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2022: Start of construction of the largest wave power plant in the Black Sea

On December 8, 2022, an agreement was signed on the construction of the world's largest wave power plant. The project will be attended by the Israeli-Swedish company Eco Wave Power Global and OREN Ordu Enerji, which is located in Turkey.

The design capacity of the platform will be 77 MW. It is planned to allocate approximately $150 million for the construction of the power plant. The site will be created in several stages. The first of them is a pilot industrial system with a capacity of up to 4 MW. Subsequently, the power of the station will be increased to achieve the necessary indicators.

Agreement signed to build world's largest wave power plant

Under the terms of the agreement, Ordu Enerji will hand over to Eco Wave Power nine potentially eligible breakwaters for a period of 25 years from the launch of the respective pilot project. In return, Eco Wave Power will be responsible for the construction and commissioning of the power plant and the supply of electricity.

The design of wave power plants provides for the conversion of the kinetic energy of waves into electrical energy. This is achieved due to the transfer of water movement up and down to rotary, for transmission directly to the shaft of the electric generator with a minimum number of intermediate transformations. The bulk of the equipment must be on land for ease of maintenance.

The agreement between Ordu Enerji and Israel-based Eco Wave Power reflects renewed efforts to build relations between Turkey and Israel. The power station will be located in the city of Ordu, a Turkish resort on the Black Sea. The system will be connected to the existing power grid. As of 2019, Ordu Enerji, a subsidiary of Ordu Metropolitan Municipality, is committed to contributing to Turkey's sustainable future. To this end, in particular, renewable energy projects are being developed.^[1]

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