WestWave - Wind Prospect

WestWave…part of the world’s 1 st large scale wave farmWestWave is a proposed wave energyproject 10 nautical miles off St. Ives on thenorth Cornwall coast. The wave farm is beingdeveloped by a partnership between OceanProspect (a subsidiary of the independentwind-power developer, Wind Prospect) andE.ON, the world’s largest investor owned powerand gas company. WestWave will consist of upto 5MW of Pelamis wave energy converters,manufactured by Pelamis Wave Power.WestWave is one of 4 projectsthat will connect to theWave Hub, developedby the South WestRegional DevelopmentAgency (SWRDA).250mArtists impression of a large scale Pelamis wave farmWave hublocationCable route10 nautical milesSt IvesmooringsPelamis•The development of the WestWaveproject is an equal partnership betweenOcean Prospect and E.ON•WestWave will utilise Pelamis waveenergy converters•WestWave is expected to becomeoperational in 2009

It is estimated that wave energy could meet up to15% of current UK electricity demandArtist’s impression of the Wave Hub‘socket’ on the seabedWave HubWave Hub is effectively an underwater ‘socket’ allowingWestWave and 3 similar wave energy projects to connect to theonshore electricity grid via a sub-sea cable.Wave Hub was given planning permission in September 2007 byThe Department for Business Enterprise & RegulatoryReform (BERR).How does the Pelamis work?The Pelamis is a wave energy converter consisting of several longcylindrical sections linked by hinged joints. As the waves movethe cylinders up and down, the joints operate hydraulic ramswhich then drive electrical generators. Each Pelamis will be up to180 metres long, 3.5 metres in diameter and weigh 750 tonnes.The power of the wavesIt is estimated that wave energy could meet up to 15% ofthe current UK electricity demand. Wave power is a highlyconcentrated energy source and the western seaboard ofEurope offers an enormous number of potential sites, withthe most promising locations off the UK, Ireland, France,Spain, Portugal and Norway.Further information and videos of the Pelamis inoperation are available on the websites below.Pelamis at seaPrinted on recycled paper containing 70% post-consumer wastewww.oceanprospect.com www.eon-uk.com www.pelamiswave.com