http://www.insidegreentech.com/node/1414What its developers call the "first commercial breakwater wave energy plant" is to be built on the Spanish Atlantic coast for the Basque Energy Board, Ente Vasco de Energia.
The modestly-sized installation is to feature Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation's wave equipment, acquired in Siemens' purchase of Wavegen earlier this year.
The new plant in Mutriku, in Northern Spain, is to be based on Wavegen's Oscillating Water Column (OWC) technology, which has been successfully field tested in Scotland for seven years.
"Mutriku is a milestone in the history of wave energy," said Hubert Lienhard, President and CEO of Voith Siemens Hydro.
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