Eco Wave Power’s wave energy conversion unit has arrived for installation as a pilot station at the AltaSea innovation campus at the Port of Los Angeles.
It was formerly located in Gibraltar and is the first US siting of the company’s technology. It is already deployed in Israel and there are further plans for deployments in Spain, Portugal, Turkey and other locations, as part of the company’s current 404.7 MW project pipeline.
Onshore wave technology
Eco Wave Power entered a collaboration agreement with AltaSea in early 2022 and announced plans to relocate the energy conversion unit from Gibraltar to the 35-acre campus located at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest seaport.
With the energy conversion unit’s arrival, the onshore wave energy technology company has reached a key milestone in its commitment to bringing the company’s wave energy technology to the US, offering a new source of renewable energy for the nation.
The United States has been focused on bringing new renewable energy sources online and doubled down on that focus with the recent enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which included a $369bn investment in climate and energy programmes.
“This year, we set out to expand our global presence, especially in the United States as it presents an incredible opportunity for growth,” said Inna Braverman, founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power. “This is just the start in the United States. Moving the station from Gibraltar to Los Angeles in just a few months shows yet another strength of our technology: we are one of the only portable renewable energy technologies that can be easily transported, from country to country, to fit the energy needs of any country.”
The United States, with over 95,000 miles of coastline and over 128 million Americans living in coastal counties, is an ideal and strategic place to employ blue renewable energy technologies that could position the country to become a world leader for renewable energy from ocean and sea waves. According to the US Energy Information Administration, wave energy off the nation’s coasts could generate the equivalent of about 66 per cent of all the electricity generated across the country in 2020.
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is a nonprofit centre devoted to accelerating scientific collaboration and advancing the emerging blue economy through innovation and job creation. It is the nation’s largest blue economy research and development centre, focused on creating well-paying jobs, finding solutions to climate change, and working to solve some of the most pressing issues in the ocean environment. AltaSea is home to many tenants, including US colleges such as the University of Southern California and UCLA, and innovative tech startups, like Blue Robotics and RCAM Technologies.
“We believe that Eco Wave Power aligns well with the AltaSea vision, creating a new way of generating renewable energy, that will help California meet its ambitious goals to address the climate crisis. We are looking forward to welcoming this innovative pilot,” said Terry Tamminen, AltaSea CEO and former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA).
Eco Wave Power is a leading onshore wave energy technology company that developed a patented, smart and cost-efficient technology for turning ocean and sea waves into green electricity. Eco Wave Power’s mission is to assist in the fight against climate change by enabling commercial power production from the ocean and sea waves.
The Company is currently finalising the construction of its grid connected project in Israel, with co-investment from the Israeli Energy Ministry, which recognised the Eco Wave Power technology as “pioneering technology”. The company also holds concession agreements for commercial installations in Europe and has a total projects pipeline of 404.7MW.
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