Marine
Hub Cornwall seeks to bring together world class assets like Wave Hub and our
universities and research and development programmes to provide a seamless
co-ordinated offer to the marine renewable energy sector in Cornwall. The aim
is to strengthen our position as the global leader in research and technology
development.
Cornwall is already
recognised as providing marine renewable developers a unique prospect within
which they can test technology from prototype to fully operational systems. The
Cornish coast provides optimal conditions for early-stage trials at FaB Test,
while Wave Hub at Hayle, the world’s largest and most technologically advanced
demonstration site, allows for more advanced testing. Wave Hub boasts one
of the best wave resources in Europe and has really put Cornwall on the map in
this sector.
The launch of Marine
Hub comes just a few weeks after American wave energy developer GWave announced
its plans for a 9MW project to be deployed at Wave Hub. GWave, based in
Portland, Maine, USA has spent the past decade developing its Power Generation
Vessel (PGV) technology, an innovative wave energy device of a scale that is
unprecedented, and is preparing to bring the first full-scale vessel across the
Atlantic for installation right here in Hayle. GWave chose Wave Hub in
recognition of the strong wave resource, infrastructure, and industry
experience available there.
There
are still challenges to overcome. We need a clear path to move from wave
energy being an interesting idea, to being deployed at scale and generating
electricity in a low cost and effective way. But Marine Hub is a
statement of Cornwall's commitment to the idea and if anyone in the world can
make this work, Cornwall can.
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