SeWave
Encyclopedia
SeWave is a wave farm
project in Nípanin, Faroe Islands
. The project is developed by the joint venture of the Scottish wave energy developer Wavegen
and the Faroe's power company SEV
.
The feasibility study of the wave farm was conducted in 2002 by Eni
, SEV and Wavegen. Based on the project findings, in 2003 Wavegen and SEV established a joint venture SeWave for the design and building of the wave farm project. The project bases on the design of Islay LIMPET
, which uses a tunnelled wave plant concept with an oscillating water column device built into the face of a cliff, utilizing an air chamber in order to capture wave energy.
The model tests, site investigations and design issues were completed by start of 2005. The wave power plant is expected to be in use by 2010. The overall project costs are expected to be up to £7 million.
Wave farm
A wave farm or wave power farm is a collection of machines in the same location and used for the generation of wave power electricity.-Portugal:...
project in Nípanin, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
. The project is developed by the joint venture of the Scottish wave energy developer Wavegen
Wavegen
Voith Hydro Wavegen Limited is a wave energy company based in Inverness, Scotland. It was founded in 1990 by Allan Thomson.In 2000, Wavegen became the first company in the world to connect a commercial scale wave energy device to the grid on the Scottish island of Islay...
and the Faroe's power company SEV
SEV (company)
SEV is a power producer and distributor on the Faroe Islands. The company name is derived from the names of islands Streymoy, Eysturoy and Vágoy, where the production of hydroelectricity first started.-History:SEV was founded on the 1 October in 1946...
.
The feasibility study of the wave farm was conducted in 2002 by Eni
Eni
Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
, SEV and Wavegen. Based on the project findings, in 2003 Wavegen and SEV established a joint venture SeWave for the design and building of the wave farm project. The project bases on the design of Islay LIMPET
Islay LIMPET
Islay LIMPET is the world’s first commercial wave power device connected to the United Kingdom's National Grid.Following the construction of a 75 kW prototype in 1991, a 500 kW unit was built in 2000, and is located at Claddach Farm on the Rhinns of Islay on the Scottish island of Islay...
, which uses a tunnelled wave plant concept with an oscillating water column device built into the face of a cliff, utilizing an air chamber in order to capture wave energy.
The model tests, site investigations and design issues were completed by start of 2005. The wave power plant is expected to be in use by 2010. The overall project costs are expected to be up to £7 million.