Carnegie to explore wave power opportunities in Mauritius

Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd (ASX:CWE) said on Monday it has entered into a new partnership to explore deploying its technology in Mauritius.

More specifically, the company has signed a collaboration agreement with the Mauritius Research Council (MRC) as it seeks to identify opportunities and develop pathways for commercial wave power generation facilities in the island nation, using Carnegie’s CETO technology.

This partnership is being announced a couple of days after the company unveiled a similar memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Seychelles for the exploration of potential commercial wave power and microgrid projects there.

The CETO technology uses an array of fully submerged buoys tethered to seabed pump units. Moved by the waves, the buoys drive the pumps which pressurise water. The water is delivered onshore via a pipeline and used to drive hydroelectric turbines that produce electricity.

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