A new way of moving forward in wave energy

So here it is

The SymbiWave

One of the main issues with harvesting wave energy is the cost of infrastructure. Our idea for wave energy makes sure that we use our existing infrastructure to the fullest.The SymbiWave safely uses existing wind turbine foundations and their power infrastructure and combines it with a proven wave energy converter in a novel configuration. In this way the CAPEX of wave energy is greatly reduced so that, according to our calculations, the SymbiWave is a wave energy converter that can carry its own cost, together with a profitable margin.

This is us

The Team

Wave Powered Energy was founded by Peter Wellens en Elon Hendriksen. Peter is associate professor of ship hydromechanics at Delft University of Technology and Elon, an Offshore Engineer, freshly graduated under supervision of Peter. After Elon’s award winning graduation, they decided to join forces to work on the SymbiWave and make wave energy available for the renewable energy market. Peter currently serves as Co-Founder and Advisor, and Elon, also a Co-Founder, oversees the company's operations.

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Peter Wellens wrote his master thesis on the potential of wave energy, since then he never left the topic and currently he is senior lecturer at the TU Delft. His research focusses on wave impacts on structures and floating bodies.

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Elon Hendriksen graduated from the TU Delft in 2022 which was awarded “Best offshore thesis of 2022”. Elon's love for the ocean fuels his passion to start Wave Powered Energy. Whenever he finds time, he can be found on a sailboat or kiteboard chasing the wind and the waves. He founded his first business at 10 years old when he started a drive-in DJ-show.

This is why

The Numbers

With the Paris Agreement, the UN set the ambitious goal to keep the global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. In 2019, the Dutch government agreed on the National Climate Agreement, aiming for a 95% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 [1] (https://www.government.nl/topics/climate-change/climate-policy). This initiated a surge of renewable energy projects, and by 2023, 46% of all produced power in the Netherlands was renewable.
[2] (https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2023/38/bijna-helft-elektriciteitsproductie-uit-hernieuwbare-bronnen)It is necessary to look for innovations that contribute to a year-round balanced production of renewable energy and that make the most of the existing infrastructure. We believe the Wind Parasite makes that contribution!

Look into the future

The Plan

In the coming 12 months we aim to start scale tests in a wave pool to test our hypotheses on our calculations. The results will be shared on this web page as soon as we know more!

On September 30th, Wave Powered Energy will begin the validation program at YES!Delft. This program, which runs until December 3rd, assesses the potential of participating startups through guidance from coaches and structured courses.