Installation of the wave-power unit – which uses an array of submerged buoys to pump high-pressure water to an on-land turbine generator – will be tested ahead of planned installation during the southern hemisphere’s summer.

A grid-connected 2MW Ceto 4 system is earmarked for the site at Reunion Island, with expansion to a 15MW set-up planned.

Perth, Australia-based Carnegie is partnering with French marine defence contractor DCNS and utility EDF on the project.

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