Australian outfit Bombora Wave Power is partnering with Enzen to deliver a wave energy project in waters off the Spanish island of Lanzarote in the Atlantic Ocean.
The first up to 4MW phase of the development will comprise Bombora’s 1.5MW mWaves wave energy converters.
Electricity generated will supplement the island’s existing power supply, which comes largely from a diesel-fuelled plant.
The partners have also formed a strategic collaboration agreement with the governing body of Lanzarote, Cabildo de Lanzarote.
The project will follow installation of a mWave device at the Marine Energy Testing Area off the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, which is due for completion in the summer of 2020.
Bombora said the Welsh project will run concurrently with the Lanzarote installation.
Enzen Spain chief executive Harish Gopal said: “Our commitment to the Cabildo de Lanzarote, is to lead their transition of energy generation to renewable sources, developing energy solutions with low or zero impact on the physical environment to ensure conservation of land on the island.
“We are delighted that as part of that programme we have selected Bombora as one of our key partners to supply a technology solution to enable us to generate energy with no visual pollution.
Bombora managing director Sam Leighton said: “This grid connected wave farm project is a very exciting opportunity for both Bombora and the people of Lanzarote and will place Lanzarote at the global forefront of wave energy commercialisation.”
Enzen and Bombora are now engaging with the local supply chain in Lanzarote to deliver the project with Bombora providing specialist engineering support from our European headquarters in Wales.”