Information about wave energy converters.

The wave energy people in Denmark have done a great job and in their web site you will find information about 70 tested systems. You will also find information from 400 patents of a total of about 1000.

www.waveenergy.dk

Wave Dragon is a result of a program from 1997 to 2001, but the politicians did not see the value of the work done. As a result Denmark lost an industry based on wave power inventions.In Denmark as in Norway there is a missing link between the idea/model work and the prototype investment. It is difficulties financing this part which is called the death valley do to high risk. Wave Dragon has been tested first as model and than as prototype trough 8 years with good results.

www.wavedragon.net
www.kmek.dk

Fred Olsen has tested a wave energy platform called Buldra, which is much like the Wave Pump Rig. Both are based on point absorbers. The next step for Fred Olsen is a prototype out at sea, probably in Portugal.

www.konferanse.energirike.no

Egil Andersen in Haugesund has invented the Slot-Con Generator, which has been sold to Stig Bakke and his comp any Wave Energy AS. A prototype is supported by EC and is going to be placed at Kvitsoy on the west coast of Norway.

www.waveenergy.no