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 |
| AeroVironment Inc | eel Grass | B | USA |
| AlbaTERN | Squid | A | UK |
| Applied Technologies Company Ltd | Float Wave Electric Power Station | B | Russia |
| Aquamarine Power | Oyster | C | UK |
| Aqua-Magnetics Inc | Electric Buoy | B | USA |
| Arlas Invest | TUVALU | B | Spain |
| Atmocean | Atmocean | B | USA |
| AW Energy | Waveroller | C | Finland |
| AWS Ocean Energy | Archimedes Wave Swing | B | UK |
| Balkee Tide and Wave Electricity Generator | TWPEG | B | Mautitius |
| BioPower Systems Pty Ltd | bioWave | C | Australia |
| Bourne Energy | OceanStar ocean power system | A | USA |
| Brandl Motor | Brandl Generator | B | Germany |
| Caley Ocean Systems | Wave Plane | UK/Denmark | |
| Carnegie Wave Energy Limited | CETO (Cylindrical Energy Transfer Oscillator) | B | Australia |
| Checkmate Seaenergy UK Ltd. | Anaconda | G | UK |
| College of the North Atlantic | SARAH Pump | F | 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 |
| Dartmouth Wave Energy | SeaRaser Buoy (seawater pump) | B | UK |
| Delbuoy | Wave Powered Desalination | B | USA |
| DEXA WAVE Energy Aps | DEXA WAVE Converter | A | Denmark |
| Dresser-Rand | HydroAir | D | USA |
| Ecofys | Wave Rotor | G | Netherlands |
| Ecole Centrale de Nantes | SEAREV | D | France |
| Ecomerit Technologies | Centipod | A | USA |
| Ecotricity | Searaser | B | UK |
| Edinburgh University | Sloped IPS Buoy | A | UK |
| ELGEN Wave | Horizon Platform | B | USA |
| Embley Energy | Sperboy | B | UK |
| Energias de Portugal | Foz do Douro breakwater | D | Portugal |
| ETYMOL | ETYMOL | G | Chile |
| Euro Wave Energy | Floating absorber | B | Norway |
| Float Inc. | Pneumatically Stabilized Platform | B | USA |
| Floating Power Plant A/S | Poseidon's Organ | A | Denmark |
| Fobox AS | FO3 | D | Norway |
| Fred Olsen Ltd | The B1 Buoy | A | 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 |
Wave Treader / Ocean Treader |
A | UK |
| Green Ocean Wave Energy | Ocean Wave Air Piston | B | USA |
| Greencat Renewables | Wave Turbine | A | UK |
| GyroWaveGen | GyroWaveGen | G | USA |
| Hann-Ocean | Drakoo | B | Singapore |
| HidroFlot SA | Hidroflot | B | Spain |
| Hydam Technology | McCabe Wave Pump | A | Ireland |
| HydroGen | HydroGen 10 | D | France |
| Independent Natural Resources | SEADOG | B | USA |
| Indian Wave Energy Device | IWAVE | B | India |
| Inerjy | WaveTORK | E | USA |
| Ing Arvid Nesheim | Oscillating Device | B | Norway |
| Instituto Superior Tecnico | Pico OWC | D | Portugal |
| Intentium AS | Intentium Offshore Wave Energy Converter | G | Norway |
| 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 |
| Kinetic Wave Power | PowerGin | E | USA |
| Kneider Innovations | Wave Energy Propulsion | A | France |
| 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 |
| Navatek Ltd | Navatek WEC | A | USA |
| Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd | Triton | C | UK |
| Neptune Systems | MHD Neptune | G | Netherlands |
| New Energy Solutions LLC | Oscillating Cascade Power System (OCPS) | D | USA |
| Nodding Beam = Power | Nodding Beam | UK | |
| Norwegian University of Science and Technology | CONWEC | B | Norway |
| Ocean Energy Industries, Inc. | WaveSurfer | B | USA |
| 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 Energy Company | OWEC | F | USA |
| Ocean Wavemaster Ltd | Wave Master | G | UK |
| Oceanic Power | SeaHeart | B | Spain |
| Oceanlinx | GreenWAVE / BlueWAVE | D | Australia |
| Oceantec Energías Marinas, S.L. | Oceantech Energy Convertor | A | Spain |
| Offshore Islands Limited | Wave Catcher | G | USA |
| Offshore Wave Energy Ltd | OWEL WEC | C | UK |
| ORECon | MRC 1000 | D | UK |
| Ocean Wave and Wind Energy (OWWE) | Wave Pump Rig | B | Norway |
| Ocean Wave and Wind Energy (OWWE) | OWWE-Rig (Hybrid Technology) | E | Norway |
| Pelagic Power AS | PelagicPower | B | Norway |
| Pelamis Wave Power | Pelamis | A | UK |
| PerpetuWave Power Pty Ltd | Hybrid Float | A | CA/USE |
| Pontoon Power | Pontoon Power Converter | A | Norway |
| Protean Energy Limited | Protean | B | AUS |
| Purenco AS | Purenco WEC | B | Norway |
| Renewable Energy Pumps | Wave Water Pump (WWP) | D | USA |
| Resolute Marine Energy, Inc | Resolute WEC | B | USA |
| RWE nPower renewables | OWC | D | Germany |
| Ryokuseisha | WAG Buoy | A | Japan |
| 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 |
| Sea Power Ltd | Sea Power Platform | A | Ireland |
| Seatricity | B | UK | |
| SeaVolt Technologies | Wave Rider | B | USA |
| Seawood Designs Inc | SurfPower | B | Canada |
| SEEWEC Consortium | FO3 | B | UK |
| Sea Wave Energy Ltd (SWEL) | Waveline Magnet | UK | |
| SeWave Ltd | OWC | D | Faroe Islands |
| Sieber Energy Inc | SieWave | Canada | |
| Snapper Consortium | Snapper | B | UK |
| SRI International | Generator utilizing patented electroactive polymer artificial muscle (EPAMT) technology | USA | |
| Straum AS | OWC | D | Norway |
| Swell Fuel | Lever Operated Pivoting Float | B | USA |
| SyncWave | SyncWave Power Resonator | B | Canada |
| T Sampath Kumar | Rock n Roll | A | India |
| Tecnalia | PSE-MAR | A | Spain |
| Tremont Electric | nPower® WEC | B | USA |
| 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. |
| Uppsala University | Uppsala/Seabased AB Wave Energy Convertor | B | Sweden |
| Vigor Wave Energy AB | Vigor Wave Energy Converter | A | Sweden |
| Voith Hydro Wavegen | Limpet | D | UK |
| Vortex Oscillation Technology ltd | Vortex oscillation | A | Russia |
| Wave Dragon | Wave Dragon | E | Wales / Denmark |
| Wave Energy AS | 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 | A | USA |
| WaveBob Limited | Wave Bob | B | Ireland |
| Wavemill Energy | Wavemill | Canada | |
| WavePiston | WavePiston | A | Denmark |
| WavePlane Production | Wave Plane | E | Denmark |
| Wello OY | Penguin | A | Finland |
| Weptos | Weptos | Denmark | |
| WindWavesAndSun | WaveBlanket | G | USA |
| Yu Energy Corp | Yu Oscillating Generator "YOG" | C | USA |