Oceanlinx Ltd, an international developer of wave technology for renewable energy and clean water, has, through its US subsidiary, applied to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a preliminary permit to establish a wave energy facility offshore of Florence in the state of Oregon on the West coast of the USA. Throughout the preliminary permit, Oceanlinx will conduct research into the physical, environmental and biological resources of the project area, initiate consultation with project area stakeholders, and assess the overall economic feasibility of the wave energy project. It is expected that this work will take approximately 6-9 months. Upon obtaining the appropriate licences, the Florence Wave Park project will be located between 1 and 5km from the Oregon shoreline. Once complete, the proposed “wave park” will deploy at least 10 floating Oceanlinx wave energy devices installed in an optimized array, each moored and anchored to the seabed. Oceanlinx expects the project to have an initial installed peak capacity of 15MW, sufficient to supply power to as many as 15,000 local homes, with a scale-up potential to 100MW. The Oceanlinx wave energy device converts energy in waves to power using a patented turbine. This power can drive a generator to produce electricity or an on-board desalination plant to produce commercially attractive drinking water.
