Ocean Energy Global Market Report 2025

Ocean energy refers to renewable energy obtained from the natural processes of the ocean, including waves, tides, currents, thermal gradients, and salinity differences. As a form of marine renewable energy, it can be categorized into several types based on its source. Ocean energy is regarded as a promising, low-carbon source of electricity that has the potential to enhance a more sustainable energy mix.

The primary types of ocean energy include wave energy, tidal energy, and others. Wave energy is generated from the movement of surface waves in the ocean. This energy can be utilized in various applications such as power generation and desalination, serving a range of end users including commercial and residential sectors.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

The sharp rise in U.S. tariffs and the ensuing trade tensions in spring 2025 are having a notable impact on the utilities sector, particularly across power generation, grid modernization, and renewable energy initiatives. Increased duties on imported equipment such as turbines, transformers, solar panels, and battery storage systems are driving up both capital and operational expenses for utility companies, prompting many to delay projects or pass higher costs on to consumers through increased energy rates. The water and waste management sectors are similarly affected, as tariffs inflate the cost of essential machinery, piping, and treatment technologies. Moreover, retaliatory tariffs from key trading partners have disrupted the supply of critical raw materials-such as rare earth elements vital for clean energy technologies-posing further challenges to the shift toward sustainable energy. In response, the sector is increasingly focusing on domestic procurement, digital transformation, and efficiency-enhancing innovations to control rising costs while safeguarding energy reliability and meeting regulatory demands.

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The ocean energy market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $0.83 billion in 2024 to $1.01 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising need to cut carbon emissions and climate change, government regulations and policy support, rise of the ocean energy industry, rising shift in trends toward creating renewable energy, rising depletion of fossil fuels.

The ocean energy market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.33 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising energy need, rising worries about energy security, rising energy costs and pollution, growing environmental concerns, rising global electricity consumption, and growing consumer demand for green energy. Major trends in the forecast period include integrating blockchain technology in the energy sector, effective monitoring technologies and smart architecture, renewable energy source technology, development of ocean energy technologies, and developments in wave and tidal energy technologies.

The forecast of 23.1% growth over the next five years reflects a slight reduction of 0.2% from the previous projectiont. This reduction is primarily due to the impact of tariffs between the US and other countries. The ocean energy sector might face delays due to tariffs on marine-grade power take-off systems, mooring components, and underwater cables imported from Europe and Asia-Pacific. The effect will also be felt more widely due to reciprocal tariffs and the negative effect on the global economy and trade due to increased trade tensions and restrictions.

The growing demand for renewable energy sources is anticipated to drive the expansion of the ocean energy market in the future. Renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, and hydropower, are natural resources that can regenerate over time. The surge in demand for these energy sources stems from social influences, decentralized energy generation, corporate pledges, heightened public health awareness, and efforts to mitigate climate change. Ocean energy represents a promising area within renewable energy, providing a consistent and plentiful clean power source by harnessing tidal, wave, and thermal energy from the seas. This technology helps reduce reliance on fossil fuels and complements other renewable energy solutions, significantly contributing to a diversified and resilient energy grid. For example, a report from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2022 projected a 75% increase in domestic solar energy generation and an 11% growth in wind energy by 2025. Consequently, the rising adoption of renewable energy sources is propelling the growth of the ocean energy market.

Leading companies in the ocean energy sector are concentrating on investing in the enhancement of ocean energy devices by boosting energy capture, lowering maintenance costs, and improving overall efficiency and durability in challenging marine environments. Investments in ocean energy are rapidly gaining traction, as this innovative sector presents significant opportunities for sustainable power generation and long-term economic growth in the global renewable energy arena. For instance, in August 2024, the European Union (EU), based in Belgium, initiated an $8.87 million (€8 million) investment program called Critical Technologies for Future Ocean Energy Farms to promote the development and deployment of ocean energy devices. This initiative aims to enhance condition and structural health monitoring by leveraging insights from sectors such as offshore wind for ocean energy devices. The program seeks to demonstrate a grid-connected 1 MW floating wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland, representing a major advancement in the deployment of wave energy technologies.

In January 2022, Eco Wave Power Global AB, a wave energy company from Sweden, entered into a partnership with Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. This collaboration signifies Eco Wave's strategic effort to broaden its portfolio by integrating Ocean Power's expertise in providing ocean energy technology solutions. Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. is a U.S.-based company that specializes in wave energy technologies.

Major companies operating in the ocean energy market are NDRITZ HYDRO GmbH Group, Minesto AB, Seabased AB, Nova Innovation Ltd., Hann-Ocean Co. Ltd., Applied Technologies Company Ltd., Verdant Power Inc., Ocean Renewable Power Company, Ocean Harvesting Technologies AB, AWS Ocean Energy Ltd., HydroQuest SAS, Eco Wave Power Global AB, Carnegie Clean Energy Ltd., Mocean Energy Ltd., Aqua Magnetics International Inc., Atargis Energy Corporation, Biopower Systems Ltd., Kepler Energy Inc., Energy Technology Centre Ltd., AquaGen Technologies Inc., Ocean Power Technologies Ltd.

Europe was the largest region in the ocean energy market in 2023. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the ocean energy market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

The countries covered in the ocean energy market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The ocean energy market includes revenues earned by entities by harnessing ocean current energy, ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), and salinity gradient energy (blue energy). The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

Ocean Energy Global Market Report 2025 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses on ocean energy market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.

• The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
• The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
• The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include:

The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.

• Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
• The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth.
• The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
• The trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it emerges from the crisis and suggests how companies can grow as the market recovers.

Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Type: Wave Energy; Tidal energy; Other Types
• 2) By Application: Power Generation; Desalination; Other Applications
• 3) By End-User: Commercial; Residential
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Wave Energy: Oscillating Water Columns; Point Absorbers; Attenuators
• 2) By Tidal Energy: Tidal Stream Generators; Tidal Barrages; Tidal Lagoons
• 3) By Other Types: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC); Salinity Gradient Energy
• Companies Mentioned: NDRITZ HYDRO GmbH Group; Minesto AB; Seabased AB; Nova Innovation Ltd.; Hann-Ocean Co. Ltd.; Applied Technologies Company Ltd.; Verdant Power Inc.; Ocean Renewable Power Company; Ocean Harvesting Technologies AB; AWS Ocean Energy Ltd.; HydroQuest SAS; Eco Wave Power Global AB; Carnegie Clean Energy Ltd.; Mocean Energy Ltd.; Aqua Magnetics International Inc.; Atargis Energy Corporation; Biopower Systems Ltd.; Kepler Energy Inc.; Energy Technology Centre Ltd.; AquaGen Technologies Inc.; Ocean Power Technologies Ltd.
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
• Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
• Data Segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
• Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
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