The First Commercial Wave Farm in the World..

Although there have been a lot of trials and errors in trying to make energy from waves in the sea, somebody never give up. Now Ocean Power Delivery is setting up a wave farm in Portugal which probably will be of commercial value. The cost of the project is estimated to €8m and will have a capacity to meet the average electricity demand of more than 1,500 Portuguese households. This initial phase will consist of three machines located 5km off the Portuguese coast, and if the project goes well, there is expected an order for a further 30 machines which will produce 20 MV, enough for 15,000 Portugese households.

This is a landmark for the evolution of alternative energy resources.