The wave capture technology is making headlines because Wave Swell Energy just recently completed a year-long test of the unit’s capability in Grassy Bay on the southeast coast of Australia’s King Island. After a year of operation, it has become abundantly clear that this option for generating electrical power is viable and highly efficient. It should be noted that this location was selected because it experiences a wide range of wave conditions, rather than a more uniform swell throughout the tidal shift and year more broadly (via PV Magazine).
PV Magazine also reports that the UniWave was able to generate a consistent output of 200kW of power throughout the year. The technology achieved roughly 50% efficiency (which is on par with peak wind turbine efficiency, according to EDF Energy), and an 80% availability rating, according to World Today News (meaning an uptime of about 80%). Each of these figures places this new wave capture technology squarely within the conversation of high-quality renewables, and directly alongside both solar and wind power.
What’s truly remarkable about these figures is the fact that they were achieved from a prototype model designed specifically to test the viability of the concept rather than peak performance metrics. The next iteration of the UniWave device is likely to perform even greater feats of energy capture, driving the conversation about how to harness the renewable elements of our world ever farther ahead.
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