Co-Founder And Ceo
CurrentCalWave’s Vision: Unlocking the power of ocean waves to secure a clean energy future.CalWave’s Mission:Provide reliable and cost-effective ocean wave power generators and services for sustainable energy access.CalWave specializes in creating reliable and cost-effective ocean wave technologies and services for sustainable energy access. Our proprietary wave energy converter technology stands out for its high performance and durability, even in storms and extreme conditions, by operating fully submerged.In 2016, CalWave spun out from UC Berkeley (Mechanical Engineering and CITRIS Foundry), graduated from Cyclotron Road and was awarded in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) U.S. Wave Energy Prize.https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/energy-department-announces-12-million-projects-advance-wave-energyIn 2017, CalWave received an award by the U.S. DOE to conduct an open ocean pilot and received support from Breakout Labs, Autodesk Technology Impact Program and the Sustainable Ocean Alliance.https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-awards-25-million-next-generation-marine-energy-research-projectsIn 2019, CalWave received two additional awards by the U.S. DOE to 1) build a commercial scale drive train in parallel to our open water demo and 2) design the next generation of our submerged pressure differential WEC and investments from High Tide Foundation and others.https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-249-million-funding-selections-advance-hydropower-and-water-technologiesIn 2020, CalWave’s “xNode" was awarded the Grand Prize of the discovery stage of the Ocean Observing Prize to enable the “Ocean Internet of Things".https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/doe-and-noaa-announce-11-winners-powering-blue-economy-ocean-observing-prize
