Swedish energy technology company NoviOcean has presented its Medi Wave 850H hybrid offshore platform at a gathering organised by the Polish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, drawing attention from industry representatives tracking Baltic Sea energy developments.
The Medi Wave 850H is an 850 kW floating structure that integrates wave energy conversion, wind generation and solar panels within a single installation. The design is intended to deliver more consistent electricity output than single-technology alternatives: when wind speeds drop, wave energy — which typically lags wind conditions — and solar panels continue producing, reducing dependence on energy storage systems and backup generation capacity.
Jan Skjoldhammer, chief executive of NoviOcean, outlined the company’s commercialisation roadmap during the session and described the technology as a response to the challenge of supplying clean energy in a predictable and cost-competitive manner. He highlighted three practical benefits of the hybrid approach: higher energy density per unit of sea area, shared grid infrastructure costs across multiple generation types, and smoother output that avoids the peaks and troughs typical of wind-only installations.
The company’s current prototype, designated NO3, is undergoing sea trials at a test site near Stockholm, with site visits open to potential partners and investors. Future platform versions are planned at 3 MW and 5 MW capacities, and NoviOcean is targeting the first phase of commercial deployment for 2026 to 2027.
The presentation comes as Poland advances large-scale offshore wind projects on the Baltic Sea. As the country moves through successive development phases, hybrid platforms that share subsea cable and grid connections across multiple generation sources could complement wind-only installations and help manage system variability — a challenge that has prompted growing interest in diversified offshore energy configurations across the Baltic region.
