Floating desalination

Coastal water scarcity is one of the defining infrastructure challenges of the next two decades. Floating desalination is emerging as a flexible, deployable solution where shoreside reverse osmosis is impractical or politically constrained. It needs power that is reliable, distributed, and located where the water is. Wave energy provides exactly that.

Anacapa is strategically aligned with SeaWell, a fellow Ecomerit company developing the SW-15 modular offshore desalination buoy. The SW-15 produces 15 cubic metres of fresh water per hour from a single offshore-moored unit, with a modular architecture that scales by adding units rather than rebuilding infrastructure. Anacapa will power SW-15 deployments wherever wave-coupled power is practical.

Learn more about SeaWell at seawellwater.com

Subsea data infrastructure

Subsea data centers are entering serious commercial development as AI-driven compute demand outpaces what land-based infrastructure can sustainably deliver. Underwater operation reduces cooling cost and improves hardware reliability. 

Anacapa is strategically aligned with Data Marine, a follow Ecomerit company commercializing subsea data vessel technology. Data Marine holds patented IP for marine subsea data vessels integrated with seawater cooling and modular power architectures. The technology lineage traces to the team’s role in designing and building the first underwater data center prototype tested off the California coast in 2015. Anacapa will leverage wave energy to power Data Marine deployments.

Offshore platform power

Offshore platforms across wind, oil and gas, and aquaculture increasingly require local power generation independent of platform infrastructure. Wave energy can co-locate with these assets, providing auxiliary power and platform services with minimal additional footprint. The LumaNet WEC’s modular architecture suits bespoke platform integration at varying scales.

Coastal and island communities

Many of the world’s most populated coastlines and island nations remain dependent on imported diesel for electricity, with high cost and high carbon intensity. Wave energy offers a route to local generation using a resource that is already present at the coast. The LumaNet WEC scales to community-grid deployment alongside existing or future infrastructure.

Grid-scale arrays

The long-term opportunity for wave energy is grid-scale generation along the world’s most populated coastlines. The LumaNet WEC’s commercial unit is targeted at 500kW, with array deployment as the long-term scaling pathway. Wave energy’s predictability and winter-strength complement existing wind and solar generation, providing a more balanced renewable mix than either delivers alone.

Discuss your project

Anacapa is actively engaging with first-deployment partners across floating desalination, subsea data, and offshore platform applications. If your project needs reliable distributed marine power, we want to talk.