The M4 Wave Energy Demonstration Project: Overview, impact and insight
The M4 Wave Energy Demonstrator was deployed in King George Sound, Albany, over southern summer 2024-25. The project was funded by the Blue Economy CRC and State Government of Western Australia, to enhance confidence and knowledge in wave energy. This paper addresses the impact of the project, in terms of the progress made by the M4 concept, the community context of the project, and impact on the international wave energy landscape. Insights drawn from planning, deployment and decommissioning phases of the project will also be discussed. This includes the challenges of international procurement, systems integration and marine operations.
Authors
- Peter Stansby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-0810)
- Christophe Gaudin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-4551)
- Hugh Wolgamot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4874-627X)
- Adi Kurniawan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9176-3702)
- W. Ebeling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0740-3016)
- Irene Penesis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4570-6034)
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Uganda Wildlife Authority (UG)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Bee Research Institute (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the ... European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
- Published
- 2025-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36688/ewtec-2025-1027
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.25