Sweden's Eco Wave Power has been operating and testing its jetty-mounted wave power devices for at least 10 years, and has now secured a conditional deal for a 77 MW installation in Turkey, which is likely to become the world's largest wave scheme. The project is located in Turkey's Ordu Municipality. Subject to a number of conditions, nine breakwaters will be used by Eco Wave Power to build and run the pow-erplants. It will start with a 4 MW pilot station, with plans to expand to 77 MW. The design relies on small waves to drive a hydraulic motor that drives an electric generator. These are not float- ing designs, but are mounted on land-based infrastructure such as jetties and seawalls, so they can utilize the full height delta of each wave relative to land. Deployment and maintenance is simple, as the system is accessible and does not require undersea cables to bring energy back to shore. As a result, generators are relatively cheap, and able to pay for themselves in about three years. Eco Wave Power says their service life should be around 30 years, with a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of around US$44/MWh.
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