Seabreath LLC emerged from over three decades of dedicated research aimed at creating a wave energy converter capable of delivering truly viable power generation—combining economic competitiveness, resilience in extreme marine conditions, and minimal environmental impact.
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Parma, Italy, the company builds on a foundation of patents and academic studies initiated at the University of Padua in 2008. Over the years, these early innovations have evolved into advanced solutions and optimizations that may lead to additional patents, not only within wave energy but across broader blue‑economy applications.
To maintain agility and minimize fixed costs, Seabreath currently operates through a lean organizational model that leverages specialized external partners while focusing internal efforts on research and development. During the pilot phase, the company will rely on freelance professionals, with the intention of transitioning key contributors into long‑term roles, including potential equity participation upon successful milestones.
Seabreath collaborates with a network of high‑level partners, including:
• a leading technology hub,
• a specialized marine engineering firm,
• a university with recognized expertise in wave energy,
• a naval electronics design and manufacturing company,
• a renewable‑energy instrumentation provider,
• a precision metalworking company,
• and additional sector experts.
Seabreath is a small company with a bold vision: to deliver practical, scalable solutions to global energy and environmental challenges through next‑generation wave energy technology.
The world needs renewable sources that are more stable and predictable. Wave motion is one of the most constant energy resources on the planet, yet existing technologies have not achieved a balance between cost, reliability, and resilience in open‑sea conditions.
SeaBreath was created to solve this problem with a radically different approach: a modular, floating OWC system designed to withstand even extreme marine environments.
Seabreath is developing a wave energy converter based on multiple oscillating water column chambers, optimized for:
Higher energy efficiency enabled by modularity
Reduced installation and maintenance costs
Structural robustness in severe metocean conditions
Minimal environmental impact, with no invasive seabed components
The technology is the result of over 30 years of research, patents, and university testing, with studies initiated in 2008 at the University of Padua.
SeaBreath has already achieved significant milestones:
Patents filed and validated
Laboratory testing on multiple models at the University of Padua
Presentations at international conferences and awards (Shanghai Expo, Kuwait International Fair, SMAU Lamarck Award, Marevivo)
Active collaborations with technology centers, naval design firms, marine electronics companies, and renewable‑energy equipment providers
This combination of academic research, recognition, and technical partnerships forms a solid foundation for the next phase.
Global demand for renewable energy is growing faster than supply
Wave energy remains an open market, with few mature players and enormous untapped potential
European regulations are pushing for modular, low‑impact offshore solutions
OWC technologies are among the most promising for reliability and scalability
SeaBreath is positioned at the ideal moment to move from laboratory validation to real‑world deployment.
The business model includes:
Sale or licensing of the technology to utilities, offshore operators, and marine‑energy developers
Recurring revenue from maintenance, upgrades, and modular components
Potential expansion into related blue‑economy sectors (smart mooring, dedicated turbines, modular structures)
Seabreath is seeking capital to:
Build the full‑scale 1:1 prototype of the modular floating OWC system
Conduct sea trials to validate performance, resilience, and operating costs
Prepare for industrialization and commercial partnerships
With this investment, the company aims to achieve:
Full technical validation
Certifications required for market entry
Initial pilot installations with utilities or offshore operators
Seabreath is a wave‑energy technology with:
30 years of research behind it
Patents and university testing already completed
Active industrial collaborations
A modular, scalable solution in a rapidly growing market
A clear, financeable next step: the 1:1 prototype
Founded by Dr. Luigi Rubino, economist and independent researcher in the wave‑energy sector, SeaBreath operates with a lean model based on specialized outsourcing and collaborations with universities, marine companies, and technology partners.
The team is small but highly specialized, with complementary expertise in marine engineering, electronics, materials, and naval design.
2008 – first patent
2009 – different models was tested in the laboratory of the University of Padua, The technology was successfully presented in several international conferences of the field and it was the subject of different thesis
2010 – Seabreath was in exposition at the Italian Pavilion Shanghai Expo
2011 – silver medal at the IV International Fair of the Inventions of the Middle East – Kuwait City
2012 – Confindustria Lamarck SMAU Award first place
2012 – second place at the International Marevivo competition
2018 – foundation of Seabreath LLC
Seabreath had, and continues to have, several international experiences, collaborations and expositions in fairs like Ecomondo, Key Energy, Solar and Storage, Pollutec, etc.
We also have other conceptual solutions for :
We are seeking funding to continue development with the creation of a 1:1 scale prototype of a floating, modular, multi-chambers oscillating water colums wave energy converter (OWCs WEC) to be tested at sea.