List of wave power projects

For a list of active wave power stations, see List of wave power stations.
Main article: Wave power

This article contains a list of proposed and prototype wave power devices, also called wave energy converters (WEC). Most of these are designed to work offshore or nearshore, although some concepts are mounted on the coast or in breakwaters.

A large number of concepts have been developed to various stages, with a 2013 review evaluating 172 different devices.[1] Some of these have only been tested at small scale for short periods. Many of these technologies are no longer actively being developed. The projects with a section heading were reviewed and updated in mid-2024.

The projects in this list have been grouped into three categories:

  1. Actively being developed
  2. Not actively being developed, with no updates for a few years
  3. Defunct technologies or companies
  1. ^ Joubert, James R; van Niekerk, Johannes L; Reinecke, Josh; Meyer, Imke (October 2013). Wave Energy Converters (WECs) (PDF) (Report). South Africa: Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies.