Consortium including Eco Wave Power, Toshiba, Hitachi Energy, and UK Universities Secure £1.5 Million Grant to Develop Wave-Powered Microgrid for Island in Thailand
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Wave Power Global (Nasdaq: WAVE) ("Eco Wave Power" or the "Company" or "EWP"), a leading, publicly traded onshore wave energy company, is pleased to announce that it has won a £1.5 million grant (the "Grant") as part of a consortium led by Toshiba (U.K.) and Aquatera (U.K.) to design a pilot microgrid project for a remote island in Thailand.
- The £1.5 million grant is part of Innovate UK's Energy Catalyst program Round 10, which supports U.K. and international businesses and organizations in developing market-focused technologies that provide clean, affordable and accessible energy..
- The consortium will utilize the onshore Wave Energy Converters (WECs) developed by EWP and implement advanced technology developed by the corporate partners and the university teams.
- Professor Guang Li, of the University of Manchester, said: "This is a second grant from Innovate UK for the development and commercialization of the Eco Wave Power's technology.
- I also believe with our great partners we can achieve all of our objectives in this project".