Eco Wave Power Global (EWP) has secured a EUR1.5 million grant as a part of a consortium led by United Kingdom-based Toshiba and Aquatera, to design a pilot microgrid project in Thailand. The consortium consists of Toshiba, and Aquatera, Hitachi Energy, the University of Manchester, the University of Exeter, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
The consortium will utilise onshore wave energy converters (WECs) developed by EWP and implement technology developed by the other consortium partners. Additionally, the project will include the development and deployment of predictive control systems, a radar system to forecast wave heights, an AI-based load and generation prediction system, and a wireless energy management system to provide electricity without lithium-ion batteries.
The grant is a part of Innovative U.K.’s Energy Catalyst program.
