Waves and Coasts in the Pacific - Cost Analysis of Wave Energy in the Pacific

This work is part of the Waves and Coasts in the Pacific (WACOP) project, which is implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in collaboration with the University of the South Pacific, UNESCO-IHE, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, and the University of Auckland. This project is funded under the ACP Caribbean & Pacific Research Programme for Sustainable Development, a programme funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group).

The analysis presented in this document used the global wave hindcast focussed on the Central and South Pacific created by the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research for the Pacific Australian Climate Change Science and Adaption project. For this model we are grateful to Tom Durrant, Claire Trenham, Diana Greenslade and Mark Hemer.

The authors would like to thank SPC staff: Paula Holland for her helpful review; Anna Rios Wilks for her guidance through the world of economics; and Solomone Fifita, Frank Vukikomoala and Rupeni Mario for being available to discuss the energy requirements in the Pacific.