Talking to ABC News, WSE’s recently appointed CEO Paul Geason described the project as a huge success. Under the right wave conditions the UniWave200 can make enough energy for 200 homes, he said.
“We’ve been very focused on this trial and proving the capabilities of the technology we deployed …and now 12 months later we’ve achieved what we set out to do.”
Geason said the conversion rates achieved were high – 48 per cent on average – a rate that was higher than other renewable energy technologies.
The next stage, he said, is to commercialise the technology in the hope it becomes part of the global mix of renewable energies, with WSE open to working with interested companies to fund future units.
“In terms of the commercial scale-up … it will most likely be a bigger unit, and also have a bigger engine, so at least five times bigger,” Geason told ABC News.
“So for us, it means finding those parties and we will work with them, bringing our knowledge and know-how to help them.”