The State Government will drive Albany’s place as a hub of renewable energy expertise and jobs, today announcing successful applicants for grants for a wave energy technology project and research centre.
Carnegie Clean Energy has been awarded a $15.75 million grant as a contribution towards a wave energy technology project. The grant will be used to install a large-scale wave energy converter device off the coast of Albany capable of producing about one megawatt of electrical power for export into the South West Interconnected System.
The project will advance wave energy technology by establishing common user infrastructure, enabling other wave energy industry companies to test their technologies into the future. Carnegie will work with other Western Australian companies to create opportunities for more jobs and economic growth in the renewable energy sector.
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has been awarded a $3.75 million grant to develop a world-class Wave Energy Research Centre in Albany, building on expertise already developed at the UWA Oceans Institute.
UWA will work with researchers from Curtin University, allowing some of Australia’s brightest scientists to work together on this ground-breaking renewable energy initiative.
Both Carnegie and UWA will have a physical presence in Albany, which could see Albany develop as a global centre for marine renewable energy expertise while creating job opportunities for local people.