Press Release

Carnegie assembling CETO Unit for October deployment

Carnegie Clean Energy is pleased to provide an update on the assembly and deployment plans for the Company’s leading wave energy technology, CETO, under the ACHIEVE Programme, which is funding CETO’s grid connected build and installation at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP).
Ev Foley

Fabrication of the ACHIEVE CETO Unit’s Power Take-Off (PTO) Modules is nearing completion in the Basque Country, with the first of the three PTO Modules recently delivered to one of SKF’s global manufacturing facilities in Germany, where final PTO assembly works are being undertaken.

Delivered through Carnegie’s partnership with global precision manufacturer SKF, assembly works involve the integration of all PTO equipment into each of the three PTO Modules, including generators, tensioners, shafts, couplings, bearings, seals, and sensors. This activity essentially connects all the power generating equipment inside the module.

The current PTO assembly works follow on from the previously completed assembly of the Electrical Module (EM), undertaken with SEI, a local Basque supplier. As the PTO Module assembly process advances, system testing will be undertaken to validate communication between the EM and PTO Modules in preparation for offshore deployment.

Carnegie’s CEO Jonathan Fievez has recently returned from site visits to inspect assembly activities and meet with key suppliers and stakeholders.

Jonathan Fievez said today “there is a growing sense of excitement amongst our talented team that offshore deployment is getting closer. We look forward to meeting the goal of having our world leading offshore power generation device in the water in 2026. Delivery of CETO will position Carnegie at the forefront of ocean energy and provide a strong platform for commercial project opportunities into the future.”

Carnegie will undertake a staged deployment and commissioning process for the ACHIEVE CETO Unit, commencing with deployment of the foundations at Carnegie’s BiMEP berth in the coming quarter.

The first stage of the CETO Unit’s ocean deployment is planned for October 2026 with subsequent ocean deployment, commissioning and testing stages progressively completing the system and moving to optimisation.

Carnegie is currently procuring specialist marine contractors to undertake the installation of foundations and mooring systems, connection to the existing export cable and installation of the CETO Unit. Timing of ocean deployment will be subject to prevailing contractor availability, supply chain and weather conditions.

Carnegie Clean Energy is headquartered in Freemantle, Western Australia.