Northwest Energy Innovations has deployed its wave energy device in waters off Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Windward Oahu, beginning a year-long test to commercialize this type of technology, the company said.The “Azura” wave energy device is located at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site, or WETS, at Kaneohe Bay.
“As the first grid-connected wave energy device in the U.S. that will be tested and validated by an independent party, this deployment marks a major milestone for our team and the marine renewable energy industry,” Steve Kopf, founder and CEO of Northwest Energy Innovations, said in a statement.Honolulu-based Sea Engineering was the deployment contractor for the project.
Deployment and testing of the project is being funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Navy, and the University of Hawaii, which is responsible for data collection, analysis and reporting as a means of independently validating the technology performance.
Source: Wave energy device activated off Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay – Pacific Business News