eyre penisula interest

I'm a bit over hearing about potential developments as opposed to actual contracts, but I'm happy for anything remotely positive at the moment, particularly enthusiastic comments from officials. Im not sure if the article has attributed the quotes to the correct people, but the article seems to suggest the development board has done a fair bit of work identifying the right location, which is very encouraging.


Wave power plan mooted for Eyre Peninsula
Posted 2 hours 9 minutes ago

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A wave energy project is among $1 billion wish list being put forward for South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, as the Federal Government moves to kick-start the economy through infrastructure.

The region's development board has nominated a new deep-sea port for mineral exports and water desalination projects.

The board's chief executive, Mark Cant, says it is hoped a pilot wave energy project can be underway within a year.

"Eyre Peninsula is being looked at because it's got a consistent swell, it's between three and five metres," he said.

"We identified five or six locations on Eyre Peninsula where we could possibly have wave energy as a new industry starting on Eyre Peninsula. We've isolated that down to one key location at this stage for a pilot project."

The proposal is from Western Australian company Carnegie Corpotation.

Managing director Michael Ottaviano says wave technology could be supplying one-fifth of the nation's renewable energy by the year 2020.

"There's no silver bullet when it comes to our future power sources, but wave [power] certainly has a hugely significant role in our future energy mix," he said.