Italian utility Eni has installed an Politecnico (ISWEC) electricity generation unit off the country's northern coast. The ISWEC unit was created to maximise the "high energy density, predictability and low variability" of wave power, and was paired with the world's first hybrid smart grid system. Eni said the system exceeding its normal power by reaching a peak output of 51 kW, and added the technology could help transform offshore platforms into renewable energy generation hubs.
Italian utility Eni has installed an Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter (ISWEC) electricity generation unit off the country's northern coast. The ISWEC unit was created to maximise the "high energy density, predictability and low variability" of wave power, and was paired with the world's first hybrid smart grid system. Eni said the system exceeding its normal power by reaching a peak output of 51 kW, and added the technology could help transform offshore platforms into renewable energy generation hubs.