DEXAWAVE testing a new pre-commercial wave converter.
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The contract enables the development of a 1:5 scale model for testing offshore Hanstholm as from fall 2010 and ahead.
Behind the project is a consortium with Aalborg University, A1 Consult and a number of private owned companies, with individual wave energy competences and ressources.
DEXAWAVE converter 1:5 is a development project which aims to use an innovative, simple and flexible technology to validate wave energy as a cost-effective, competitive source of electrical power. Activities defined include manufacture of a 5 kW model converter, procedures and test setup, deployment, power production, and a final performance assessment.
The overall outcome of the project will be to produce power from a pre-commercial model of a new wave energy converter. The project will provide a detailed assessment of the technology performance in the North Sea wave climate, where it is expected that the electricity generated will have a competitive price as low as 0,06 €/kWh. One of the main results of the project will be the elaboration of important documentation for the design of a full scale model, bringing this technology closer to market. This scale model will also serve as a demonstration platform towards investors and decision makers.
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