Australian Department of Defence Hands Over Onshore Wave Energy Site

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that it has formally taken over control of the onshore development site at HMAS Stirling on Garden Island, following site handover from the Australian Department of Defence.

On Friday 14 June 2013, the onshore site for the Perth Wave Energy Project, located at Garden Island, HMAS Stirling, was officially handed over from the Australian Department of Defence to Carnegie Wave Energy Limited. This follows the recent procurement of key elements of the project and is an important step prior to the commencement of construction.

Carnegie’s Project Development Officer, Tim Sawyer, said, “This is a significant step in the implementation of Carnegie’s Perth Project, indicative of the significant amount of work by both the Department of Defence and Carnegie.”

Carnegie’s Perth Wave Energy Project is located at Garden Island in Western Australia, home to HMAS Stirling, Australia’s largest naval base. Carnegie has been working with Defence since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in December 2008. In July 2012, Carnegie signed power supply and grid connection agreements with Australian Department of Defence for electrical Power from the project to be supplied exclusively to Australia’s largest naval base HMAS Stirling.

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Press release, June 18, 2013; Image: carnegiewaveenergy