated with overall health.

Key Points: 
  • CareQuest Innovation Partners, a company focused on validating and scaling solutions that improve the oral health of all, in partnership with MATTER, the premier health care incubator and innovation hub, today announced the inaugural cohort of early-stage startups selected to participate in SMILE Health, an accelerator for solutions that make oral health more accessible, equitable, and integrated with overall health.
  • SMILE Health startups will pressure test their solutions through validation studies with Impact Partners such as, Cigna, Colgate-Palmolive Company, MouthWatch, and more .
  • Together with investors, innovators, entrepreneurs, care providers, and community partners, we validate and scale new ways to improve overall health through oral health.
  • Joined by the shared mission to improve the oral health of all, CareQuest Innovation Partners is the for-profit subsidiary of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.