About Us

Oceanlinx is a leading international company in the field of wave energy conversion. The company has developed proprietary technology for extracting energy from ocean waves and converting it into either electricity or desalinated sea water. Known as Energetech until 2007, Oceanlinx has been designing and deploying wave energy systems since 1997. The company has developed both a shallow water version of its technology, named greenWAVE, and a corresponding deep water version named blueWAVE. These commercial products are the culmination of this detailed decade-long development phase. Oceanlinx remains at the leading edge of marine renewable technology development.

History

January 2011: Oceanlinx has reveals the latest version of its proprietary turbine – the airWAVE turbine.
December 2010: Certification authority Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has independently verified the power output of Oceanlinx’s blueWAVE OWC. Based on the results from the one-third scale MK3PC deployed in early 2010 at Port Kembla, DNV concluded that, for a full-scale device that was tuned to the appropriate wave height and period, the Oceanlinx methodology for calculating the resulting power is accurate. This is a powerful third party validation of Oceanlinx’s rigorous quality control and of the blueWAVE capability to produce an electrical output of 2.5 MW.
December 2010: Oceanlinx unveils new technology proWAVE, greenWAVE and blueWAVE.
July 2010: Results from the MK3PC exceeded expectations in regard to performance. Independent electrical generation data supplied by the power off-taker, Integral Energy, has validated the 2.5 MW rated design of the full scale device. The unit was operated with both the Oceanlinx proprietary turbine and a third party turbine, and produced consistent grid-quality electricity that was supplied to local Integral customers in the Illawarra region.
March 2010: MK3PC is the first in Australia of this size to be connected to the electrical grid and producing energy.
December 2009: Oceanlinx named by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as one of the Top Ten Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities in the World.
July 2009: Oceanlinx secures A$16m new investment funding from million from an investor syndicate comprising the New Energy Fund, Espírito Santo Ventures and Emerald Technology Ventures.
June 2009: The Oceanlinx Mk1 Full Scale demonstration plant achieved the milestone of 500 operational hours since its refurbishment early in the year.
May 2009: Oceanlinx successfully completed a round of tank testing confirming the significant improvements achieved by the latest design of the Oceanlinx technology. The design is well underway and will be deployed by Oceanlinx in its demonstration projects in Australia and Overseas.
March 2009: Ali Baghaei joins Oceanlinx as Chief Executive Officer
November 2007: £5.9 million investment from institutional and venture capital investors.
August 2007: Oceanlinx Chief Technology Officer, Tom Denniss, received the Ocean Energy Pioneer: Technology Award at the Energy Ocean event.
May 2007: Oceanlinx secures fourth berth at the Cornwall Wave Hub (Click here to Download)
April 2007: The company changes its name to Oceanlinx
February 2007: £6.0 million fundraising with institutional investors
February 2007: Energetech acknowledged by International Academy of Science (Click here to Download)
January 2007: The Energetech technology is named by the International Academy of Science as one of the ten most outstanding technologies in the world
December 2006: Energetech completes a permanent installation of its Port Kembla Wave Energy Plant
October 2005: Energetech’s patented Denniss-Auld Turbine generates power and, via the desalination plant, fresh water at the test location in Port Kembla
April 2005: The Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies invests A$500,000
March 2005: Energetech launches its Industry Advisory Service division
May 2004: Energetech is awarded a A$1.21 million research & development grant by the Australian Federal Government, facilitating its Wave Energy Optimisation program
November 2003: Energetech America receives grant funding of US$500,000 from two state renewable funds for the development and construction of a wave energy project in Rhode Island, USA
March 2003: The first full-scale Denniss-Auld turbine is successfully constructed and tested
2002: Three European investment groups specializing in innovative energy technology, led by Sustainable Asset Management, invest US$3.75 million, and German based RWE Dynamics invests US$750,000
November 2001: Energetech closes a round of venture capital funding with the Connecticut Innovations Incorporated in the USA, enabling the establishment of a US subsidiary, Energetech America
1999: Energetech receives a A$750,000 Federal Government grant to develop the Port Kembla project
1997: Oceanlinx is founded by Dr. Tom Denniss (as Energetech Australia Pty Limited)