"People are looking at marine energy devices (floating wind and floating tidal) because of their reduced costs in installation in deeper water and in operation and maintenance.  Wave energy systems are targeting offgrid and islanded grid applications could be very important in the aquaculture industry."

"In order to succeed in bringing Marine Energy to the Blue Economy, we will need a range of skills and sectors to work together (private companies, academia, test centers, investors, government). To achieve this we need centers and organizations that can bring together all of this sectors, and MERIC is a great example of this effort"

“In Chile, wave energy has a potential of 240 GW. Imagine if we only capture 10 % of that potential, we could supply more than 90 % of the demand on the national electricity system and this is why we are convinced that marine energy can play an important role in the future of the energy sector.”

"Waves at the coast of Chile are not only among the most powerful, but also are among the most persistent ones in the World. This makes Chile commercially attractive for wave power projects. Wave energy production profile is more consistent and predictable compared to that of wind and solar - complementary to the two."