Rigorous tests on the durability and longevity of wave energy hardware and technology will be undertaken as part of the Clean Energy from Ocean Waves (CEFOW) research project due to launch in June under Horizon 2020.
With a budget of €24.7 million, including almost €17 million in EU funds, CEFOW hopes to prove that wave energy can be efficient and cost-effective. This is not the first project of its kind as demonstrations in Scotland have shown that floating energy converters…