Wavebob First Irish Company to Harness Wave Power

Trials of a unique Irish ocean wave energy converter yielded exciting results today with Wavebob Ltd's announcement that their prototype device is now producing electricity. Only a small handful of companies worldwide have managed to produce wave electricity and Wavebob has now become the first Irish company to join their ranks. Today's announcement from Wavebob Ltd. places them firmly amongst the frontrunners of this small number of international companies in the race to be the first to provide commercial scale wave-power.  

Wavebob Ltd. is an Irish company established in 1999 to develop technology to convert the immense power of the ocean to clean, renewable, 'blue' power. The Wavebob device has undergone extensive testing, in laboratories and in sea-trials, since 2006 and is currently deployed on the Marine Institute/Sustainable Energy Ireland 's wave energy test site in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Spiddal in Co. Galway.    

'This is a giant leap forward for renewable energy production in Ireland . At Wavebob Ltd., we anticipate that power generated by the Wavebob will soon help to lessen our over-reliance on the fossil fuels that currently provide the majority of the world's power.  As an island in the middle of the energetic Atlantic Ocean , Ireland can be to wave-energy what Saudi Arabia is to oil.  The more we exploit this unlimited natural resource, the better it will be, not just for the global environment, but also for the Irish consumers pocket.'

Andrew Parish, CEO, Wavebob Ltd.

At full scale, each Wavebob device will be capable of producing in excess of a megawatt; enough electricity for 1,000 homes.  With Minister Eamon Ryan TD's strategy of having 500 megawatts of ocean energy installed by 2020, Wavebob Ltd. are now positioned to contribute significantly to Irish Government targets.