Cal Poly Pier to be a wave energy testing site

Cal Poly Pier to be a wave energy testing site

The Cal Poly Pier is set to become a wave energy testing site.According to Cal Poly officials, a new partnership has been established to enhance and support innovative wave energy technologies at the Cal Poly Pier.Dr. Benjamin Ruttenberg, the Center for Coastal Marine Sciences Director at Cal Poly, says the pier will offer companies or organizations the opportunity to test technology through something called the TEAMER network.This is a network …

UK's largest wave energy project set for Orkney waters

CorPower Ocean’s wave energy convertors feature a nine-metre diameter spherical composite hull — one of the strongest shapes in nature — which drives the movement of the power take-off as it responds to passing waves. Orkney will be the base of what is expected to become the UK’s largest wave energy array, it has been announced. Wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has signed a berth agreement to build a 5 MW wave energy project at EMEC’s grid-c…

UK’s largest wave energy project to make a splash at EMEC

Swedish wave energy pioneer CorPower Ocean is set to build the UK’s largest wave energy project after securing a berth agreement at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. Scotland's Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced the 5 MW array, scheduled for deployment in 2029, during her keynote speech at the All-Energy Conference