{"id":22899,"date":"2021-11-19T15:48:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=22899"},"modified":"2021-11-29T13:19:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T13:19:45","slug":"case-study-wello-wave-energy-installation-in-basque-country","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/case-studies\/case-study-wello-wave-energy-installation-in-basque-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Wello Wave Energy Installation in Basque Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Project Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL)<\/a>, were appointed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipem.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saipem<\/a> to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/loss-prevention\/marine-warranty-survey\/mws-renewables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marine Warranty Survey (\u2018MWS\u2019)<\/a> services for the towing and installation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/renewable-energy-engineering-consultants\/wave-and-tidal-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wave energy converter (WEC)<\/a> Penguin in the BiMEP site off the coast at Armintza in the Bay of Biscay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WEC-Pengion-in-the-port-of-Bilbao-469x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22900\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WEC-Pengion-in-the-port-of-Bilbao.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/?attachment_id=22900\" class=\"wp-image-22900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WEC-Pengion-in-the-port-of-Bilbao-469x1024.png 469w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WEC-Pengion-in-the-port-of-Bilbao-137x300.png 137w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WEC-Pengion-in-the-port-of-Bilbao-768x1677.png 768w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WEC-Pengion-in-the-port-of-Bilbao-703x1536.png 703w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WEC-Pengion-in-the-port-of-Bilbao.png 869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Saipem was the installation contractor and partner of the initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About WEC Penguin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wello.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wello OY<\/a> is the producer of WEC Penguin technology, an innovative technology that enables a floating hull to transform the motion of ocean waves into energy through a rotator directly connected to a generator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The asymmetrical shape of the device creates a gyrating motion which pushes the rotating mass inside the device after each passing wave<\/li><li>The converter turns the rotation directly into electrical power that is transferred to the grid by a subsea cable<\/li><li>The Penguin is 44m long and has a nominal power of 600kW<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scope of Work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABL&#8217;s scope of work involved MWS approval of the following marine operations: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Towage of the Penguin from Orkney Islands to the BiMEP site in the Bay of Biscay<\/li><li>Installation in the BiMEP site using a 6 leg mooring system in 70m water depth<\/li><li>Electrical hook-up<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The installation has been completed in August 2021 and the wave energy converter has started to generate electricity to the local Basque grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;We are very proud of being part of this innovative project to develop a new prototype of wave energy technology and we are interested to support further the growing market of wave energy in the renewable sector&#8221;<\/p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/people\/sergio-leone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sergio Leone<\/a>, MWS Project Manager and Business Development Manager <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15107,"template":"","sector":[106],"service":[765,709],"company":[],"class_list":["post-22899","case-study","type-case-study","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sector-renewables","service-loss-prevention","service-marine-warranty-survey"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.6 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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