In the summer of 2007 a number of parties signed a letter of Intent. The signing of the cooperation agreement in January 2008 marked the official start of the C-Energy project. Agreements were made about the financing of the project and applications were made for external funding of the project.

In April 2008 the consortium was awarded a grant by SenterNovem. Around the same time applications for permits were submitted to the relevant authorities. At the end of the summer of 2008, all design and engineering works were completed. In the second half of 2008 the device will be manufactured and installation works will take place. It is expected that the full system can be commissioned early 2009. First all control systems will be tested. If all operates according to specifications, the system will be grid-connected. After grid-connection, operational data will be collected and analyzed for a period of at least 12 months.