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WSE King Island Project
Wave Swell Energy (WSE) installed its UniWave200 unit off King Island on January 10, 2021. WSE worked with Hydro Tasmania, the island’s energy and network provider, to connect the unit to the local grid and the unit exported its first power into the King Island grid on June 18, 2021. Hydro Tasmania separately monitored the energy produced by the unit to ensure it met the requirements of the King Island grid. The wave energy produced complemented Hydro Tasmania’s existing hybrid grid, further diversifying the renewable sources and reducing diesel consumption on King Island. The unit was successfully decommissioned in March 2023.
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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.
0.2 MW
Operational Duration
January 2021 - March 2023
Project Duration
2019 - 2024
Energy Resource
- Wave
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
1
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
King Island Harbour, Tasmania
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
Enclosed Bay
Country
Australia
Environmental Details
Last Modified
10 June 2025
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“WSE King Island Project.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/WSE_King_Island_Project. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "WSE King Island Project." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/WSE_King_Island_Project.
