Brazilian wave energy generator enables the country to assess
- 9 years ago
Brazil’s first marine energy device produces 17 percent of the country’s total installed capacity.
The project was part of an R&D project called “Deployment of Onshore Waves Converter Prototype on Sea Conditions of the Northeast of Brazil” which was first initiated in March 2009.
It was founded by Tractebel Energia S.A., the main company involved in the project, through the Program for Research and Technological Development of the National Agency of Electrical Energy (NAEE), and supported by the government of Ceará.
The University of Rio de Janeiro’s Foundation of Project Coordination, Research and Technological Studies (COPPE) also played a major role in the project, particularly with regard to its Submarine Technology Laboratory which was used to develop the device.
The project ran for 36 months and cost R$14.4 million or US$3.6 million.
The project was part of an R&D project called “Deployment of Onshore Waves Converter Prototype on Sea Conditions of the Northeast of Brazil” which was first initiated in March 2009.
It was founded by Tractebel Energia S.A., the main company involved in the project, through the Program for Research and Technological Development of the National Agency of Electrical Energy (NAEE), and supported by the government of Ceará.
The University of Rio de Janeiro’s Foundation of Project Coordination, Research and Technological Studies (COPPE) also played a major role in the project, particularly with regard to its Submarine Technology Laboratory which was used to develop the device.
The project ran for 36 months and cost R$14.4 million or US$3.6 million.