Wave Energy: South Africa
- Location
- Western Cape, South Africa.
- Site Description
- Finavera Renewables is conducting a micro-site assessment that considers the energy infrastructure, wave resource, and environmental characteristics of the South Africa location.
- Permit Status
- Finavera Renewables is in the process of assessing the permits required for the project with government agencies.
- Potential Facility Size
- 20MW
- Project Overview
- Finavera Renewables CEO Jason Bak is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, the former US president’s coalition of world and business leaders. As part of the initiative, Finavera Renewables has committed to developing a 20MW wave energy project in South Africa.
President Clinton and FVR CEO Jason Bak speak about wave energy at the mid-year CGI meeting.
