The experimental wave power project at the Port of Los Angeles has been deemed a success, pointing the way to potential broader deployment of the technology at that port and other ports around the nation and globe.
Tel Aviv’s Eco Wave Power Global announced March 31 that it recently reported the progress of the wave power project to its partner Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., fulfilling a 2024 pilot agreement. Shell International, a unit of London-based Shell plc, was a financial backer for the project.
Eco Wave’s system began operation in September on the AltaSea campus at the Port of Los Angeles. It has two main components: massive floaters and an energy conversion unit. Floaters anchored to the shoreline move up and down, activating pistons that transmit kinetic energy to a conversion unit, which converts it into usable electricity for the power grid.
Pilot program ‘successfully executed’
In the report, Eco Wave said it had “successfully executed all phases of the pilot program.”
These included engineering and design of the wave power system, manufacture of the key components, securing regulatory approvals, installing the system and a trial period.
“Successfully completing the full scope of this program demonstrates Eco Wave Power’s ability to execute complex wave energy projects together with leading global energy companies,” Inna Braverman, Eco Wave Power’s chief executive, said in a statement.
