From the minds of skilled engineers to a socket near you
Waves4Power - a privately held Swedish Corporation - is developing, building and selling an Offshore Wave Energy Converter System, called WaveEL. We are using the free energy in ocean waves to generate electric power. Our clients are mainly power companies around the world.
Waves4Power's mission is to make use of the abundant free energy in the oceans by bringing to market a cost efficient and highly durable wave power technology with the market's lowest generation cost.
The first WaveEL wave energy system was launched on April 15, 2010, in the ocean near Vinga west of Gothenburg, Sweden, and was successfully tested for five months before retrieval in August 2010.
WaveEL system
The WaveEL Buoy is the power generator. Each plant consists of a large number of buoys, linked together into a optimised power generation pattern.
Wave power potential
Ocean waves represent our planet's last untapped natural renewable energy resource. The energy contained within waves has the potential to produce up to 80,000 TWh of electricity per year.
Working principle
- A buoy with a long vertical tube (the acceleration tube) passing through it
- A water piston inside the tube connected to a power conversion system
- A mooring system allowing the buoy free vertical movement while securing it on station
- A connection system from the buoy to the local power grid
Production
The WaveEL Buoy is designed for high efficient serial production. Naturally the core of the system is custom designed but most parts of the WaveEL system is based on standard components. Every effort is put in to guarantee that our cus- tomers can produce electricity at a highly competitive price compared to other similar sustainable energy sources.
The team
The experience among the Waves4Power team is some of the long- est within the wave power industry. Here we present the CV:s of the people involved in the company.
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