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Wanshan MW-level Wave Energy Demonstration Project
The Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC), along with the China Southern Power Grid, China Merchants Heavy Industry Company, and other agencies, are jointly conducting the Wanshan MW-level Wave Energy Demonstration Project which will gradually establish the Guangdong Wanshan Islands Wave Energy Demonstration Zone. This project is centered around the “Sharp Eagle” technology, a wave energy converter that uses a hinged double floating body and semi-submersible barge, which has been under development by GIEC since 2011. The project includes two devices, Zhoushan and Changshan, installed in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Each device has a capacity of 500 kW and have successfully endured multiple typhoons. While both devices have been undergoing a variety of testing over the past few years they have not yet entered continuous operation. According to the Ocean Energy Systems (OES) 2023 Wave Energy Developments Highlights, the project is set to enter its demonstration operation phase in 2023. Subsequently, GIEC will cooperate with China Southern Power Grid to accumulate experience in the grid-connected operation and maintenance of wave energy equipment.
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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)?
Active
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
Operational
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
1 MW
Operational Start Year
June 2020
Project Start Year
2017
Energy Resource
- Wave
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
2
Grid Connectivity
Not Grid Connected
Waterbody
Wanshan Island, Guangdong
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
China
Environmental Details
Last Modified
10 June 2025
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“Wanshan MW-level Wave Energy Demonstration Project.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Wanshan_MW-level_Wave_Energy_Demonstration_Project. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Wanshan MW-level Wave Energy Demonstration Project." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Wanshan_MW-level_Wave_Energy_Demonstration_Project.
