Wave Developers
The following table contains a list of the wave energy concepts known to EMEC. This list is alphabetical by company name and is not intended to infer any endorsement by EMEC of the concept or the companies concerned. The immature nature of the industry means that some of the categorisation of devices may not perfectly fit the simplified assessment made for this web site. If you have any additions or amendments, please contact us.
Note: details on the device type can be found at Wave Energy Devices
COMPANY TECHNOLOGY DEVICE TYPE COUNTRY BASE
Able Technologies L.L.C. Electric Generating Wave Pipe B USA
Applied Technologies Company Ltd Float Wave Electric Power Station B Russia
Aquamarine Power Oyster C UK
Atmocean Atmocean B USA
AW Energy Waveroller C Finland
AWS Ocean Energy Archimedes Wave Swing F UK
Balkee Tide and Wave Electricity Generator TWPEG B Mautitius
BioPower Systems Pty Ltd bioWave C Australia
Bourne Energy OceanStar ocean power system G USA
Brandl Motor Brandl Generator B Germany
Caley Ocean Systems Wave Plane UK/Denmark
Checkmate Seaenergy UK Ltd. Anaconda G UK
College of the North Atlantic Wave Powered Pump Canada
Columbia Power Technologies Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Linear Generator Buoy / Permanent Magnet Rack and Pinion Generator Buoy / Contact-less Force Transmission Generator Buoy B USA
C-Wave C-wave A UK
Daedalus Informatics Ltd Wave Energy Conversion Activator C Greece
Delbuoy Wave Powered Desalination B USA
DEXA Wave UK Ltd DEXA Wave Energy Converter A USA
Ecofys Wave Rotor G Netherlands
Ecole Centrale de Nantes SEAREV B France
Edinburgh University Sloped IBS Buoy A UK
ELGEN Wave Horizon Platform B USA
Embley Energy Sperboy D UK
Energias de Portugal Foz do Douro breakwater D Portugal
ETYMOL ETYMOL G Chile
Euro wave energy Floating absorber B Norway
Finevara Renewables Aqua Buoy B USA
Float Inc. Pneumatically Stabilized Platform B USA
Floating Power Plant ApS (F.P.P.) Poseidon's Organ C Denmark
Fobox AS FO3 B Norway
Fred Olsen & Co./Ghent University SEEWEC B Norway / EU
GEdwardCook Syphon Wave Generator F USA
GEdwardCook Floating Wave Generator A USA
Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company Titan Platform D USA
Green Ocean Energy Ltd Ocean Treader WEC A UK
Greencat Renewables Wave Turbine A UK
GyroWaveGen GyroWaveGen G USA
Hydam Technology McCabe Wave Pump A Ireland
Hidroflot s.l. Multi cell platforms B Spain
Independent Natural Resources SEADOG B USA
Indian Wave Energy Device IWAVE B India
Ing Arvid Nesheim Oscillating Device B Norway
Instituto Superior Tecnico Pico OWC D Portugal
Interproject Service (IPS) AB IPS OWEC Buoy B Sweden
JAMSTEC Mighty Whale E Japan
Jospa Ltd Irish Tube Compressor (ITC) G/E Ireland
Joules Energy Efficiency Services Ltd TETRON B Ireland
Lancaster University PS Frog B England
Langlee Wave Power Langlee System C Norway
Leancon Wave Energy Multi Absorbing Wave Energy Converter (MAWEC) D Denmark
Manchester Bobber Manchester Bobber B UK
Martifer Energia FLOW A Portugal
Motor Wave Motor Wave B Hong Kong
Muroran Institute of Technology Pendulor Japan
Nautilus Wave Energy Convertor for near shore deployment. Buoy driven piston driving pressurised air to onshore energy convertor B Israel
Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd Triton C UK
Neptune Systems MHD Neptune G Netherlands
Norwegian University of Science and Technology CONWEC B Norway
Ocean Energy Ltd Ocean Energy Buoy D Ireland
Ocean Harvesting Technologies Ocean Harvester A Sweden
Ocean Motion International OMI Combined Energy System B USA
Ocean Navitas Aegir Dynamo B UK
Ocean Power Technologies Power Buoy B UK / USA
Ocean Wave and Wind Energy Norway
Ocean Wave Energy Company OWEC F USA
Ocean Wavemaster Ltd Wave Master G UK
Oceanic Power Seaheart Spain
Oceanlinx (formerly Energetech) Denniss-Auld Turbine D Australia
Oceantec Energías Marinas, S.L. Oceantech Energy Convertor A Spain
Offshore Islands Limited Wave Catcher G USA
Offshore Wave Energy Ltd OWEL Energy Converter UK
OWWE (Ocean Wave and Wind Energy) Wave Pump Rig B Norway
Pelagic Power AS PelagicPower B Norway
Pelamis Wave Power Pelamis A UK
Renewable Energy Holdings CETO B AUS / UK
Renewable Energy Pumps Wave Water Pump (WWP) D USA
Resolute Marine Energy, Inc Resolute WEC B USA
Rothman Energy Systems Rothman Energy Systems B USA
Sara Ltd MHD Wave Energy Conversion (MWEC) G USA
SDE S.D.E C Israel
Sea Power International AB Streamturbine Sweden
Seabased AB Linear generator (Islandsberg project) B Sweden
SeaNergy SeaNergy F Israel
SeaVolt Technologies Wave Rider B USA
Seawood Designs Inc SurfPower B Canada
SEEWEC Consortium FO3 device, previously as Buldra B UK
SeWave Ltd OWC D Faroe Islands
Sieber Energy Inc SieWave Canada
SRI International Generator utilizing patented electroactive polymer artificial muscle (EPAMT) technology USA
Straumekraft AS Winch operated buoy B Norway
Swell Fuel Lever Operated Pivoting Float B USA
Swell Fuel Swell Fuel A USA
SyncWave SyncWave B Canada
Trident Energy Ltd, Direct Thrust Designs Ltd The Linear Generator B UK
Union Electrica Fenosa of Spain OWC D Spain
University of Edinburgh Salter's Duck A N.A.
Vortex Oscillation Technology ltd Vortex oscillation A Russia
Wave Dragon Wave Dragon E Wales / Denmark
Wave Energy Seawave Slot-Cone Generator E Norway
Wave Energy Centre (WaVEC) Pico plant D Portugal
Wave Energy Technologies Inc. WET EnGen™ B Canada
Wave Energy Technology (WET-NZ) B New Zealand
Wave Power Group Salter Duck, Sloped IPS A UK
Wave Star Energy ApS Wave Star B Denmark
Waveberg Development Waveberg B Canada
WaveBob Limited Wave Bob B Ireland
Wavegen (Siemens) Limpet D UK
Wavemill Energy Wavemill Canada
WavePiston WavePiston A Denmark
WavePlane Production Wave Plane E Denmark
Wello OY A Finland
WindWavesAndSun WaveBlanket G USA
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