Wavegen

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Wavegen Limited
TypeLimited
IndustryEngineering
Founded1990 (1990)
FounderAllan Thomson
Defunct2013 (2013)
Headquarters
Inverness
,
Scotland, United Kingdom
Key people
Matthew Seed (CEO)
ProductsLimpet wave energy converters
ParentVoith Hydro

Wavegen Limited (later Voith Hydro Wavegen Limited) was a wave energy company based in Inverness, Scotland. It was founded in 1990 by Allan Thomson.[1] It was sold to Voith Hydro in 2005, and they closed the company in 2013.

History[]

In 2000, Wavegen became the first company in the world to connect a commercial scale wave energy device (LIMPET) to the grid on the Scottish island of Islay.[2] The LIMPET (Land Installed Marine Powered Energy Transformer) is a shoreline device which produces power from an oscillating water column.

In May 2005, Wavegen was bought by Voith Hydro, a subsidiary of Voith.[3]

Together with the Faroese power company SEV, Wavegen had planned to develop the SeWave wave energy plant project in in the Faroe Islands.[4] It was also the developer of the Siadar Wave Energy Project.[5]

On 17 November 2011, Wavegen put into operation the world's first commercial full life Limpet wave power plant. The 300-kW plant was sold to Ente Vasco de la Energía in Spain.[5]

In March 2013 Voith Hydro decided to close down Wavegen choosing to concentrate on tidal power projects.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bain, Simon (24 May 2001). "Market listing for Wavegen #5m investment will help Scots company roll out internationally". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Islay". Columbia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Buyout saves wave power company". BBC News. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Clean energy - that never fades". SeWave. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Inverness firm hands over the world's first full life wave power plant". The Inverness Courier. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  6. ^ "City job losses as giant utility firm pulls out". The Inverness Courier. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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