Australia: Oceanlinx Prepares for Construction of Port MacDonnell Wave Energy Project

Oceanlinx, an international company in the field of wave energy, is preparing for the development of the Port MacDonnell wave power project this week, according to the ABC news site.

The project worth AUD 7 million involves building of a 20-square metre offshore concrete unit, which will have the ability to supply electricity to 1,000 Port MacDonnell households. The necessary equipment has started arriving to the site where the construction workers have already started the preliminary work.

The construction itself is expected to start by the end of this month, or early next month, so the development of the project is on track and is progressing as scheduled.

“Construction people will be pouring concrete and doing the construction work and hopefully, it’s quite exciting, we hope very soon to get everything up and running basically,” Oceanlinx CEO Ali Baghaei is quoted by the ABC as saying.

The wave power project is scheduled to be connected to the grid by the end of the year.

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Offshore WIND Staff, June 12, 2013; Image: oceanlinx