Offshore staff
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The first set of floaters and supporting structures for Eco Wave Power’s grid-connected EWP-EDF One project have been delivered to the Jaffa Port project site in Israel.
The floaters were delivered in accordance with the collaboration agreement entered between EWP-EDF One Ltd. and Lesico Ltd. The project’s next step is to install the first floaters on the Jaffa Port breakwater.
Inna Braverman, CEO of Eco Wave Power, said: “We are making significant progress toward the first grid-connected wave energy array installation in Israel.”
Installation of the first set of floaters and the surrounding test setup infrastructure is expected to start later this month, with the system functionality and capacity tests to be conducted in 2Q 2022.
Eco Wave Power delivered the floaters and supporting structures to the project site with trucks, as opposed to the traditional use of ships and divers for offshore wave energy installations. This further emphasizes the simplicity of the onshore nature in the work programming of its floaters shipment and installation technology, the company said.
“Our goal is to generate electricity during the third quarter of this year,” Braverman said.
When completed, the EWP-EDF One wave energy project will include 10 floaters connected to one conversion unit, which is already installed onsite. The EWP-EDF One conversion unit is located on land, similar to a normal power station, which enables easy access for operation and maintenance.
Lesico constructed the floaters and supporting structures in Israel.
01/05/2022
