Portugal takes a step closer to commercial wave energy
Portugal takes a step closer to commercial wave energy using the technical capability of AW-Energy’s WaveRoller® to power up electricity for local homes. The first-of-a-kind commercially-ready offshore wave power generation…
Wave energy gets boost to pioneer green economy with US patent approval
Jussi Åkerberg, CTO of AW-Energy US Patent Office grants AW-Energy’s Patent Application for WaveRoller® technology. 20 year system fatigue life rating failsafe design maximises reliability, reducing maintenance and costly downtime…
AW-Energy Substation installed for new Surge2 Ocean Wave Energy in Peniche, Portugal
SURGE2 WaveRoller substation New technology includes higher energy output, compact size and simple installation that connects the WaveRoller device to the grid based upon Abengoa design specifications AW-Energy (AWE) has…
News
PTO PASSED ONE YEAR’S ROUGH WEATHER MILESTONE
The WaveRoller’s Power Take-Off unit passed an important milestone as it has now endured a years’ worth of stormy weather. The WaveRoller device has gone through extensive and comprehensive testing…
CEO JOHN LILJELUND PRESENTS SECOND PRIZE OF ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEOCLIP CONTEST AT EMBASSY OF MEXICO
The Embassy of Mexico organized Mexico and Finland Together for the Environment Videoclip Contest in which Middle School students presented proposals on how both countries could work side-by-side in favor of…
Wärtsilä provides its marine technology expertise to new wave energy project
Wärtsilä will support the development of the latest WaveRoller wave energy convertor, designed by Finnish company AW-Energy, with a series of sub-assemblies for a prototype. The patented WaveRoller is a…
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Drones reporting for work: It’s another specialist drone flight taking to the skies in Portugal for WaveRoller®.
As all the preparatory works are in their final stages of completion, the drone will be used by AW-Energy’s Ville Kortelainen in near shore locations to showcase the WaveRoller’s journey…
Infographic on reducing carbon emissions with wave energy
As a stable and a predictable source of energy, incorporating wave energy as a part of the energy mix with a significant portion of renewables will reduce the grid balancing…
INCLUDE, IMAGINE, INSPIRE! – WAVEROLLER AT THE PII POO LEGO EVENT
The WaveRoller LEGO model was featured at the tenth Pii Poo LEGO building event held 22.-23.9.2018 at the Helsinki Messukeskus. The 0,5m x 0,5m LEGO model of the WaveRoller was…
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WaveRoller deployment
The deployment of the first commercial WaveRoller unit in Portugal as a part of the SURGE2 project. The device installed of the Almagreira beach near Peniche, some 850 meters from…
First commercial WaveRoller unit assembled
The first 350 kW WaveRoller unit for the SURGE2 project has been successfully assembled in Portugal.
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