Work begins on Wave Hub
Work on the £42m Wave Hub marine energy project begins this week when engineers start to drill through sand dunes at Hayle in Cornwall.
According to the South West RDA (Regional Development Agency), Wave Hub will create the world’s largest test site for wave energy technology by building a grid-connected socket on the seabed, 10 miles off the coast, to which wave power devices can be connected and their performance evaluated.
The project has been developed by the South West RDA and is core to its strategy to develop a world-class marine energy industry in south-west England.
A two-week operation is now underway to drill a 200m duct through sand dunes at Hayle where Wave Hub’s subsea cable will come ashore. The cable will be threaded through the duct and connected to a new electricity sub-station that will be built next year, allowing Wave Hub to be connected to the National Grid.
Guy Lavender, Wave Hub’s recently appointed general manager who takes up his post in January, said: ‘Our contractors have spent the last two weeks setting up on site and are now ready to start. This is a crucial part of our shore-side works and means we’ll be ready to receive the cable connecting Wave Hub to the shore when it is laid next summer.
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