Finnish wave energy developer Wello has launched its latest Penguin device for deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre off Orkney in Scotland.
The new device entered the water at Tallinn, Estonia, as part of the Clean Energy From Ocean Waves project, and will be towed to EMEC.
It will be installed alongside Wello’s original Penguin device at EMEC, which has been in place since April 2017.
EMEC said the Clean Energy From Ocean Waves project is funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and aims to build and deploy an array of three Wello Penguins at EMEC’s grid-connected wave test site at Billia Croo.
The company added that knowledge from the first EMEC project has fed into the development of the second device, which was built at the Netaman shipyard in Tallinn.
A licence was granted in November for the installation, operation and decommissioning of the three devices.
EMEC environment and consents specialist Caitlin Long said: “We are very pleased that the CEFOW project has been successful in securing consent for the first WEC array on a single electrical cable, in Scotland."
The awarded marine licence provides Wello and Fortum with the required flexibility to commence with the installation of the second WEC’s moorings and the smart hub.
This is a great achievement by the project consortium and we look forward to welcoming two more Penguins to EMEC.
Source:renews
