CorPower Ocean has signed a development agreement with Equipmake, a market leader in electrification technologies for the automotive, truck, bus and speciality vehicle industries.

Under the agreement, Equipmake will develop a bespoke generator and SiC (Silicon Carbide) inverter system, tailored to CorPower Ocean’s advanced wave energy system. It marks the first phase of a multi-year programme designed to accelerate commercialisation of CorPower Ocean’s wave energy technology.

Corpower Ocean’s CorPack wave energy clusters are used as building blocks to form larger wave farms from hundreds of megawatts to gigawatt in scale. CorPacks come in 10-30MW size, where electricity is harvested from an array of wave energy converters into a collection hub. Each hub delivers grid quality electricity with standard 33/66kV electrical connection commonly used in offshore wind.

Equipmake is now assisting CorPower Ocean to further streamline this production through its world-class expertise in advanced electric motors, inverters and complete zero-emission electric drivetrains and power electronic systems.

Patrik Möller, CEO, CorPower Ocean, added: “Our partnership with Equipmake represents a major step forward in the development of our next-generation generator and SiC inverter, further enhancing the performance and scalability of our wave energy systems. This agreement marks an important milestone in our journey towards delivering reliable, clean energy on a global scale.”

Ian Foley, CEO, Equipmake, said: “This agreement with CorPower Ocean highlights Equipmake’s ability to provide high-performance electrification solutions to innovative, forward-thinking industries across multiple sectors and applications. Ocean energy holds significant promise as a sustainable power source, and we are delighted to be contributing to the advancement of CorPower Ocean’s transformative technology.”