April 2023
By Catherine Jewell, Information and Digital Outreach Division, WIPO
Amid growing climate concerns and energy price hikes, there is growing interest in renewables to meet out energy needs. A pioneering technology developed by Israeli company, Eco Wave Power, which harnesses the power of the waves to generate electricity, offers a promising new source of affordable, clean energy. Inna Braverman, co-founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power and a leading expert in renewable energy is committed to changing “the world one wave at a time.” Braverman explains how Eco Wave Power’s solution works where others have failed. She discusses the critical importance of intellectual property to the company and for World Intellectual Property Day 2023, she encourages women to believe in themselves and to pursue their ambitions.
How did you get into renewables?
I have a unique personal story. I am an Israeli citizen and live in Israel, but was born in Ukraine in 1986, just after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded. I was one of the babies hurt by the pollution. I stopped breathing and suffered a clinical death. Fortunately, my mother, a nurse, saw that I wasn’t breathing and resuscitated me. She saved my life. Growing up, my family always told me I had a second chance at life. That made me realize I had to do something meaningful and make an impact. When I discovered renewable energy, it was the obvious direction for me.
Why wave energy?
Wave energy can really change the world. As the least intermittent source of renewable energy, it can help make wind and solar power more stable. Also, two-thirds of the world’s population live within 200 kilometers of the coast. According to the World Energy Council, wave energy can supply at least twice the amount of electricity the world currently produces. Policymakers really need to take wave energy seriously to meet their 2050 net-zero carbon commitments.
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Wave energy can really change the world.
What prompted you to setup Eco Wave Power
I guess it was a combination of my personal story, wanting to make difference and the fact that, while the scientists believed in the huge potential of wave energy, nobody had succeeded in turning it into a commercially viable operation. I established the company in 2011. I was 24, and unlike the big companies that had been exploring wave energy, I had no money, and no technical experience or contacts, but that didn’t stop me. Where those companies had failed, I believed I could succeed.
What’s Eco Wave Power’s mission?
Our mission is to change the world one wave at a time, by developing commercially viable wave energy technology and ensuring its widespread use. With rising seawater levels and increasingly violent storms, many new breakwaters are being built around the world to defend coastal communities. In the short term, I want to see wave energy technology installed on all suitable man-made marine structures (e.g. jetties, breakwaters, piers) and for it to be integrated by law into the planning and design of all new marine structures. With our technology, we can turn these structures into clean energy sources.
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