CorPower is a robust and imposing heaving buoy, which contains a pump mechanism inspired by the human heart to harvest and transform powerful wave energy into electricity. Simply put, this is the future of wave energy.

First developed back in 2012, in Stockholm, Swedish by engineer Patrik Möller, this buoy is connected to the sea bed using a tensioned mooring system. Inside the buoy is a converter, which absorbs and amplifies the motion of the waves to convert it into electricity.

CorPower relies on a pump mechanism akin to that of the heart muscle, which we refer to as biomimicry. If nature does things so well, why not imitate it?

CorPower hopes to be able to develop wave farms along the European coast. The buoy is sufficiently robust to withstand the most ferocious storms.

Indeed, the prototype was tested offshore of Scotland where it was able to handle waves in excess of four metres.

Waves have a strong, more stable and more predictable energy potential than wind or sunshine and, ultimately, each buoy could produce up to 300 kilowatts of energy and supply an average of 100 households. Marketing is set to ramp up in 2025.