AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles

?? Thank you to?AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles! Our Oscar de la Hoya Animo 9th graders completed an 8-week aquaculture and the blue economy course. The program culminated with a field trip to AltaSea’s creative/research spaces in the Port of Los Angeles. Students learned about exciting efforts to combat climate change by harnessing our waters! ????#GreenDot?#CommunitySchools?#9thgrade?#BlueEconomy

The US’s first onshore wave energy project gets the green light Eco Wave Power has secured the final permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers to install its first #onshorewaveenergy system in the #US at AltaSea’s site in the Port of Los Angeles. This pilot project will be the first of its kind in the US. The permit, issued under Nationwide Permit 52 for water-based #renewableenergy generation #pilotprojects, allows Eco Wave Power to install eight wave energy floaters on the existing concrete wharf at Municipal Pier One. The setup will include an #energy conversion unit housed in two 20-foot shipping containers, which are already on-site and ready to go. Eco Wave Power plans to complete the US’s first onshore wave energy installation by the end of Q1 2025. Eco Wave Power’s floaters – the blue dinghy-like things in the water in the photo above, which are in Gibraltar – convert the rising and falling motion of the waves into #energygeneration. The movement of the floaters compresses and decompresses the connected #hydraulic pistons that transmit biodegradable hydraulic fluid into accumulators on land, where pressure builds. The pressure rotates a hydraulic motor, which rotates the generator, and then #electricity is transferred into the #grid via an inverter. After decompression, the fluid flows back into the hydraulic fluid tank, where it’s then reused by the pistons, creating a closed #circularsystem. The whole wave-energy power station is controlled and monitored by a #smartautomation system. Eco Wave Power partnered with Shell in April 2024 on the Port of Los Angeles wave energy pilot in April 2024, and the two companies will work together on the execution phase of the project now that the permit is in place. Inna Braverman, CEO of Eco Wave Power, said, “We are thrilled to receive this final permit and move one step closer to bringing wave energy to the US. This project represents not only a technological breakthrough but also a crucial step in advancing the global transition to renewable energy.” Eco Wave Power operates the first grid-connected wave energy system in Israel and is also preparing to install projects in Taiwan and Portugal. Wave energy holds massive potential. The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory?estimates?that wave energy could potentially generate enough energy to power hundreds of millions of homes. Eco Wave Power’s aim is for its Port of Los Angeles pilot project to advance wave energy as a potential reliable and mainstream renewable power source. From Electrek.co

Thank you to the Alliance for Southern California Innovation for gathering key insiders for a productive #socal ecosystem leadership forum, engaging in insightful discussions around #infrastructure, #innovation and #collaboration. It was inspiring to learn about economic development in cities like Ontario with Jennifer McLain Hiramoto and Los Angeles with Matt Horton.?? ?? I was excited to hear the focus on #blueeconomy with Jenny Krusoe Kudos to Steve Gilison Eric Jackson Andy Wilson for making these conversations happen in our region and to Sunstone Management for your support.

Eco Wave Power (Nasdaq: WAVE) is pleased to announce that we have received the final @Nationwide Permit (NWP) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for our groundbreaking wave energy project at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles’s premises at the Port of Los Angeles. This milestone marks a significant step forward in the development of Eco Wave Power’s pioneering wave energy project, which is set to become the first onshore wave energy installation in the United States. The permit, authorizes Eco Wave Power to install eight wave energy floaters on the piles of an existing concrete wharf structure. The system will also include an energy conversion unit, comprised of two 20-foot shipping containers, which will be placed on the wharf deck and connected to the floaters. With the conversion unit already shipped and located on site, Eco Wave Power plans to complete installation by the end of Q1 2025. ?Also, with the permit in place, Eco Wave Power and Shell MRE will enter the execution phase of the project, as per the pilot development agreement which was signed by the parties earlier this year.? . “We are thrilled to receive this final permit and move one step closer to bringing wave energy to the U.S.,” said Inna Braverman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eco Wave Power. “This project represents not only a technological breakthrough but also a crucial step in advancing the global transition to renewable energy. We are deeply grateful for the support of AltaSea, the Port of Los Angeles, Shell MRE, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as we work to make wave energy a key part of the sustainable energy landscape. See more information in the following link: https://lnkd.in/dCwVd8zU #WaveEnergy #RenewableEnergy #EcoWavePower #SustainableEnergy #CleanEnergy #PortOfLosAngeles #AltaSea #USArmyCorpsOfEngineers #OnshoreWaveEnergy #WaveEnergyTechnology #EnergyInnovation #GreenEnergy #ClimateAction #ShellMRE #EnergyTransition #InnovativeEnergy #RenewableFuture #SustainableDevelopment