According to CorPower Ocean, the WACE (Wave energy AI-based Control Enhancement) project, running until November 2025, aims to optimize performance and control strategies for wave energy converters (WECs). This follows CorPower Ocean’s recent €32 million Series B funding round to advance its technology towards commercialization. The investment came after its full-scale C4 device withstood record-breaking Atlantic storms while maintaining power generation. “The optimal operation of wave energy converters is one of the key factors to lower the levelized cost of energy (LCOE), ultimately making it an attractive part of the future clean energy mix,” said WACE Project Lead and CorPower Ocean Control Engineer, Gabriel Forstner said. “The main goal of the WACE Project is to combine AI methods with optimal control to enhance our existing operating strategy and further improve the performance of our point absorber type wave energy converter.”

Full report : Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has secured funding from Sweden’s national innovation agency, Vinnova, to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into its wave energy technology in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).