To gain electricity by waves is for sure one of the most sustainable and renewable sources man can imagine. Israeli companies are leading in this technology. The largest onshore wave power station with 77 MW will be built.
Eco Wave Power is well known to readers of VonNaftali. The press release said: “Eco Wave Power Global AB (…) announced (…) that it has entered into an agreement with OREN Ordu Enerji (“Ordu Energji”), a fully owned subsidiary of Ordu Municipality, for the potential construction of an up to 77-megawatt (MW) wave energy installation in Ordu, Turkey – the largest agreement in the Company’s history. The estimated $150 million power station would be Turkey’s first grid-connected wave energy station, and upon completion, would be the world’s largest wave energy power station.“
According to the terms of the agreement, Ordu Enerji will assign nine (9) potentially suitable breakwaters to Eco Wave Power for a period of 25 years from activation of the relevant pilot or power station, while Eco Wave Power will be responsible for constructing, and commissioning the power plant(s) and selling the electricity to be generated by the power plant in accordance with an approved production quota to be determined for the site.
Subject to certain conditions, including, among others, receiving favorable results from feasibility studies and receipt of applicable licenses and permits, the 77 MW power station is planned to be constructed in several stages, starting with an up to 4 MW pilot station, and continuing with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the remaining capacity of the plant of up to 73MW. Ordu Enerji has a right of first refusal to invest partially in different stages of the project.
The press release said further: “Eco Wave Power and Ordu Enerji’s agreement reflects a renewed effort to bridge Turkish and Israeli relations, epitomized by a recent phone call between Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who agreed to establish “a new era of relations” between the two countries, discussing ways to significant strengthen economic and diplomatic ties.“
However, this supposedly high regard and new chapter in the relationship between Israel and Turkey is not reflected at the diplomatic level. Just the third secretary of the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv makes an uninspiring statement about the successful conclusion of the contract.
Basically, there is a lot of criticism on social media, especially Twitter, where free speech is possible again. It can be summed up by the fact that Erdogan is not to be trusted and that he is a very unreliable partner, as NATO is currently experiencing repeatedly.