The Voith Hydro Wavegen OWC wave power plant is housed within a newly built breakwater and was inaugurated in July this year.
After completing all commissioning and acceptance testing (and producing 100MWh in the process) it has now “been suppied with standard commercial guarantees for performance and availability” and connected to the Spanish power grid.
The 300kW plant consists of 16 turbines and “it has been designed for a 25 year operational life”.
This is a massive milestone for the wave energy sector as this is the first wave power plant supplied with standard commercial guarantees of performance and availability.
Ref: Ocean Power Magazine
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