Nordic presence in Portugal

AW-Energy

Wave Energy (WaveRoller)

Vantaa developer of the WaveRoller submerged-flap wave energy converter (AW-Energy Oy, business ID 1797737-9, registered 17 April 2003; mechanical and process engineering in the Finnish register). Its Portuguese permanent representation, AW-Energy Oy, Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980449146, Esplanada do Castelo 22, 4150-196 Porto), is registered to build a wave-energy demonstration system and sell the electricity it produces. WaveRoller units were tested off Peniche in 2012 and 2019–2021, and the EU-funded ONDEP project (€19 million from Horizon Europe, from October 2024) is deploying a 2 MW array of four WaveRollers at the same site.

OriginFinland
HQVantaa, Finland (AW-Energy Oy, business ID 1797737-9)
FoundedRegistered 17 Apr 2003
ActivityWave energy converters (WaveRoller)
PT entityAW-Energy Oy, Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980449146 — Esplanada do Castelo 22, 4150-196 Porto
Portuguese projectONDEP (Ondas de Peniche) — 2 MW, four WaveRollers, €19m Horizon Europe grant, from Oct 2024
Target marketPortugal

Corridor footprint

Vantaa developer of the WaveRoller submerged-flap wave energy converter (AW-Energy Oy, business ID 1797737-9, registered 17 April 2003; mechanical and process engineering in the Finnish register). Its Portuguese permanent representation, AW-Energy Oy, Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980449146, Esplanada do Castelo 22, 4150-196 Porto), is registered to build a wave-energy demonstration system and sell the electricity it produces. WaveRoller units were tested off Peniche in 2012 and 2019–2021, and the EU-funded ONDEP project (€19 million from Horizon Europe, from October 2024) is deploying a 2 MW array of four WaveRollers at the same site.

Why this matters

AW-Energy sits inside the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia business corridor that NorthSouth HQ tracks every day. Its operations are a data point in the broader story of how capital, goods, people and ideas flow between Portugal and the Nordics — a corridor that is accelerating in 2026.

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