Victoria’s first wave energy project at Port Fairy will continue despite delays.
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The unit, which was deployed in late December, is yet to funnel electricity into the national grid, with damaged equipment and heavy swells delaying the project.
Port Fairy residents were updated about the progress of renewable energy technology company BioPower Systems Bio WAVE technology at an information session on Wednesday.
Once operational, the renewable energy system will extract energy from the waves and turn it into electricity on board the BioWAVE unit.
CEO Tim Finnigan said it would begin in October, once a replacement cable was installed.
“We’ll operate it and run tests till the end of April and we’ll assess it to determine if we should continue with the project,” Mr Finnigan said.