Aguçadoura Wave Farm
| Aguçadoura Wave Farm | |
|---|---|
Pelamis machine bursting through a wave. | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Location | Póvoa de Varzim |
| Coordinates | 41°25′57″N 08°50′33″W / 41.43250°N 8.84250°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 23 September 2008 |
| Decommission date | November 2008 |
| Owner | Babcock & Brown |
| Wave power station | |
| Type | Surface-following attenuator |
| Water body | Atlantic Ocean |
| Distance from shore | 5 km (3 mi) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 3 × 750 kW |
| Make and model | Pelamis |
| Nameplate capacity | 2.25 MW |
| External links | |
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The Aguçadoura Wave Farm was a wave farm located 5 km (3 mi) offshore near Póvoa de Varzim north of Porto in Portugal. The farm was designed to use three Pelamis Wave Energy Converters to convert the motion of the ocean surface waves into electricity, totalling to 2.25 MW in total installed capacity.
The farm was officially opened on 23 September 2008, by the Portuguese Minister of Economy. The wave farm was shut down two months after the official opening in November 2008. It was reported to have cost €9m, but for these early projects the true costs are not always known.
The Pelamis devices were deployed at the Aguçadoura test site, which has previously and subsequently seen other wave energy and floating wind turbines tested there.