HACE Commissioning
Hydro Air Concept Energy (HACE) has conducted the first launch of its 50kW wave energy prototype in the Port of La Rochelle, located in the Biscay Bay, in the western France. The test phase for the device – measuring 20 by 18 meters – lasted for five weeks.
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Project Status Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle Project Progress through life cycle:<ul> <li>Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment</li> <li>Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active</li> <li>Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water</li> <li>Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations</li> <li>Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water</li></ul>
Completed
Max Rated Power Capacity The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
0.05 MW
Operational Duration
2018 - 2018
Project Duration
2014 - 2018
Energy Resource
- Wave
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
1
Waterbody
Port of La Rochelle, Biscay Bay
Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the project location:<ul> <li>Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land</li> <li>Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary</li> <li>Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water</li> <li>Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land</li> <li>River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water</li></ul>
Enclosed Bay
Country
France
Last Modified
10 June 2025
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“HACE Commissioning.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/HACE_Commissioning. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "HACE Commissioning." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/HACE_Commissioning.
