The best wave energy sites in the world receive consistent swell. CETO operates across a variety of wave heights making CETO a base load renewable energy option.
- Some other advantages of wave energy and CETO include:
- Wave energy is a renewable, zero-emission source of power.
- 60% of the world live within 60km (40 miles) of a coast, removing transmission issues.
- As water is approximately 800 times denser than air, the energy density of waves vastly exceeds that of wind dramatically increasing the amount of energy available for harvesting.
- Waves are predictable days in advance making it easy to match supply and demand. (Wind is predictable hours in advance at best.)
- CETO sits underwater, moored to the sea floor, resulting in no aesthetic impact.
- CETO units are designed to operate in harmony with the waves rather than attempting to resist them. This means there is no need for massive steel and concrete structures to be built.
- CETO wave farms will have no impact on popular surfing sites as breaking waves equate to areas of energy loss. CETO wave farms will operate in water deeper than 15 metres in areas where there are no breaking waves.
- CETO units attract marine life.
- CETO is the only wave energy technology that produces fresh water directly from seawater by magnifying the pressure variations in ocean waves.
- CETO contains no oils, lubricants, or offshore electrical components. CETO is built from components with a known subsea life of over 30 years.
- Wave energy can be harnessed for permanent base load power and for fresh water desalination. The ratio of electrical generation to fresh water production can be quickly varied from 100% to 0% allowing for rapid variations in power demand.
- CETO uses a great multiplicity of identical units each of which can be mass produced and containerised for shipping to anywhere in the world.