Sotenäs Wave Power Station | |
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Country | Sweden |
Location | Kungshamn, Sotenäs |
Coordinates | 58°22′45″N 11°08′57″E / 58.37917°N 11.14917°E |
Status | Closed 2019 |
Construction began | 2010 |
Commission date | 14 January 2016 |
Operator(s) | Fortum, Seabased |
Wave power station | |
Type | Point absorber |
Water body | Skagerrak |
Water depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 36 × ≈83 KW |
Nameplate capacity | 3 MW |
Sotenäs is a wave farm located in Kungshamn, in the municipality of Sotenäs, Sweden. The facility consists of 36 wave energy converters (WECs), with a total installed capacity of nearly 3 MW. Each WEC generates power using point absorber buoys connected to linear generators on the seabed. The generators are located at a depth of 50 m (160 ft). [1] [2] According to Seabased, the technology used in the project could deliver electricity for under 10 cents per kWh. [3] Initial announcements stated that the power plant would eventually expand to around 10 MW capacity, [4] [5] but in 2017 Seabased announced it would no longer expand the plant beyond the 36 WECs already in place. [3]