Spain-based consulting, engineering, and architecture services firm IDOM has deployed its prototype wave energy converter (WEC) at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) as part of the system’s technological validation and to obtain key information for its future scalability.

The MARMOK A 5 floating WEC is based on oscillating water column technology, which transforms wave motion into electricity by means of a turbine, and incorporates controllable blades, on-board batteries and intelligent control systems, aimed at optimizing its operation in real conditions of operation on the high seas, BiMEP describes.