Wave energy converter prototype deployed in Spain

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A wave energy device that Spanish firm IDOM presented as a prototype at World Maritime Week in Bilbao just over a year ago has now been deployed in the Bay of Biscay.

IDOM’s MARMOK-A-5 wave energy converter has been towed out and installed at the Bay of Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) as part of the EuropeWave project, co-funded by the European Commission, the Basque Energy Agency (EVE) and Wave Energy Scotland.

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