While the first known wave energy patent was filed by French polymath Pierre-Simon Girard in 1799, it wasn’t until the first decade of the 21st century that pilot-scale deployments demonstrated success for systems capable of providing utility-scale power. Even more importantly, a number of promising companies are nearing commercialization, which could create momentum for a wave energy market capable of meeting upwards of 30% of global electricity demand in the coming years on our road to netzero.
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