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 |
| Aqua Energy / Finevara Renewables | Aqua Buoy | B | USA |
| 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 | B | UK |
| Energias de Portugal | Foz do Douro breakwater | D | Portugal |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ONDA 1 | 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 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 | Spain | |
| Oceanlinx (formerly Energetech) | Denniss-Auld Turbine | D | Australia |
| Offshore Islands Limited | Wave Catcher | G | USA |
| Offshore Wave Energy Ltd | OWEL Energy Converter | UK | |
| ORECon | MRC 1000 | D | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| WavePlane Production | Wave Plane | E | Denmark |
| WindWavesAndSun | WaveBlanket | G | USA |