[2] Initial model test to prove the concept were conducted at the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre of University College Cork at 1:50 scale, followed by further tank testing in École centrale de Nantes, France at 1:15 scale.
[4] It was moored on site on Christmas day, and survived waves of up to 8.2 metres (27 ft) during a force 11 storm on New Year's Eve.
[1][3] As of the 5th of March 2011 the model has been redeployed at the same site, primarily as a data collector for the EU funded Cores Project.
[7] The device was finally deployed by Ocean Energy USA at the WETS off the windward coast of Oahu on 19 July 2024.
[6] The project was given the go-ahead to commence the 1 MW device build in September 2024, with testing scheduled to start in June 2025.