Carnegie Wave Installation, News

Installation of the CETO system has taken place offshore from Australia’s largest naval base on Garden Island in Western Australia. The installation commenced on Sunday 10thApril and the final step, the connection of the buoyant actuator to the balance of the CETO system, occurred on Sunday 17thApril. This was one day less than the original schedule for the offsore works.

After the buoyant actuator was connected the system was immediately energised and is now producing hydraulic power exactly as expected.

Carnegie’s Managing Director Dr Michael Ottaviano said,

“This is the most significant milestone in Carnegie’s history and follows more than 5 years of in-ocean testing of scale CETO prototypes. It now allows us to plan our project pipeline roll out with confidence. Carnegie’s CETO technology was already the only wave technology to have produced desalinated water; it is now the only commercial scale wave unit ever deployed and operated in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere.”

AME’s scope included:

• Developing the installation methodology
• Designing specific installation aids and permanent equipment
• Selection and management offshore service providers.
• Preparation of workpacks and procedures for all aspects of the installation
• Performing constructability reviews and HAZID’s
• Assisting CWE with System Integration Tests
• Providing equipment and personnel for the offshore phase of the project.
• Managing the offshore installation