Carnegie Wave, an Australian wave energy developer, has hailed the adoption of a draft report by the European Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of the Committee of the Regions (CoR).
The report states that the ocean energy sector will make an important contribution to the future energy needs of the European Union.
The sector is also expected to provide specific skills enhancement in engineering, testing, manufacturing, transportation, installation, operation and maintenance of ocean energy facilities and port facilities, Carnegie Wave’s press release reads.
The report references the European Ocean Energy Roadmap (EOER) 2010-2050 which estimates that by 2050, ocean energy could meet up to 15 percent or approximately 100 GW of European Union (EU) power demand in 2050, powering approximately 115 million homes.
Carnegie’s European Business Development Director and Ocean Energy Europe Board Member, Kieran O’Brien , said: “Carnegie welcomes this report from the Committee of the Regions, and recognises the strong leadership Europe’s regions have played in driving the sector forward. We look forward to that support continuing.”
Carnegie Wave Energy has developed CETO wave energy technology, and successfully connected an array of three CETO 5 wave energy devices to the Australian grid in February this year.
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