Seabased CEO Laurent Albert and Energy and Environment Manager Francisco Francisco PhD are honored to have been asked to speak at the SE4A 2021 conference to be held in Cotonou from 08 thru 11 November 2021.
The two will present together on aspects of wave energy in Africa including:
The advantages of West Africa’s moderate and steady wave climate in producing electrical power
How the predictability of wave can offset some of the intermittency issues experienced with other African renewable sources
Access to energy is essential to growth and development around the world, and many African nations have eagerly embraced renewables as part of their strategy for future growth. The wave climate in West Africa, though less vigorous than in Northern Europe, is very steady and could produce significant amounts of electricity year-round. Seabased wave energy technology has already been tested offshore near Ada, Ghana.
Sustainable Energy for Africa is an international conference organized jointly by the Benin National Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters (ANSALB) and by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences of Belgium (KAOW-ARSOM).
Laurent Albert joined Seabased as CEO in 2019. He is a French civil engineer and MBA who has previously held senior executive positions in Europe and Asia in both high-end tech and marine renewables in Naval Group (formerly DCNS), Naval Energies, and TechnipFMC.
Francisco Francisco has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and conducts feasibility studies for Seabased’s commercial wave energy parks. Originally from Mozambique, and now a resident of Sweden. Prior to joining Seabased in 2017Francisco was a research fellow with OceaNET - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions where he developed hardware based on sonar systems for sub-sea environmental monitoring.
