Carnegie Wave Energy has secured environmental and maritime safety approvals for its Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP). The commercial-scale project, which uses Carnegie’s CETO wave system, will power Australia’s largest naval base, HMAS Stirling, on Garden Island in Western Australia.
Detailed design of the scheme is due to be completed by the end of 2012, with construction set to begin at the beginning of 2013.
Anchored to the sea floor, the CETO system operates out of sight. An array of fully submerged buoys is tethered to seabed pump units. The buoys move in harmony with the motion of the passing waves, driving the pumps which in turn pressurise water that is delivered ashore via a pipeline.
Carnegie’s CEO, Dr. Michael Ottaviano, said: “Carnegie has designed CETO with zero visual impact and to be as environmentally friendly as possible. We are pleased to receive these key approvals which allow construction to begin in quarter 1, 2013.”
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