CalWave Power Technologies
CalWave Power Technologies provides a solution to harness the renewable power of ocean waves to produce electricity and freshwater. Our device is a novel Wave Energy Converter (WEC) that is simple and scalable. Our innovative approach was inspired by the ability of a muddy seafloor to effectively absorb over passing ocean waves within only a few wavelengths. Our patented solution operates submerged, allowing it to survive stormy seas while causing no visual pollution or posing any collision danger.
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- Business Type:
- Technology
- Industry Type:
- Renewable Energy
- Market Focus:
- Nationally (across the country)
About us
An essential piece of the clean energy puzzle
According to the Department of Energy, wave energy has the potential to power over 100 million US homes, but is completely underutilized at the moment. Wave energy has the advantage of higher predictability, nighttime availability, and significantly higher energy density (~30 kW/m of coastline). Such high energy densities also enable the use of the renewable resource for desalination.
Inspired by nature
The ability of muddy seafloors to dampen ocean waves is well documented at various locations around the world. In the Gulf of Mexico, the wave–mud interaction is so strong that the storm waves are damped within 100–200 m! We used this idea to design a wave-energy converter that responds just like mud to harness the energy of waves passing overhead.
Technological Advantages
This Wave Carpet design has distinct technological advantages:
Survivable
Due to the fact that the carpet is fully submerged, it is able to survive the strong momentum of stormy seas.
Passive
The device poses no visual pollution to the ocean surface and no collision danger to boats and sea life.
Simple
High, broadband and omnidirectional absorption efficiency of ocean waves.
Scalable
The modular design allows the device to scale in width for setting a desired output power capacity.