The hybrid plant that combines wave, wind and solar power
Technology Medi Wave 850HThe current product How It WorksBuoyancy to Pelton turbine Key AdvantagesWhy hybrid changes the maths Technology EcosystemWave, wind, solar, structure Alta Wave — Future DevelopmentVery high-energy wave regions Applications Remote Islands & Coastal CommunitiesDiesel cost and energy security Coastal Data CentersLocal, stable clean power Desalination & Water SecurityEnergy-intensive freshwater Aquaculture & Fish FarmsOff-grid and weak-grid sites Further ApplicationsThe full opportunity set Validation Simulator Company AboutWhat NoviOcean is TeamCore team and advisers PartnersWind Harvest and Midsummer Awards & SupportRecognition and funders Investor RelationsInvestor & strategic dialogues ContactReach the team Insights & News Book a Meeting Technology Medi Wave 850H Alta Wave — Future Development Applications Remote Islands Data Centers Desalination Fish Farms Further Applications Validation Simulator Company About Team Partners Awards & Support Investor Relations Contact Insights & News Book a Meeting Media coverage 10 March 2024 By Ann-Sofie Borglund The hybrid plant that combines wave, wind and solar power Wave Power Meets Wind and Solar: A Hybrid Power Plant for the Future The NoviOcean wave power plant looks like a raft and will be 38 meters long in full size. The prototype in the picture is only six meters long. Photo: NoviOcean by Novige.For illustration only — the actual design is shared in closer dialogues. Published as Novige AB. The company is now NoviOcean AB. INNOVATION A wave power plant that can be combined with wind power and solar cells. Last autumn, the Swedish company NoviOcean by Novige won the Startup4Climate, competition with its innovative power plant. Now the company’s founder Jan Skjoldhammer hopes that the company can scale up the solution in collaboration with offshore wind farms. In mid-November, NoviOcean by Novige’s CEO Jan Skoldhammer stepped forward and accepted the Startup4Climate award together with the company Cemvision, which manufactures fossil-free cement. The jury fell for the combination of wave power, wind power and solar energy which complement each other. But succeeding in wave power is tough, many companies with wave power plants have failed in the past. What speaks for NoviOcean by Novige’s success, Jan Skjoldhammer believes, is the robust and simple technology and the fact that it is a hybrid that produces electricity from several energy sources. Six vertical wind turbines The Noviocean wave power plant looks like a raft and is 38 meters long and four meters high in full size. At sea, it should lie along the side of the waves. Underneath the power plant is a water-filled cylinder with a piston rod and cable that is connected to the seabed. In addition, there are four anchors out with the sides of the raft, to keep the power plant in the correct position at the surface. On top of the raft there are six vertically oriented wind turbines, which together have an output of 300 kW and solar panels of 50–80 kW. This gives a total effect of approximately 1 MW and an average effect, so-called capacity factor, of approximately 40 percent of this. – In the wave power plant itself, water is pumped in a circular flow in the cylinder. It actually works on the principle of an old garden pump. When the raft, which lifts with up to 600 tons, goes up, the water is also pumped up, says Jan Skjoldhammer and demonstrates with his hand what it looks like when the water is pumped in the same way as in a garden pump. – When the water has risen, it goes to a pelton turbine with up to 300 km/h and 800 liters per second. On the same axle is the generator that converts the kinetic energy into electricity. The components of the wave power plant are based simply on a raft, a garden pump and an upside-down hydropower plant, but of course we also have innovative technology to make this work optimally and the technology is patented in 20 countries, says Jan Skjoldhammer. NoviOcean by Novige CEO Jan Skoldhammer at the mini replica of the power plant, outside Lidningö. Photo: Novige. Tested at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm The wave power technology has been developed over several years and has been tested in wave pools in England and France. It has also been tested for 24 months in a test rig at KTH and since a year ago it has been tested in a real environment outside Lidingö, in Stockholm. The power generated in the wave power plant goes to the houses on the small island of Svanholmen. – It is a miniature copy of the wave power plant, with solar panels on the top, and is only six meters long, but lifts about one ton. Here we see that the technology works at sea, as we have seen and validated in wave pools and in test rigs, says Jan Skjoldhammer. On one square kilometer we can place 15 wave power plants with an output of 15 MW of electricity, while offshore wind power has an energy density of 10 MW. Together we can get up to 25 MW and we can share the costs for the sea area. The idea with NoviOcean by Novige’s technology is to place a number of hybrid power plants in the vicinity of large-scale wind turbines and the electricity produced from these energy parks is transported to land through a common cable. Because there are several production units that use the same cable, it also results in a better economic calculation than if the owners of the wind turbines or wave power plants were to take on this entire cost themselves. At the same time, less sea surface is used and the receiver can get double the effect. – On one square kilometer we can place 15 wave power plants and they can have an effect of 15 MW of electricity, while offshore wind power has an energy density of 10 MW. Together we can get up to 25 MW and we can share the costs for the sea area and the cable to land, says Jan Skjoldhammer and continues:
NoviOcean Triumphs in StartUp4Climate Award, Secures 1M SEK Prize
Technology Medi Wave 850HThe current product How It WorksBuoyancy to Pelton turbine Key AdvantagesWhy hybrid changes the maths Technology EcosystemWave, wind, solar, structure Alta Wave — Future DevelopmentVery high-energy wave regions Applications Remote Islands & Coastal CommunitiesDiesel cost and energy security Coastal Data CentersLocal, stable clean power Desalination & Water SecurityEnergy-intensive freshwater Aquaculture & Fish FarmsOff-grid and weak-grid sites Further ApplicationsThe full opportunity set Validation Simulator Company AboutWhat NoviOcean is TeamCore team and advisers PartnersWind Harvest and Midsummer Awards & SupportRecognition and funders Investor RelationsInvestor & strategic dialogues ContactReach the team Insights & News Book a Meeting Technology Medi Wave 850H Alta Wave — Future Development Applications Remote Islands Data Centers Desalination Fish Farms Further Applications Validation Simulator Company About Team Partners Awards & Support Investor Relations Contact Insights & News Book a Meeting Company News 7 February 2024 NoviOcean Triumphs in StartUp4Climate Award, Secures 1M SEK Prize A Triumph for Renewable Energy Innovation in the Fight Against Climate Change NoviOcean at the StartUp4Climate award ceremony — the photograph published with the original post. In a notable victory for renewable energy innovation, NoviOcean has won the prestigious StartUp4Climate award, securing a substantial prize of 1 million Swedish Krona (SEK). The award, celebrated for its prominence in the energy sector, recognizes groundbreaking efforts in climate change mitigation. The announcement was met with great enthusiasm by our team, who expressed their pride and gratitude for this recognition. This achievement not only underscores the company’s commitment to sustainable energy but also highlights the potential of Ocean Energy solutions in combating climate change. NoviOcean’s success was amidst stiff competition from other innovative finalists, showcasing advancements in areas like fusion energy and eco-friendly cement production. The company acknowledges the impressive achievements of these contenders, emphasizing the collaborative spirit of innovation in the fight against climate change. We sincerely thank the jury, comprising esteemed figures like Stefan Krook, Johan Lindehag, Lina Bertling Tjernberg, Johanna Mossberg, and Jane Walerud. Additionally, we express appreciation towards Ellevio, GodEl, THINGS, and WeDontHaveTime for fostering an impactful platform for showcasing climate-centric innovations. As we continue our mission to revolutionize the energy landscape with efficient and profitable wave power, this award marks a significant milestone in our journey towards a more sustainable future. Originally published on the NoviOcean news archive, 7 February 2024, as “NoviOcean Triumphs in StartUp4Climate Award, Secures 1M SEK Prize”. Text restored verbatim from the WordPress export and re-marked in the V2 design, August 2026. Related on this site CompanyAwards & SupportThe full recognition record, the funders behind it, and what awards are not. ValidationThe evidence behind the claimsSix development stages, offshore testing, and what NO3 does and does not validate. TechnologyHow the platform worksBuoyancy, a trapped column of air, and a Pelton turbine borrowed from hydropower. Recognition is the easy part. Ask about the evidence. Test data, the life-cycle study and the current programme status are shared in conversation, dated and in context. Book a Meeting Hybrid wave, wind and solar — one offshore platform. Technology Technology Medi Wave 850H How It Works Technology Ecosystem Alta Wave — Future Applications Remote Islands Data Centers Desalination Aquaculture Further Applications Company Company About Team Partners Awards & Support Validation Simulator Investor Relations Contact Insights & News Book a Meeting Contact NoviOcean ABLövängsvägen 91187 30 Täby, Sweden jan.skjoldhammer@noviocean.energy +46 (0)73 394 84 17 Follow NoviOcean on LinkedIn © 2026 NoviOcean AB. All rights reserved. Platform illustrations are conceptual — the actual design is shared in closer dialogues.
NoviOcean NO2 Prototype in Action | Site Visit Highlights | May 2022
Technology Medi Wave 850HThe current product How It WorksBuoyancy to Pelton turbine Key AdvantagesWhy hybrid changes the maths Technology EcosystemWave, wind, solar, structure Alta Wave — Future DevelopmentVery high-energy wave regions Applications Remote Islands & Coastal CommunitiesDiesel cost and energy security Coastal Data CentersLocal, stable clean power Desalination & Water SecurityEnergy-intensive freshwater Aquaculture & Fish FarmsOff-grid and weak-grid sites Further ApplicationsThe full opportunity set Validation Simulator Company AboutWhat NoviOcean is TeamCore team and advisers PartnersWind Harvest and Midsummer Awards & SupportRecognition and funders Investor RelationsInvestor & strategic dialogues ContactReach the team Insights & News Book a Meeting Technology Medi Wave 850H Alta Wave — Future Development Applications Remote Islands Data Centers Desalination Fish Farms Further Applications Validation Simulator Company About Team Partners Awards & Support Investor Relations Contact Insights & News Book a Meeting Video 7 February 2024 NoviOcean NO2 Prototype in Action | Site Visit Highlights | May 2022 We are excited to present to you shortly about NoviOcean and how we intend to improve the marine energy landscape through our unique yet profoundly simple solution. Published as Novige AB. The company is now NoviOcean AB. The still published with the original post — the NoviOcean NO2 prototype during the May 2022 site visit. The video was recorded during our public site visit (20th and 24th May 2022) in Stockholm in which we presented the NoviOcean NO2 prototype and our latest achievements. Various representatives from the EU Commission, industry actors, academia, newspapers, technical magazines, political parties, NGOs, and young researchers kindly joined us. We talked more about NoviOcean and all the attendees got a chance to take boat trips to watch the unit up close and in action. In this video, you will hear about our technology, mission, current achievements, and future plans from Jan Skjoldhammer (Novige’s Founder/CEO) and Danial Hassani (Novige’s COO). You can also hear what Göran Öfverström (Head Research Investment & Strategy Soya Group/Wallenius Lines) thinks about our innovation and what we intend to bring to the ocean energy sector. Follow us to hear more about our latest developments and how we plan on “saving the climate with profitable wave power”. Originally published on noviocean.energy/ on 7 February 2024 as “NoviOcean NO2 Prototype in Action | Site Visit Highlights | May 2022”. The text above is the original post, reproduced from the WordPress export. Video on the NoviOcean YouTube channel. Related on this site ValidationOffshore testing, stage by stageWhat each prototype proved, what NO3 validates now, and what comes next. TechnologyHow it worksFrom buoyancy and a trapped column of air to a Pelton turbine. TechnologyMedi Wave 850HThe full-scale machine the prototypes are working towards. Seen the prototype? Ask about the pilot. The offshore test record, the model-correlation work and the plan for the full-scale pilot are best discussed directly. Book a Meeting Hybrid wave, wind and solar — one offshore platform. Technology Technology Medi Wave 850H How It Works Technology Ecosystem Alta Wave — Future Applications Remote Islands Data Centers Desalination Aquaculture Further Applications Company Company About Team Partners Awards & Support Validation Simulator Investor Relations Contact Insights & News Book a Meeting Contact NoviOcean ABLövängsvägen 91187 30 Täby, Sweden jan.skjoldhammer@noviocean.energy +46 (0)73 394 84 17 Follow NoviOcean on LinkedIn © 2026 NoviOcean AB. All rights reserved. Platform illustrations are conceptual — the actual design is shared in closer dialogues.
Novige AB receives a multi-million EUR grant to build its first full-scale 500 kW pilot Wave Energy Converter (WEC)
Technology Medi Wave 850HThe current product How It WorksBuoyancy to Pelton turbine Key AdvantagesWhy hybrid changes the maths Technology EcosystemWave, wind, solar, structure Alta Wave — Future DevelopmentVery high-energy wave regions Applications Remote Islands & Coastal CommunitiesDiesel cost and energy security Coastal Data CentersLocal, stable clean power Desalination & Water SecurityEnergy-intensive freshwater Aquaculture & Fish FarmsOff-grid and weak-grid sites Further ApplicationsThe full opportunity set Validation Simulator Company AboutWhat NoviOcean is TeamCore team and advisers PartnersWind Harvest and Midsummer Awards & SupportRecognition and funders Investor RelationsInvestor & strategic dialogues ContactReach the team Insights & News Book a Meeting Technology Medi Wave 850H Alta Wave — Future Development Applications Remote Islands Data Centers Desalination Fish Farms Further Applications Validation Simulator Company About Team Partners Awards & Support Investor Relations Contact Insights & News Book a Meeting Company News 7 February 2024 Novige AB receives a multi-million EUR grant to build its first full-scale 500 kW pilot Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Novige AB received a 2.1 million EUR grant from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) under the LIFE programme to design, build, deploy, test, and certify its first full-scale pilot WEC unit, NoviOcean NO500 in an offshore test site by 2025/26. Published as Novige AB. The company is now NoviOcean AB. NoviOcean WEC (rated at 500 kW) will utilize a low-weighted float and well-proven parts to produce clean/stable electricity at a commercially viable cost. Simple design, less use of materials, and recyclability, along with an effective global licensing strategy will facilitate local manufacturing, operation, and decommissioning using readily available resources. More details on the upcoming stages of building and deployment of the pilot unit will be disseminated on a continued basis to various project stakeholders. For more information on the context and progress of the LIFE NOVIOCEAN project, please visit our dedicated project page. Originally published on noviocean.energy/, 7 February 2024. The body is the original post text, reproduced from the WordPress export; the single figure changed is listed at the foot of this file. Related on this site ValidationThe development journeySix stages, marked completed, current and future — with the pilot in its real place. CompanyInvestor RelationsThe funding rail, the capital-efficient route, and how to request the package. TechnologyMedi Wave 850HThe current design basis: 850 kW from wave, wind and solar on one structure. Want the current plan, not the 2021 one? The programme status, the pilot schedule and the funding position are shared in conversation, dated and in context. Book a Meeting Hybrid wave, wind and solar — one offshore platform. Technology Technology Medi Wave 850H How It Works Technology Ecosystem Alta Wave — Future Applications Remote Islands Data Centers Desalination Aquaculture Further Applications Company Company About Team Partners Awards & Support Validation Simulator Investor Relations Contact Insights & News Book a Meeting Contact NoviOcean ABLövängsvägen 91187 30 Täby, Sweden jan.skjoldhammer@noviocean.energy +46 (0)73 394 84 17 Follow NoviOcean on LinkedIn © 2026 NoviOcean AB. All rights reserved. Platform illustrations are conceptual — the actual design is shared in closer dialogues.