About Us – CalWave

OUR MISSION & VISION

CalWave’s mission is unlock the vast and steady carbon-free power from ocean waves worldwide.

CalWave is bringing superior power generating technology to market with a global reach. Our proprietary wave energy converter technology achieves high performance while surviving storms and extreme conditions.
We envision a world that is healthier, safer, more equitable and prosperous than the one we are living in today - a world that synergizes with the ebb and flow of ocean waves to supply 20-30% of global energy demand in upcoming decades. Through rigorous research, innovation, and testing, we design and develop next-generation solutions that protect our planet and unlock the potential of its global citizens.

Our Team

Marcus Lehmann, PhD.

Chief Executive Officer

Daniel Petcovic, P.E.

Chief Operating Officer

Thomas Boerner, PhDc

Lead Technology Design

Nigel Kojimoto, MS

Lead Mechanical Design

Bryan Murray, BS

Lead Power Electronics

Josiah Clark, BS

Mechanical Design

About Calwave

OUR MISSION & VISION

CalWave’s mission is unlock the vast and steady carbon-free power from ocean waves worldwide.

A TIMELINE OF EVENTS

OUR KEY MILESTONES

2012-2013

Inception and start of our patent family at the University of California, Berkeley.

2013

Calwave announced as semi-finalists for the MIT Clean Energy Prize.

2016

CalWave spun out from UC Berkeley, graduated from Cyclotron Road and was awarded the Department of Energy’s (DOE) US Wave Energy Prize.

2017

CalWave awarded multimillion open-ocean demonstration contract by the US DOE and received support from Breakout Labs, Autodesk Technology Impact Program, and the Sustainable Ocean Alliance.

2019

CalWave received two additional multimillion dollar awards by DOE and investments from High Tide Foundation and others.

2020

CalWave’s “xNode” awarded the Grand Prize on the DISCOVER stage of the US DOE's Ocean Observing Prize to enable the “Ocean of Things.”

PRESENT DAY

Our first open-ocean demonstration is scheduled for later this year in California and we are planning to offer xNode devices to our first customers in 2021 for AUV recharging and other entirely novel ocean science missions.

ON THE HORIZON