Bringing wave power to a cost competitive level and commercial scale

Descripción del proyecto

Poner la tecnología de la energía undimotriz en el camino hacia la disponibilidad comercial

Las olas del océano contienen un enorme potencial energético. Los esfuerzos para generar electricidad a partir del mar se han visto obstaculizados por una serie de problemas, entre los que se incluye la dificulta para diseñar un dispositivo que pueda hacer frente a las duras condiciones del océano. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos Wave Scale está desarrollando un innovador convertidor de energía de las olas que reconoce automáticamente los diferentes tipos de olas oceánicas, alertando al sistema correspondiente para que eleve los flotadores por encima del nivel del agua, o los sumerja, para protegerlos. El dispositivo será totalmente modular y se fabricará en unidades de 1 MW. Una vez instalado a gran escala, se prevé que suministre electricidad a un coste normalizado de la energía de entre 50 y 90 euros.

Objetivo

Wave energy offers massive potential but has yet to be exploited and rolled out at scale. The wave power industry has suffered high-profile failures since many devices were unable to withstand the tough ocean environments. Eco Wave Power has developed an innovative Wave Energy Convertor (WEC), designed to operate nearshore or effectively onshore: most of the system is located on land with only floaters and pistons positioned in the water. And it is designed to capture the type and size of waves which are typical at the shore. The unique design results insignificantly reduced costs for installation and
operation. And most of the parts are standard equipment which is easily available. The WEC promises to deliver electricity at a LCOE of between €50 and €EUR90, when operating at scale. The device is entirely modular and will ultimately be produced in units of 1MW. It incorporates innovative protection methods which are deployed in the event of storms: the WEC automatically recognizes the particular wave type, alerting the system to either raise the floaters above the water level or submerse them for protection. EWP installed a 100 kW EWP system (1:10 scale) in Gibraltar, in 2016 through an EU Regional Development Fund project. It is performing in accordance with expectations and is already selling energy to the Gibraltar grid. Eco Wave Power aims to scale the device to 1MW and has a PPA agreement in place with the Gibraltar Government to deliver the power generated in the future. The company has letters of intent from a further 12 customers, in Europe and across the world, for additional installations, ranging from 1MW to 50MW. Eco Wave Power aims to roll out through SPVs and a ‘Build-Own-Operate’ model initially – and to sell its WEC directly, or through license to third parties, in the longer term. EWP aims to develop its business plan to go to market through the Phase 1 project and envisages a further Phase 2 project to take its technology to full scale.

Ámbito científico

Programa(s)

Tema(s)

EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Convocatoria de subcontratación

H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1

Régimen de financiación

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinador

ECO WAVE POWER LTD

Aportación neta de la UEn

€ 50 000,00

Dirección

16 HOMA U'MIGDAL ST.
6777116 Tel Aviv
Israel

Pyme

Sí

Tipo de actividad

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Enlaces

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Participación en los programas de I+D de la UE

Red de colaboración de HORIZON

Coste total

€ 71 429,00