| Company type | Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Founded | 1990 (1990) |
| Founder | Allan Thomson |
| Defunct | 2013 (2013) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Matthew Seed (CEO) |
| Products | Limpet wave energy converters |
| Parent | Voith Hydro |
Wavegen Limited (laterVoith Hydro Wavegen Limited) was awave energy company based inInverness,Scotland. It was founded in 1990 by Allan Thomson.[1] It was sold toVoith Hydro in 2005, and they closed the company in 2013.
In 2000, Wavegen became the first company in the world to connect a commercial scalewave energy device (LIMPET) to the grid on the Scottish island ofIslay.[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 byVoith Hydro, a subsidiary ofVoith.[3]
Together with the Faroese power companySEV, Wavegen had planned to develop theSeWave wave energy plant project inNípanin in theFaroe Islands.[4] It was also the developer of theSiadar 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 toEnte Vasco de la Energía inSpain.[5]
In March 2013 Voith Hydro decided to close down Wavegen choosing to concentrate on tidal power projects.[6]
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