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TEAMER: Results of Investigating Structural Design Concepts and Alternative Materials for a Wave Power System

Included here are materials from a study on the design of a three-body Wave Energy Converter (WEC) utilizing a heave plate, dual Power Take Offs (PTOs), and single point mooring. A material trade study has been conducted to evaluate the effects of introducing various metallic and ...

Whitney, C. et al Cardinal Engineering

Apr 27, 2024
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HERO WEC V1.0 WEC-Sim Model

This zip file contains the files that are needed to simulate NREL's HERO WEC (hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter). This requires the user to have already installed WEC-Sim. In addition to the standard toolboxes that are required to run WEC-Sim the user wi...

Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 12, 2022
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TEAMER: Raw data and three-year modeled velocity from the upper Kuskokwim River at McGrath, Alaska

This dataset and final report from the upper Kuskokwim River at McGrath, Alaska is the result of a recent river resource and siting assessment conducted by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) and Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (...

Brown, E. et al City of McGrath, Alaska

Sep 25, 2025
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NWEI Azura November 2015 Data

Data files for the NWEI Azura grid-connected deployment at the 30-meter berth of the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site (WETS 30m Site) at the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) on the windward (northeast) coast of the island of Oahu, HI. See general documentation describing sp...

Lettenmaier, T. Northwest Energy Innovations

Dec 15, 2015
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HERO WEC V1.0 WEC-Sim Detailed Simulation Runs and Summary Data

Data sets from simulation runs include 144 wave cases that were run based on the WEC-Sim model (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/483). The 144 wave cases represent waves with the following wave height and wave period ranges: Significant Wave Height: 0.25 4.0m in 0.25m incre...

Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 12, 2022
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Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device Tow Tank Test Model Test Results Data

Dataset contains both captured and dynamic tow tank test model data from the Aquantis 2.5 MW ocean current generation device.

Arthurs, D. Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Jun 03, 2015
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TEAMER: Experimental performance characterization of a shrouded axial-flow turbine

Sitkana has developed a shrouded hydrokinetic turbine with a modular, low-cost design that can be scaled to meet the needs of remote communities. With technical support from the University of Washington, Sitkana sought to experimentally characterize the mechanical power and struct...

McMullan, L. et al University of Washington

Oct 20, 2023
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RivGen Acoustic Measurements, Igiugig, AK

Drifting hydrophone measurements obtained around the Ocean Renewable Power Company RivGen turbine near the village of Igiugig, Alaska in August, 2014. Each data set contains hydrophone voltage (as well as gain and sensitivity), position on the river (LAT, LONG, and proximity to tu...

Polagye, B. University of Washington

Jun 06, 2016
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Datasets

The data presented here were collected from the Ocean Thermal Extractable Energy Visualization (OTEEV) project. The OTEEV project focused on assessing the Maximum Practicably Extractable Energy (MPEE) from the world's ocean thermal resources. This project explored the feasibili...

Langle, N. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 25, 2014
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Modeling the Integration of Marine Energy into Microgrids Wave Resource Assessment

This submission has wave resource assessments which were conducted for six locations based on IEC requirements using the DOE WPTO Hindcast data and MHKiT. The locations are chosen to provide varying wave climates and include PacWave South, OR; Wave Energy Testing Site (WETS), HI; ...

Mankle, H. and Robertson, B. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Jan 19, 2023
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HERO WEC V1.0 WEC-Sim Model (July 2024)

**This submission supersedes submission MHKDR-483** This submission file contains the files that are needed to simulate NREL's HERO WEC (hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter). This requires the user to have already installed WEC-Sim. In addition to the sta...

Panzarella, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 01, 2024
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Wave Tank Testing of 1-DoF Heaving Buoy for Controls Validation Purposes

This submission includes the wave tank testing data used to validate the controls optimization efforts of a heaving 1-DoF buoy.

Previsic, M. et al Re Vision Consulting

Jul 13, 2017
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UNH TDP ADV Raw Data and Processing Scripts Fall 2021

This submission contains raw Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) data and processing scripts associated with MHKDR submission 394 (UNH TDP Concurrent Measurements of Inflow, Power Performance, and Loads for a Grid-Synchronized Vertical Axis Cross-Flow Turbine Operating in a Tidal E...

Bharath, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 21, 2021
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Advanced WEC Dynamics and Controls, Test 1

Numerous studies have shown that advanced control of a wave energy converter's (WEC's) power take off (PTO) can provide significant increases (on the order of 200-300%) in WEC energy absorption. Transitioning these control approaches from simplified paper studies to application in...

Coe, R. Sandia National Laboratories

Feb 26, 2016
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Centipod WEC Design for PacWave, 1:20 Scale Wave Tank Test Data

This dataset contains processed data collected from 1:20 scale wave tank experiments of a floating wave energy converter model tested at the University of New Hampshire's Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory in May 2023. The data were collected to understand how the device m...

Flanagan, T. and McCall, A. Dehlsen Associates, LLC

Dec 04, 2025
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ALFA Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics/Discrete Element Method Modeling System

The HDIS/COUPi discrete element method modeling system was used to simulate the interaction between various debris and the Research Debris Diversion Platform (RDDP)

DUVOY, P. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Nov 29, 2016
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Tidal Current Cross-flow Turbine Wake ADV and PIV Data

Measurements in the wake of a high-solidity cross-flow turbine in a laboratory flume obtained using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry and Particle Image Velocimetry for the purposes of characterizing the turbine wake and comparing the methods.

Polagye, B. University of Washington

Dec 06, 2016
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Wave Tank Testing Report for Controls Validation of a Heaving Point Absorber

The core objectives of this project is to improve the power capture of three different wave energy conversion (WEC) devices by more than 50% using an advanced control system and validate the attained improvements using wave tank and full scale testing. In parallel, we will bring a...

Previsic, M. et al Re Vision Consulting

Aug 26, 2020
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Azura WEC 1/15th Wave Tank Test Data

Test data from the 1/15th Wave Tank Tests of the Azura performed in 2017/2018 to validate the power performance and survivability of the Azura Design developed by Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) planned for deployment at the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site. Raw and processed d...

Ling, B. Northwest Energy Innovations

Feb 02, 2018
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TEAMER: AquaHarmonics High Fidelity WEC Sim PTO and Control Model Validation, Sim Model

Collaborative effort between AquaHarmonics, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to revise and validate Aquaharmonics' full wave to wire model, allowing for reduced uncertainty and increased understanding of design requirements of...

Tom, N. and Leon, J. AquaHarmonics, Inc.

Dec 31, 2021
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TEAMER: Numerical Modeling and Optimization of the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) Wave Energy Converter (WEC)

This project focused on developing an automated workflow to evaluate and optimize the iProTech Pitching Inertial Pump (PIP) wave energy converter (WEC) using open-source Python packages and the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim. The process involved parameterizing key design variables...

Wynn, N. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Apr 11, 2024
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Competing Use Analysis for Offshore Renewables and Subsea Cables

Demand for abundant and diverse resources in the oceans is growing, necessitating marine spatial planning. To inform development of Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) and Offshore Wind (OSW) resources, the Department of Energy (DOE) has asked NREL to identify the competing uses areas betwe...

Best, B. and Kilcher, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 29, 2019
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ALFA Shared Autonomy Manipulation Data with a Seabotix vLBV300

This report outlines marine field demonstrations for manipulation tasks with a semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (sAUV). The vehicle is built off a Seabotix vLBV300 platform with custom software interfacing it with the Robot Operating System (ROS). The vehicle utilizes an inertia...

Hollinger, G. and Lawrance, N. Oregon State University

Jun 19, 2017
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Water Horse Hydroelectric Harvester Dual Oscillator Field Testing Data, UAF Nenana Alaska, 2021

Raw and processed timeseries data generated during field testing of a single "galloping oscillator" Water Horse prototype at PMEC (Pacific Marine Energy Center) Tanana River Test Site in Nenana, AK for 3 weeks in 2021. Data collection by University of Alaska, Fairbanks. This su...

Loeffler, B. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks

Aug 18, 2021
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UNH TDP ADCP Raw Data and Processing Scripts Fall 2021

This submission contains raw Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data and processing scripts associated with MHKDR submission 394 (UNH TDP Concurrent Measurements of Inflow, Power Performance, and Loads for a Grid-Synchronized Vertical Axis Cross-Flow Turbine Operating in a T...