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ISWEC Solar Hybrid Installation Near Ravenna
Starting in 2016 Eni partnered with Wave for Energy to collaborate on the construction and deployment of a hybrid wave-solar Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter System (ISWEC) off the coast of Ravenna, Italy. The 1:2 scale prototype was deployed in December of 2018 and then in February of 2019 it was equipped with the photovoltaic cells and integrated into Eni's PC80 platform through their "Smart" grid system.
The ISWEC device itself is rated for 50 kW and peak power for this project was reported at 51 kW, however, public announcements by Eni are unclear about the individual amount of power that was generated from wave and solar energy.
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Project Status
Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle
Project Progress through life cycle:
- Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment
- Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active
- Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water
- Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations
- Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water
Decommissioned
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
.05 MW
Operational Duration
December 2018 - September 2022
Project Duration
2016 - 2022
Energy Resource
- Wave
Project Scale
Sub-scale
Number of Devices
1
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Adriatic Sea, Ravenna
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the project location:
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
Coastal
Country
Italy
Last Modified
10 June 2025
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“ISWEC Solar Hybrid Installation Near Ravenna.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/ISWEC_Solar_Hybrid_Installation_Near_Ravenna. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "ISWEC Solar Hybrid Installation Near Ravenna." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/ISWEC_Solar_Hybrid_Installation_Near_Ravenna.
