The wave generator, manufactured by Spain-based Wavegarden, will power the first Wavegarden Cove surf lagoon in North America ...

It was the first deep-water, floating wave energy machine to generate power into the national grid. The company that built it, Pelamis Wave Power, went into administration in November 2014.

Wavegarden's wave machine apparatus has been installed at the surf park at Atlantic Park in Virginia Beach. As seen Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (Stephen M. Katz / The Virginian-Pilot) ...