The subsea generator switchgear for Seabased’s 1MW Sotenäs wave energy plant has been deployed and connected to the Swedish National Grid via a 10km subsea cable.
The company said a number of wave energy converters were also connected to the subsea switchgear and the wave park will “go live as soon as the buoys are connected to the generators”.
The subsea deployment was done in cooperation with Norwegian company Cecon Contracting.
Sotenäs is financed by Fortum, the Swedish Energy Authority and Seabased.
Seabased chief executive officer Mats Leijon said: “We are very happy to have reached this milestone and I wish to thank all our employees and our business partners for their efforts and their support all along the way.”
Image: Seabased wave device (Seabased)
