A full-scale Wavepiston wave energy converter will be installed at the test site PLOCAN, Gran Canaria, with a combined system for power production and desalination to supply clean electricity and desalinated water to island communities.
The system is expected to have a peak effect of 150 kW, being able to produce 350,000 kWh and 28,000 m3 of desalinated water per year.
The consumption pattern and wave climate of the tourist island, Isola Piana, are used as a case study for potential commercial systems at Sardinia and other island communities.
