CorPower Ocean AB has developed a compact high-efficiency wave energy converter, inspired by the pumping principles of the human heart. Using a new phase control method, the wave energy converters always oscillate in resonance with the incoming waves, strongly amplifying their motion and power capture. Phase controlled oscillation offers an exceptionally high energy density, five times higher than conventional wave energy converters without phase control. The technology allows a large amount of energy to be harvested using a small device. The challenge in wave power is to design a device that is robust enough to survive the toughest storms, at the same time produce enough energy to make it a viable business case. So far wave energy converters have been too large and costly compared to their energy output, which has prevented commercial harvesting.
CorPower aims to establish a new generation of highly effective wave power for utility-scale energy generation offering a cost of energy that can compete with established energy resources.