PacWave South will be able to simultaneously host up to 20 wave energy converters (WECs) in four separate test berths with a maximum total power output of 20 megawatts. Each test berth will be equipped with a dedicated transmission cable, and the site is pre-permitted for multiple types of WEC technologies.

This five-year investment will significantly accelerate the design, fabrication, and testing of multiple wave energy converters (WECs), which harness power from ocean waves. Wave energy, a type of marine energy, can provide local, affordable, and clean energy for U.S. electric grids, coastal communities, and offshore work and the blue economy .

2022年1月25日 · DOE announces $25 million in funding for eight innovative projects that will support increased research, development, and demonstration of wave energy technologies and represent the first round of open-water testing at the PacWave South test site.

2024年10月4日 · The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has announced up to $112.5 million in funding for DOE’s largest ever investment in marine energy. This five-year investment will accelerate the design, fabrication and testing of wave energy converters (WECs).

DOE is supporting companies testing their WECs @ the Navy’s WETS @ Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for comparison of performance, reliability, and LCOE Developer

2024年9月26日 · This five-year investment will significantly accelerate the design, fabrication, and testing of multiple wave energy converters (WECs), which harness power from ocean waves. The DOE says that if even a portion of this technical resource potential is captured, wave energy technologies would make significant contributions to US energy needs by ...

2024年9月21日 · This five-year investment is poised to play an important role in speeding up the design, fabrication, and testing of various wave energy converters (WECs) that capture energy from ocean waves. A total of $16.875 million will back wave device development and open water testing, specifically targeting dispersed use and power-at-sea applications.

2020年6月30日 · The DOE tasked HINMREC with facilitating and accelerating the build-out of the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS), the nation’s first grid-connected open water wave energy conversion test facility, located off Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) in …

On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office announced an intent to provide up to $112.5 million in funding to advance the commercial readiness of wave energy...

2024年9月24日 · Administered by the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), the investment is designed to support development and testing of WECs to provide power for at-sea applications, such as ocean observation, aquaculture, and marine carbon dioxide removal, and that cover coastal community needs, such as power and clean drinking water production.