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ESB International (ESBI) to Provide Engineering Services to Wavebob

ESB International (ESBI) is to provide the Irish owned wave energy company, Wavebob, with specialist engineering expertise for the development of its wave energy converter over the next two years.

As part of the contract, ESBI will work with Wavebob on the design of its first grid- connected device which is due to be installed in Portugal in 2011.
ESBI will also provide electrical engineering services to Wavebob in the design, manufacture, testing and commissioning of medium and low voltage equipment on the Wavebob device.
Technical support in areas such as environmental assessment, grid connection and performance validation will also form part of the contract. The agreement will run initially over two years with an option to extend.

The Chief Executive of Wavebob, Andrew Parish, said, "We are delighted that ESBI has chosen to support Wavebob as we continue to progress our technology to commercial scale. We recognise the technical expertise that ESBI has and look forward to working with them".

ESBI Manager Ocean Energy, Colm de Búrca said, "We look forward to working with Wavebob. ESBI will use its engineering experience and technical strength to support the company as they move to the next stage of the development of their technology. Providing technical support to companies like Wavebob will enable us to better understand wave and tidal energy technologies to aid technology selection on future ocean energy projects".

About ESBI

ESB International (ESBI) is a growing international energy company and one of Europe's leading engineering and consultancy organisations. ESBI employs over 1,300 staff between its offices in Ireland and abroad. ESBI builds, owns and operates power stations, as well as trading and supplying electricity in competitive energy markets. In addition, ESBI provides engineering design, construction management and strategic consultancy services to customers within the ESB group and to clients in the power sector worldwide.

Fore more info please go to www.esbi.ie