Motion of the ocean-Carnegie Corporation has developed a method of converting energy from passing waves to drive a turbine onshore and to create desalinated water. The process begins with a series of large buoys that are placed in 49-131 feet of water, attached to piston pumps. The rise and fall of passing waves moves the pumps, generating water pressure of up to 1,000 pounds per square inch. This pressure propels a turbine which forces the water through a membrane that removes the salt. Right now this process is only utilized in Australia, but other countries such as the U.K. are signing up for projects.

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