The Basque Energy Board, Ente Vasco de Energia, is behind the development which will see 16 Wells turbines integrated into a new breakwater being constructed by the local government in Mutriku, in Northern Spain.
With a rated power of nearly 300 kW, the plant will be commissioned in the winter of 2008/2009.
The Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation subsidiary’s wave technology has been field-tested for seven years and is the first long-term grid connected wave energy plant. The OWC technology relies on the rising and falling waves compressing a volume of air which rotates a bi-directional turbine.
“This project represents a major step towards commercialization of wave power as we continue to develop the technology and demonstrate its reliability under commercial operating conditions”, says David Gibb, general manager of Scotland-based Wavegen.
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