6 MW CETO Array MoU with BiMEP
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
28 JULY 2025
Development of 6 MW CETO Array in Basque Country:
Carnegie and BiMEP sign MOU
Carnegie Clean Energy (ASX: CCE) (“Carnegie” or the “Company) is pleased to announce that it has
commenced development of a 6MW CETO wave energy array in Europe and has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) as the
potential site of the array project. This array would include 6 of the 1 MW commercial scale CETO
units, all connected to the grid via BiMEP’s existing offshore cable and grid connection.
Carnegie CEO Jonathan Fiévez pictured with BiMEP Technical Director Yago Torre-Enciso Enciso following the
MOU Signing at the Carnegie Bizkaia office.
This 6MW CETO array project is the next key step in CETO’s commercialisation pathway, and the
Company intends to progress early project development in parallel with the deployment and
operation of the ACHIEVE CETO Unit at BiMEP.
With a good wave resource, a world class test facility at BiMEP, an engaged and capable local supply
chain and supportive government and partners, the Basque Country is a great location for the first
commercial CETO array. The decision to sign an MOU with BiMEP reflects Carnegie’s plans to continue
growing its presence in the Basque Country, where the team is already working towards the first
deployment of CETO in Europe as part of the ACHIEVE Programme.
Through the BiMEP Testing Contract already in place for the ACHIEVE CETO Unit deployment, Carnegie
has developed a good understanding of the site and has a strong working relationship with the BiMEP
team. In addition, over recent years Carnegie has built a capable team in the Basque Country around
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the ACHIEVE Programme. Delivering the subsequent array project at the same site enables the
Company to continue to leverage the existing team, knowledge, facilities and supply chain.
Carnegie will begin undertaking a range of early project development activities including exploring the
commercial CETO array design, grid connection options, funding mechanisms and partnerships
necessary for a successful CETO commercial array.
Carnegie CEO Jonathan Fiévez commented:
"Working alongside BiMEP, the Basque Energy Cluster and our local partners and supply chain through
the ACHIEVE Programme has shown us that the Basque Country shares our passion for ocean energy
solutions. This makes the Basque Country a great location for this next phase of CETO’s
commercialisation journey. Building upon the strong groundwork already laid, the agreement with
BiMEP provides a clear pathway for us to explore the development of a multi-megawatt CETO array.
It is a significant stride towards proving CETO's commercial viability at scale, aligning with our
dedication to delivering clean, reliable wave energy solutions to markets worldwide, particularly in
resource-rich regions like the Basque Country."
Yago Torre-Enciso, BiMEP Technical Director commented:
“Our strategic aim is to provide suitable test facilities that help accelerate the path to commercial
marine energy. Therefore, with 20MW worth of capacity available across the BiMEP berths, we
welcome the opportunity to work with Carnegie to expand from a single CETO unit to an array
deployment. While BiMEP has hosted single wave devices in the past, our berths have the ability to
support the small arrays which are an important part of the marine energy industry’s growth. We look
forward to working with Carnegie towards their 6MW Array in the Basque Country.”
The MOU will run initially for five years unless extended by mutual agreement. Each party will bear its
own costs under the agreement.
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This announcement has been authorised by the Chairman and CEO.
For more information
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ABOUT CARNEGIE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Carnegie Clean Energy (ASX: CCE) is a technology developer focused on delivering ocean energy
technologies to make the world more sustainable. Carnegie Technologies Spain and CETO Wave
Energy Ireland are wholly owned subsidiaries of Carnegie Clean Energy. Carnegie is the owner and
developer of the CETO® and MoorPower® technologies, which capture energy from ocean waves and
convert it into electricity. Using the latest advances in artificial intelligence and electric machines,
Carnegie optimally controls our technologies and generates electricity in the most efficient way
possible. The company has a long history in ocean energy and a track record of world-leading
developments. https://www.carnegiece.com
ABOUT BiMEP
BiMEP is an open-sea test infrastructure for wave energy technologies,
offshore wind turbines and auxiliary equipment. BiMEP is part of the
answer of the Basque Government to the challenge of sustainability and
security of supply in the energy sector. BiMEP is a public company owned at 75% by EVE and at 25%
by IDAE, the Spanish energy agency. Commissioned in 2015, it has four 5MW cables, a no navigation
area at sea, data acquisition and communication systems and onshore office facilities. It was
commissioned in 2015, and it has since hosted several tests of wave energy devices, auxiliary
equipment and a floating wind turbine.
www.bimep.com
ABOUT ACHIEVE PROGRAMME
The ACHIEVE Programme is an initiative being
delivered by Carnegie’s subsidiaries CETO Wave
Energy Ireland under contract by EuropeWave Buyers
Group (ACHIEVE Project) and Carnegie Technologies
Spain with the support of funding awarded by the
Spanish Government through the RENMARINAS
Demos Programme (AGUAMARINA Project) and the
Basque Government through a grant from the Ente
Vasco de la Energia (ACHIEVE+ Project).
Through this collaborative initiative, Carnegie will
deploy and operate a CETO prototype at the Basque
Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in the Basque
Country, Spain, commencing in 2025, marking a key
step on CETO’s commercialisation pathway. The CETO Unit will operate for 2 years in this open ocean
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site and the data collected will be used to validate the performance of the CETO technology and propel
it along the commercialisation pathway.
ABOUT EUROPEWAVE
EuropeWave PCP is an innovative R&D programme for wave energy
technology, which runs from 2022 to 2026. It combines over €22.5m
of national, regional and EU funding to drive a competitive PreCommercial Procurement (PCP) programme for wave energy.
Originally pioneered by the Wave Energy Scotland programme, the PCP model provides a structured
approach, fostering greater openness, collaboration and sharing of risk between the public sector and
technology developers. The programme will focus on the design, development, and demonstration of
cost-effective wave energy converter (WEC) systems for electrical power production that can survive
in the harsh ocean environment.
Match-funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, EuropeWave is a collaboration between Wave
Energy Scotland (WES), the Basque Energy Agency (EVE) and Ocean Energy Europe (OEE). This
collaboration is closely aligned with the decarbonisation, industrial and competitiveness objectives of
the European Green Deal, and is part of a range of actions being taken to meet the European
Commission’s targets of 100MW of ocean energy by 2027 and at least 1GW by 2030.
The EuropeWave Project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon
2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 883751.
https://www.europewave.eu/
ABOUT RENMARINAS DEMOS
The RENMARINAS DEMOS Programme was established by Spain’s Ministerio para la Transición
Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge)
to grant aid for investment in pilot projects, test platforms and port infrastructure for marine
renewables. This was established within the framework of the European Union-funded Recovery,
Transformation and Resilience Plan, Next Generation EU. The programme provides aid in the form of
a non-refundable grant managed by IDAE, Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía
(Institute for Diversifcation and Energy Saving).
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ABOUT ENTE VASCO DE LA ENERGIA (EVE)
The Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) is the Basque Country's energy agency, a
public body established by the Basque Government. EVE serves as a central
force in the region's energy sector, with a focus on the promotion of energy
efficiency, the expansion of renewable energy sources, the development of
sustainable energy policy, and the advancement of innovative energy technologies. The funding has
been provided through the Grants programme for investment in the demonstration and validation of
emerging marine renewable energy technologies 2023 to further support the ACHIEVE Programme.
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