Unlike Tidal Energy Wave Energy technologies have not yet converged to one key design. There is a raft of different wave energy device technologies being tested. Wave Energy in general is at around Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5-6 from 9.
EHL AzuraWave (NZ)
Valo (NZ)
Wave Piston (Denmark)
Source: EHL AzuraWave (NZ), Wave Piston (Denmark), Valo (NZ)
For more information on Wave Energy check out
- OES on global Wave Energy Development Highlights (2023)
- Betram on NZ Wave Energy Site locations (2020)
- IRENA on Wave Energy: Technology Review (2014)