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The present diploma thesis has been conducted during the postgraduate program 'Design and Construction of Civil Engineering Structures' of the Department of Environmental Engineering at the Hellenic University of Greece in Thessaloniki. Initially, this work presents studies that have been conducted for the exploitation of sea wave energy in Europe and also in different countries throughout the world with emphasis in the wave potential of the Greek seas. Afterwards, the main types of wave energy converters and a wide range of devices that produce energy from the sea waves are presented with basic criterion their location. Then, the energy coastal constructions that produce energy from the sea waves and those that have been studied theoritically are displayed at the end of the Introduction part. Then, the paper focuses on the application of a coastal construction with vertical walls to exploit wave energy in Thermaikos Gulf. The one site that has been chosen at the west part of Thermaikos Gulf is the region of Nea Agathoupoli – Methoni which belongs at the Municipality of Pydnas - Kolindrou in the Perfecture of Pieria. The other site at the east part of Thermaikos Gulf is the region of Poseidi which belongs at the Municipality of Kassandra in the Perfecture of Chalkidiki. After collecting and analyzing the wind data at the two regions,the model that produces energy from sea waves through coastal construction with vertical construction is applied. Finally, the research which was carried out led to very interesting results, that are analytically presented.