Now a partnership led by the Perth community of Wanneroo will study vital information from a wave rider buoy, brought ashore on Tuesday, about the ocean's ability to turn this power into commercial energy via an offshore wave power station near the coast at Yanchep.
The city of Wanneroo will feed the collected data into a detailed feasibility study for the power station, in the hope of creating a new sustainable power source for one of Australia's fastest growing municipalities.
The research is part of the St Andrews Offshore Wave Power Station partnership, which is dedicated to providing energy for a projected population growth of 150,000 people in 55,000 new households, in the Yanchep/Two Rocks area of Wanneroo City over the next 25 years.
"With significant growth throughout the City of Wanneroo set to continue, the City is actively nurturing partnerships which provide environmentally responsible developments and local employment opportunities for its future population.
"Harnessing the power of the sea to produce sustainable energy is one of the exciting and innovative possibilities," said Jon Kelly, Mayor of the City of Wanneroo.
The partnership was developed between the Department of Industry and Resources, the Sustainable Energy Development Organisation (SEDO), the City of Wanneroo, Tokyu Corporation and Ocean Power Technologies Inc (OPT).
