InfinityWEC Wave Energy Converter - Validation through Sea Trials at scale 1:3

Ocean Harvesting Technologies (OHT) is developing InfinityWEC, a novel breakthrough wave energy converter (WEC) with an advanced power take-off (PTO) and control system, which tunes to the waves to efficiently extract energy in all wave conditions. InfinityWEC has furthermore a passive end-stop function that ensures reliable production and survival in the harshest conditions.

The excellent performance and reliability, combined with a modular design, where all critical parts are easily transported, installed and maintained, make InfinityWEC a very competitive solution for the future global energy market.

The proposed project is a sea trial of InfinityWEC at scale 1:3, to be done near Lysekil, Sweden. The test will verify the system and its performance and take InfinityWEC through stage 3 of the staged development set out in the OES Framework for Ocean Energy Technology. The project, with a budget of about 45,5 MSEK, is scheduled to start in February 2023 and end in June 2025.