Wedoany.com Report-May 14, Australia’s Carnegie Clean Energy completed electrical and control system testing for its ACHIEVE CETO wave energy unit at SEI’s facilities in the Basque Country, Spain. This step confirms the successful integration of the system’s electrical, communication, and control functions, including generators and core components, after their arrival at the site.

CETO wave energy converter.

Carnegie stated: “We’ve successfully completed electrical and control system testing for our #ACHIEVE #CETO at SEI’s facilities in the #Basque Country. This milestone validates the integration and functionality of the system, as well as its communication and control capabilities.” The achievement advances the development of the CETO wave energy converter, a submerged device that captures ocean wave energy using a tethered buoy system.

The project now moves to testing the power take-off (PTO) system, preparing for deployment at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in Spain. Earlier, at the beginning of April 2025, Carnegie secured an agreement with BiMEP to install and test the CETO technology. The unit will be placed between SAITEC’s DemoSATH floating wind turbine and Tecnalia’s HarshLab offshore platform. BiMEP is currently upgrading its infrastructure, including equipment retrieval and electrical connector replacements, with Carnegie gaining access upon completion.

The ACHIEVE project focuses on refining Carnegie’s CETO technology for commercial applications. Recently, Carnegie partnered with SKF, a supplier of rotating equipment, to support the commercialization of CETO. Around the same time, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Chugachmiut, an Alaska Native tribal consortium, to explore potential CETO projects in Southcentral Alaska.

These developments underscore Carnegie’s dedication to advancing wave energy solutions, promoting sustainable energy, and building global partnerships to expand the reach of its innovative technology.