Together with LUT University, Delft University of Technology and CorPower Ocean, we examined wave power in off-grid energy hubs producing e-fuels at scale in 2050, looking at wave-rich regions such as Ireland, Chile and New Zealand.

The findings speak directly to the case we’re building through EU-SCORES for multi-source offshore energy:
🌊 Wave power delivers remarkably consistent output. In the modelled hubs, that stability cuts battery storage needs by 25 to 100%.
⚡ On pure cost, hybrid solar and onshore wind hubs still produce cheaper e-fuels today, driven by wave power’s higher capital expenditure.
🏝️ Where land is scarce and onshore renewables cannot scale, wave power becomes a genuine option for domestic e-fuel production.
🖥️ Steady, round-the-clock generation also makes wave energy a strong match for inflexible loads such as data centres and desalination plants.

The study uses the newly developed open-source energyHub-LUT model and builds on a wider research stream covering the techno-economics of wave, offshore wind and offshore PV.

Questions about the results? Reach out to our co-authors Benjamin Lehner (benjamin.lehner@dmec.eu) and Sarah Kluge (sarah.kluge@dmec.eu).

📄 Read the study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544226013587?via%3Dihub