Wave Energy

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

The wave energy sector has made significant progress across Europe in recent years – and strong currents continue to buoy its surge towards technological and commercial maturity, reports Abigail Williams.

16th July 2026

On the crest of a wave: Tide rises for Europe’s ocean energy sector

16th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

CorPower Ocean is to lead a €30M European initiative to scale UK wave energy and advance offshore renewables.

9th December 2025

CorPower Ocean drives wave energy forward

9th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A Japanese floating wind association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to develop offshore floating wind technology.

17th September 2025

Japan signs MoU with EMEC for floating wind

17th September 2025

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Mocean Energy and SolarDuck have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine their technologies to create hybrid power systems to support offshore assets.

13th August 2025

Firms join forces to combine wave and solar energy

13th August 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has signed a berth agreement to build a 5 MW wave energy project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

15th May 2025

Agreement signed for UK’s largest wave energy array

15th May 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

With a Spanish government target that 81 per cent of the country’s electricity must come from renewables by 2030, the fact that the country does not have a single megawatt of offshore…

24th March 2025

Tidal, wave or floating wind? 4 emerging Spanish technologies

24th March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

CorPower Ocean is developing AI modelling for wave energy, which aims to enhance offshore renewable efficiency through improved control and greater autonomy in energy production.

19th March 2025

Using AI to improve wave energy efficiency

19th March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

CorPower Ocean, turnkey developer of wave energy technology, has been awarded €17.5 million in funding to further accelerate the commercialisation of its cutting-edge wave energy technology.

18th February 2025

WATCH: The quest to commercialise wave energy technology

18th February 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Swedish wave energy technology firm CorPower Ocean has been given the largest investment in its technology to date, with funding of €32 million confirmed.

16th October 2024

€32 million funding for wave energy

16th October 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced up to US$112.5 million in funding to advance wave energy technology, the largest investment of its kind.

24th September 2024

US launches largest wave energy funding opportunity

24th September 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The EU has given the green light to a wave energy project first launched almost two years ago.

13th September 2024

EU approves €19.65 million wave energy project

13th September 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Thirteen companies have joined the movement to bring the UK to the forefront of tidal stream and wave energy.

1st August 2024

13 new Lead Partners join Marine Energy Council

1st August 2024

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Up to 20% of the UK’s electricity could well come from tidal and wave generation by 2030, says Leask Marine commercial director John Macleod, who says the nation is far ahead of…

24th July 2024

PODCAST: Making waves in tidal energy

24th July 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global Maritime has completed marine warranty surveying (MWS) on CorPower Ocean’s HiWave-5, one of the world’s first grid connected wave farm demo projects.

19th December 2022

Global Maritime completes wave farm survey

19th December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two companies have entered into a partnership for the construction of a commercial scale Wave Energy Converter (WEC)

28th March 2022

Commercial wave energy converter partnership formed

28th March 2022

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A South Korean wave energy developer is revealing ambitious growth plans for 2022, plotting further global expansion and new projects to accelerate commercialisation.

10th February 2022

Asian wave energy solution with a European footprint

10th February 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A commercial scale Wave Energy Converter will undergo intensive ’Ironman’ testing ahead of ocean deployment

9th February 2022

Ironman test for wave converter

9th February 2022