Wave energy pilot concludes at Port of Los Angeles

April 1, 2026, by Nadja Skopljak

Eco Wave Power has completed its wave energy pilot program at the Port of Los Angeles in the U.S., developed in collaboration with Shell.

The duo’s feasibility study of the U.S. coastline identified 77 sites with favorable conditions for potential wave energy projects, after which Eco Wave Power and Shell entered into a pilot test agreement in 2024 for the development, installation, testing and reporting of an onshore wave energy pilot project at AltaSea in the Port of Los Angeles.

The onshore wave energy technology company reported yesterday, March 31, that it had submitted the final project completion report to Shell International Exploration and Production, confirming that the pilot achieved its technical and operational objectives, marking the completion of the full scope of the agreement.

The submission of the final report represents the completion of all contractual milestones and deliverables, concluding a structured development program that progressed from feasibility analysis through engineering design, system installation, operational testing, and final reporting.

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The agreement was structured as a phased, milestone-based program, under which funding tranches were released upon successful completion of predefined deliverables, which covered the full lifecycle of the project.

Eco Wave Power said that the completion of the Port of Los Angeles pilot establishes a technical and regulatory foundation for future commercial-scale wave energy deployments on breakwaters, port structures and other coastal infrastructure worldwide.

“This project followed a clear and disciplined development path — beginning with a comprehensive feasibility study of the U.S. coastline, advancing through engineering, installation and operational testing, and concluding with final delivery under the Pilot Test Agreement with Shell,” said Inna Braverman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eco Wave Power.

The installation at AltaSea will continue to operate as an educational and demonstration facility for policymakers, researchers, industry stakeholders and potential commercial partners.