The Aguçadoura Wave Farm was the world’s first wave farm. It used tidal wave power generators to generate electricity. It was located 5 km (3 mi) offshore near Póvoa de Varzim north of Porto in Portugal. The farm was designed to use three Pelamis wave energy converters to convert the motion of the ocean surface waves into electricity, totalling to 2.25 MW in total installed capacity. The farm was officially opened on 23 September 2008, by the Portuguese Minister of Economy.[1][2] The wave farm was shut down two months after the official opening in November 2008.[3][4]
Source: Aguçadoura Wave Farm – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
