Carnegie swaps units at Perth wave power array

Aussie firm Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd (ASX:CWE) said on Tuesday it has swapped the second 240-kW CETO 5 unit at its wave power array off the Perth coast with Unit 1 that was retrieved in May.

By doing so, the company has successfully demonstrated the ability to swap CETO units during plant operation as well as their interchangeability across multiple locations, it explained in a statement.

The Perth project consists of three CETO 5 wave energy devices deployed in an array. The third unit was installed in March and the entire plant has now been operating for more than 13,500 cumulative hours. “We have shown that our units are able to survive and operate over a sustained period of time in a variety of weather conditions,” commented COO Greg Allen.

In May, Carnegie disconnected and retrieved Unit 1 for onshore inspection. It has now been redeployed for post-winter, final data collection, the company said.

The firm also mentioned that the learnings from these operation and maintenance activities will be used for the CETO 6 project at Garden Island.

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