From catching waves to making waves in the clean power industry. Wave energy is the new up-and-coming clean power solution in the U.S.
The City of Angels has become home to the latest pioneering clean power pilot system. This energy resource has faced significant obstacles in the past.
However, if the pilot system delivers the anticipated results, it could become the new norm.
Will wave power reshape the transition to clean energy solutions?
So many waves, yet so little interest
The U.S. is the “Big Wave Capital” of the world. This means surfers from all over the world are attracted to places like California and Hawaii for powerful, high-quality surf.
However, beyond rocking with waves to hang ten, there is also significant potential to harness wave energy for clean power.
While experts may not want to capture waves as big as Maverick, wave power is emerging as the next big thing in the U.S.
For too long, wave energy has been overlooked as a viable resource to generate clean power. Beyond regulatory obstacles, such as obtaining necessary permits, it has also faced other challenges.
Harsh marine conditions make the associated technology susceptible to corrosion and high maintenance fees.
Installation has also proven difficult, which further increases the cost of wave power.
Now, a new pilot system in Los Angeles may change it all. It could even reshape the U.S. energy sector.
A new technology to reshape perspectives
The U.S. is no stranger to using water to generate power. However, it has predominantly focused on hydropower, with significant scientific advancements making hydropower more accessible.
A company called Eco Wave Power Global AB is now determined to reshape the U.S.’s perspective on wave power. The company has developed a technology that harnesses wave energy more cost-effectively and sustainably.
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is part of the pilot project that will utilize Eco Wave Energy’s smart onshore wave energy system.
All-Ways Metal and C&S Welding Inc. are also partners of the project, playing key roles in production and installation.
California is known for being a renewable energy hub, but oil was once stored at many ports. Fortunately, this project repurposed this particular port’s breakwater once used for storage.
The pilot system was unveiled on September 9, 2025.
Eco Wave Power’s CEO and Founder, Inna Braverman, is excited about the pilot project serving as a “vital learning and demonstration platform.”
Feeding off wave energy to power the world
Eco Wave Power’s system consists of seven floaters installed on existing marine infrastructure. The ocean’s wave energy then pushes these floaters up and down.
This triggers the movement of hydraulic fluid, creating pressure and powering a motor and generator, creating clean power. The technology has been advanced with “storm-protection” methods.
Pilot testing will continue for two years.
The company plans to expand the system along 8 miles on the Port of Los Angeles’s breakwater. The expansion will reportedly harness wave energy enough to power nearly 60,000 homes.
Expansion is on the cards beyond Los Angeles
In a comment, Braverman added:
“We’re starting here in LA, but we hope, aspire, and believe that we will be in the United States and in other locations around the world.”
The hydrogen-ready power plant in Los Angeles is one way of lowering emissions, but it seems wave power could soon become the new norm.
Eco Wave Power’s wave power technology is highly innovative.
The U.S. may be a new target market for its onshore wave power system, but Israel’s grid is already secured.
The company also has plans to expand its technology to India, Portugal, Taiwan, and New Jersey.
While the pilot project will make these plans significantly easier, New Jersey already has its sights on nuclear power.
Will next-generation nuclear power reach New Jersey before wave power?
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