Perth Wave
Energy
Australia is making some huge efforts in creating
sources of alternative energy. Whether it is solar or wind, Australia is now
one of the biggest global producer. A renewable source whose potential hasn’t
been reached yet is wave energy. This is where Australia is focusing on now. An
offshore wave power plant based in Perth, Western Australia is under
construction as of now. About $31 million have been invested in it and the
power output is 5MW. It is being developed in two phases by Carnegie Wave
Energy. The plant mainly uses a fully submerged device that uses wave power to
pump water to shore for conversion to electricity. Its main customer would be
the Australian Government Department of Defense.
“The project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions of more than 500,000t over its entire life. A unique feature of the
CETO technology is that it is fully submerged underwater and also attracts
marine life” (Power-technology.com).
(Image credits: Inhabit)
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