The engineering team of Hann-Ocean Energy set off on the 4th of June to Shanwei for a resource assessment on wave energy. As a potential site for wave energy, Shanwei is located in the coastal area of the south-eastern Guangdong Province. It is facing southwards to the South China Sea with a 302 kilometres long coastline, and a total of 93 islands in the vicinity.

9th – 11th September, 2013 – As part of the promotional effort on the ocean wave energy development, Hann-Ocean participated in the Technology Showcase of the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit held in Honolulu Hawaii.

With the completion of the mooring structures at Tuas View Sea, the world’s first containerized modular Drakoo Type-B wave energy converter array (model Drakoo-B0016, 16kWp) was finally launched to the sea and is in operation.

Hann-Ocean Energy (HOE) signed an agreement with Mr Robert A. Stone, the Singapore-based professional private investor, who commits to invest up to S$5.5m over the next two years in HOE. This is in addition to his earlier investment of S$1.25m since November 2012.

Hann-Ocean has been developing a novel wave energy conversion (WEC) technology Drakoo since 2008. After delivery of the first commercial project Drakoo-B00016 to Jurong Shipyard in Nov 2012, Hann-Ocean has a desire to further optimize the design of the Drakoo for energy conversion efficiency.

Drakoo has made its debut in the TV series Boomtown Asia II. As populations boom in Asia, it’s a race against the clock to change the way cities use energy, treat water, harness technology and utilize transportation. Boomtown Asia takes a look at up-and-coming cities across the continents that are leading the way in sustainable urban technology.