Future development
Alta Wave 1000H — for very high-energy wave regions.
Alta Wave is a future specialized solution for very high-energy wave regions. NoviOcean’s current product, pilot and commercialization pathway is Medi Wave 850H.
For illustration only — the actual design is shared in closer dialogues.
Where Alta sits
A future model, not a parallel programme.
Alta Wave 1000H is a one-megawatt design for the coastlines where swell is heaviest — exposed Atlantic and Southern Ocean margins, where wave energy is at its highest and a structure has the most to survive.
It is a future specialized solution. NoviOcean’s engineering effort, capital and pilot programme are directed at Medi Wave 850H, the platform being built and validated now. Alta Wave rests on the same validated design principles and follows later, when a very high-energy site calls for it.
The design concept
One megawatt, weighted towards the wave.
In very high-energy regions the balance shifts. The wave system does most of the work, wind fills the gaps between weather systems, and solar plays the smallest part of the three.
Wave
650 kWThe dominant source on this design — NoviOcean’s own wave system, sized for a megawatt-class platform.
Wind
300 kWVertical-axis turbines sharing the same structure, the same mooring and the same cable, adding output when the swell eases between systems.
Solar
50 kWMarine photovoltaics on the deck. In the high-wave regions this unit is drawn for, the sun contributes least.
Rated values are design figures for a future unit, not measured output. management estimate
Source: NoviOcean Extended Presentation, Alta Wave 1000H design basis. Rated capacity is installed nameplate, not production — annual production is modelled and site-dependent, and final configuration would still require engineering and validation.
Capacity factor
40% Modelled capacity factor for the Alta Wave 1000H design in very high-energy wave regions. modeled See the validated heritage behind it
Validated heritage
The design basis was tested before it was drawn at full scale.
Alta Wave’s design basis went through four separate validation programmes, with all results matching. That work is genuinely Alta’s, and it is also the foundation the Medi Wave 850H is built on.
Third-party simulations
Independent simulation of the platform’s hydrodynamic behaviour, run outside the company.
externally validated24 months of test-rig runs
Two years of instrumented running of the power take-off on a land-based test rig.
measuredSix weeks of tank testing
Scaled hydrodynamic behaviour measured across a controlled wave-tank programme.
measured14 months of offshore testing
Scale 1:6 and 1:5 prototypes operating at sea, at the Svanholmen site.
measured| Item | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rated power | 1,000 kW — one-megawatt class | management estimate |
| Source split | Wave 650 kW · Wind 300 kW · Solar 50 kW | management estimate |
| Capacity factor | Approximately 40% | modeled |
| Main dimensions | 38 × 9 × 4 metres | management estimate |
| Platform mass | 140 tonnes | management estimate |
| Lifting capability | 600 tonnes | management estimate |
| Intellectual property | Three patent families covering 20 countries | management estimate |
| Recognition | Five competition wins, awarded to “the hybrid 1 MW wave, wind and solar power plant at sea” | externally validated |
| Showcase concept | A single unit powering Svanholmen island — the site where NoviOcean ran 14 months of offshore scale testing | management estimate |
On design values. The figures above describe a future unit. They are design values carried forward from validated scale work, not measurements taken from a full-scale Alta Wave platform.
On sequence. Alta Wave is not a parallel commercialization programme and does not draw on the resources committed to Medi Wave 850H. See how NoviOcean validates its technology →
Where each model belongs
Medi Wave now. Alta Wave later.
Wave climate decides which platform suits a site. Medi Wave 850H is drawn for the moderate and high wave conditions found along most of the world’s coastlines, and it is the platform NoviOcean is building. Alta Wave covers the narrower, heavier band above it.
The bands are qualitative. Site selection for either platform depends on a measured wave climate, water depth, mooring conditions and the grid or load being served.
Medi Wave 850H is the platform being built now.
Alta Wave is where the design goes next. If you are looking at a site, a pilot or an investment today, Medi Wave 850H is the conversation.