Development Timeline

Initial development of CETO began in 1999 with desk top research and design. Work on the design of the CETO technology platform commenced in 2003 with construction of the first prototype unit starting at the end of the same year. The CETO I prototype proved the concept of generating zero-emission power and freshwater from the ocean waves in 2006.

Between 2006 and 2008 CETO 2 prototypes were developed and tested in the waters of Fremantle, providing new commercial design concepts.

Recent work has focused on the design and manufacture of the commercial scale CETO unit (CETO 3) and its testing in the waters off Garden Island in Western Australia in 2010.

2009 - 2011	CETO III Finalisation of CETO design development and testing CETO manufacturing & deployment Deep water demonstration and testing Commencement of commercial project site works Commissioning and operation of commercial operation Production and sales of zero-emission power and desalinated water
2006 - 2008	CETO II Commercial design development commences Validation of computational models through in-sea trials Pre-commercial prototype array operating at Fremantle Collaborative and global licensing arrangements formalised Funding arranged to complete commercial design development
2003 - 2006	CETO I Proof of Concept prototype Technology Demonstrator producing high pressure seawater Zero-emission power and desalinated water production
1999-2003	Pre CETO Initial investigations Scale models Wave tank and flume testing

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The CETO II Prototype