Onshore Wave Energy: 90% Availability, Transforming Renewable Power Generation

Oct 2, 2025

Inna Braverman is the founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power, where she pioneers onshore wave energy solutions. In this discussion, she reveals how surviving the Chernobyl disaster inspired her clean energy mission. Inna shares the advantages of onshore wave systems over costly offshore projects, emphasizing their compatibility with existing infrastructure. With a remarkable 90% availability, wave energy stands to meet 66% of U.S. electricity needs. She also highlights strategic partnerships and regulatory pathways that can accelerate the adoption of this innovative technology.

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How The System Converts Waves To Power

Eco Wave Power mounts floaters on existing coastal structures and converts vertical motion into hydraulic pressure.
Land-located accumulators drive hydromotors and generators to deliver grid electricity.

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Engineering Focus: Survivability And Metrics

Key engineering advances were storm survivability and per-wave measurement and control.
In Jaffa, 10 floaters produce ~13 kW in 1.5–2 m waves, exceeding equivalent solar footprint energy.

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Path To Competitive Costs

Pilot projects are cost-efficient versus offshore peers; Gibraltar pilot cost $450k.
At ~20 MW scale, Eco Wave projects aim for ~$1.5M per MW and ~$0.05/kWh LCOE.

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Wave energy has the potential to provide up to 66% of U.S. electricity needs, but offshore systems have long struggled with cost, durability, and scalability. All that is about to change.

In this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet, host Dylan Garrett welcomes Inna Braverman, founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power, to explore how her company is making wave energy commercially viable through an innovative onshore approach. Inna shares her personal journey from surviving the Chernobyl disaster as an infant to becoming a pioneer in clean energy at just 24. She explains why building on existing coastal infrastructure reduces costs and risks, how wave energy’s 90% availability rate complements solar and wind, and why focusing on achievable early markets is key to scaling climate tech.

What you will learn:

How personal experience inspired a mission to develop clean energy solutions
Why onshore wave energy systems offer significant advantages
The strategic value of starting with existing coastal infrastructure
How wave energy could provide up to 66% of U.S. energy needs while creating jobs
Why wave energy's 90% availability rate makes it an excellent complement to solar
How regulatory innovation and demonstration projects are paving the way for commercial-scale wave energy
Why focusing on achievable early markets is crucial for climate tech innovation
The pathway to reducing wave energy costs to $0.05/kWh at the commercial scale
How strategic partnerships are accelerating wave energy adoption

Inna Braverman is the founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power (Nasdaq: WAVE), a pioneering company revolutionizing renewable energy through onshore wave technology. She co-founded the company at 24, leading it to install the world’s first grid-connected wave energy array and secure a 404.7MW project pipeline. Recognized by Wired, Fast Company, and the United Nations for her innovation and impact, Inna’s journey, from surviving the Chernobyl disaster as an infant to becoming a global clean energy leader, embodies her resilience and vision.

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