# Wave power generators
**URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581
**Category:** Scuttlebutt
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581 "2021-03-02T17:53:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/1 "2021-03-02T17:53:51Z")
The wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine, but in many parts of the world there are always waves.
Havkraft AS will be installing a wave power raft here in Ålesund later this month.
It will serve to demonstration their technology to potential customers from around the world. The technology has been proven in tests, both in open waters and in test basins.
From their web page:
[https://havkraft.no/technology/](https://havkraft.no/technology/)
One potential large market is in Indonesia, with abt. 3000 inhabited islands and huge areas of open waters between them.
Introduction through the Indonesian Embassy in Norway has already been made:
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> Wave power founder Geir Arne Solheim and several other Norwegian businessmen are negotiating with the Indonesian embassy in Norway.
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> Signed:On Wednesday 7 August, Geir Arne Solheim and Indonesian Ambassador Todung Mulya Lubis signed what can be counted as a letter of intent. PHOTO: HAVKRAFT AS
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> Indonesia’s ambassador to Norway, Todung Mulya Lubis, told Sunnmørsposten that the prospects for wave power in Indonesia are very good. The country is 75 percent sea.
> He explains that it is not the state of Indonesia that is the hosting partner, but Indonesian companies. The embassy’s job is to facilitate.
> We are in the start phase and the goal is to agree on common terms.
> The ambassador emphasizes that Indonesia is a huge country with 265 million inhabitants.
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> - We have over five percent annual economic growth and a growing middle class. Indonesia has an extreme need for energy, he says.
From smp.no today:
Powerpier:Innovation Norway in Møre og Romsdal supports the project in Ålesund with four million kroner. The facility, which will be called Powerpier, will be launched in mid-March. Such facilities must be able to supply electricity to various types of quays and other installations at sea. PHOTO: OCEAN POWER
Havkraft has previously tested plants both in the open sea and in the test tank of the Stadt Towing Tank in Deknepollen. Tests have shown that the power plant can produce electricity on only ten centimeters high waves. And one can produce current with waves over six meters high.
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### Author:  [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/2 "2021-03-02T18:20:05Z")
That’s one hell of a Scrabble board.
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### Author:  [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/3 "2021-04-23T10:35:01Z")
> **[Ulstein's innovation hub in Brazil bets on Danish wave energy tech - Splash247](https://splash247.com/ulsteins-innovation-hub-in-brazil-bets-on-danish-wave-energy-tech/)**
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> Ulstein Belga Marine, Norwegian shipbuilder’s innovation hub in Brazil, has partnered up with Danish wave energy developer Resen Waves to deliver smart power buoys to the Brazilian energy industry. The Resen Waves Smart Power Buoy utilises wave...
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### Author:  [@Jughead](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jughead)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/4 "2021-04-23T12:44:19Z")
Beware of wave power. You’ll be washing away your money.
## Key points from an Australian failure.
- The value of Carnegie’s wave energy technology has dropped $68 million in less than two years
- The company has raised nearly $200 million in government grants, equity and debt
- It has been reluctant to say how much energy its CETO technology produces
> **[Further strife for Carnegie as value of 'world-leading' wave technology slashed](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-07/further-strife-for-carnegie-energy-after-value-slashed/10878818)**
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> It was valued at $83 million in June 2017, but Carnegie Clean Energy's CETO wave technology is now worth just $15 million, despite governments pouring tens of millions into the supposedly world-leading company.
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### Author:  [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/5 "2021-04-29T11:41:55Z")
> **[Lundin explores wave energy to power oil and gas platforms - Splash247](https://splash247.com/lundin-explores-wave-energy-to-power-oil-and-gas-platforms/)**
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> Oil and gas firm Lundin Energy Norway is working with Swedish wave energy tech developer Ocean Harvesting Technologies on decarbonising extraction and production activities. The companies have launched a new R&D study on how installation of wave...
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### Author:  [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/6 "2021-04-29T11:55:00Z")
The project outside Tueneset is a collaboration with Marina Solutions and Ulstein Betong. It is a test facility for what they have called Powerpier, a concrete pier that will be powered by wave power.
The wave power “pier” has been in place for a few weeks:
The test facility for wave power production was laid out in mid-March and is scheduled to remain open until June.
Tueneset:The facility outside Tueneset in Ålesund has been tested in both fine weather and proper storm. PHOTO: PRIVATE
Not much wave action when these images were shot.
PS\> The nearby skerry is a seabird sanctuary where we use to pick seagull eggs in my childhood.
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### Author:  [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/7 "2024-05-20T10:59:35Z")
International cooperation is the way to go:
> **[Subsea Integration Alliance eyes autonomous offshore power systems - Splash247](https://splash247.com/subsea-integration-alliance-eyes-autonomous-offshore-power-systems/)**
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> Subsea Integration Alliance, a non-incorporated tie-up between Subsea 7 and SLB’s OneSubsea has teamed up with US ocean energy systems developer C-Power to test the next generation of its autonomous offshore power system (AOPS). The joint industry...
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> The system is designed to support uncrewed offshore activities and equipment, including subsea vehicles, sensor packages, and operating equipment. It was deployed last year for a six-month pilot project at the US Navy’s wave energy test site off the Hawaii coast.
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### Author:  [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/8 "2024-10-25T13:49:06Z")
Yet another wave power generator:
> **[CorPower Ocean announces wave energy breakthrough](https://corpowerocean.com/corpower-ocean-announces-wave-energy-breakthrough/)**
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> CorPower Ocean’s C4 Wave Energy Converter has completed the first cycle of the ocean commissioning program at the Aguçadoura site.
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> Now proven at commercial scale, at the exposed Atlantic test site, CorPower Ocean’s C4 device has demonstrated unique ability to tune and detune according to varying sea states, limiting response to extreme storm waves (up to 18.5m) while amplifying motion and power capture in regular waves using novel phase control technology.
> The progression marks a crucial milestone for wave energy addressing the two major obstacles which have hampered commercial adoption to date – survivability and efficient power generation in normal ocean conditions.
Now funding has been secured:
> **[Exclusive: CorPower Ocean CFO talks €32 million in funding for revolutionary...](https://www.arctictoday.com/corpower-ocean-secures-e32-million-in-new-funding-to-scale-revolutionary-wave-energy-technology/)**
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> CorPower Ocean, founded in 2012 by CEO Patrik Möller and heart specialist Dr. Stig Lundbäck, has developed wave energy converter (WEC) technology inspired by the human heart’s efficiency in pumping blood. Earlier this month, the company announced...
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> Speaking to Arctic Today, CorPower Ocean CFO Rickard Lindgren claims that wave energy, unlike solar or wind, offers more consistent and stable electricity production, with the ocean acting as a massive battery. CorPower Ocean estimates that wave energy could potentially provide up to 500 GW globally, covering 10% of the world’s electricity needs.
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### Author:  [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wave-power-generators/58581/9 "2024-11-19T20:08:07Z")
From WAPO today:
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> ## This seaside town will power thousands of homes with waves
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> Wave energy has been untapped so far, but an experiment could unlock its potential in the United States.
> NEWPORT, Ore. — At a moment when large offshore wind projects are encountering public resistance, a nascent ocean industry is showing promise: wave energy.
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> It’s coming to life in Newport, a rainy coastal town of nearly 10,500 people located a couple of hours south of Portland. Home to fishing operators and researchers, Newport attracts tourists and retirees with its famous aquarium, sprawling beaches and noisy sea lions. If you ask anyone at the lively bayfront about a wave energy project, they probably don’t know much about it.
Source: [https://wapo.st/3YXAK0H](https://wapo.st/3YXAK0H) (Gift article, no paywall)