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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
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Tidal Turbine Test, Downeast Turbines, July 12, 2021

Downeast Turbines tested a tidal turbine prototype with novel rotor/channel system and lateral effluent discharge apparatus (LEDA), during five days of testing in the flume at Alden Lab. Three days of testing (July 12-14, 2021) focused on turbine power metrics of torque and rpm, w...
McBride, G. Downeast Turbines
Mar 26, 2022
6 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Public Initial Optimization of a Vessel-mounted Removable Current Energy Converter

This project focuses on developing a numerical tool to estimate the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for vessel-mounted hydrokinetic turbines. By leveraging open-source software and public-domain data, the tool evaluates energy capture and costs for deploying turbines on vessels in...
Forbush, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Jul 31, 2024
4 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: Proprietary Initial Optimization of a Vessel-mounted Removable Current Energy Converter

This project focuses on developing a numerical tool to estimate the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for vessel-mounted hydrokinetic turbines. By leveraging open-source software and public-domain data, the tool evaluates energy capture and costs for deploying turbines on vessels in...
Forbush, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Jul 31, 2024
4 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

Numerical Analysis of Two-Body Floating Attenuator WEC (Waveberg)

This TEAMER RFTS 9 award was used to develop a numerical model of the Waveberg floating attenuator wave energy converter (WEC) using the Wave Energy Converter-Simulator (WEC-Sim). The Waveberg is designed to generate power in the smaller waves (for wave heights of 1 2 meters) pred...
Wegener, P. DBA Waveberg Development
Mar 26, 2025
16 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

ALFA Field Testing of a Dual Sonar System for Detecting Woody Debris

Field testing of a dual sonar system for detecting woody debris in natural settings was conducted at the Tanana River Test Site (TRTS) in Nenana, AK between 8/26 and 9/23, 2015. The TRTS is approximately 65 miles south of Fairbanks and is well suited for testing hydrokinetic energ...
Kasper, J. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Apr 11, 2022
16 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Supporting model output files for Environmental Compliance Framework for Floating Tidal Turbines, Cook Inlet, AK

Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) is seeking to deploy their floating tidal technology in US waters and has considered the possibility of deploying in temperate waters including the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and the Western Passage, Maine. It has become apparent that some of the most p...
Wang, T. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Mar 01, 2023
5 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: CFD Data on a Vertical Axis Wave Turbine

In this study from January to July of 2023, different variations of the original geometry of a vertical-axis wave turbine (VAWT) were generated and evaluated for hydrodynamic power efficiency using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The key geometrical parameters considered in th...
Yang, Y. et al University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Jul 31, 2023
37 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Tidal Energy Resource Characterization, Velocity and Turbulence Measurements, Processed Data, Cook Inlet, AK, 2021

This submission contains processed datasets from a long-term deployment of 3 moorings and a transect survey of the proposed tidal energy site off the East Forelands in Cook Inlet, AK. The long-term mooring datasets were created from 8 instruments mounted on a Terrasond High Ener...
McVey, J. and Kilcher, L. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Aug 31, 2021
29 Resources
1 Stars
Curated

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
7 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

Current Energy Harnessing using Synergistic Kinematics of Schools of Fish-Shaped Bodies: Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory Tank Testing Data

The objectives of the proposed work pertain to building a high power-density and high efficiency device to harness MHK energy by mimicking fish-school kinematics. Vortex Hydro Energy is collaborating with a concept formed and undergone preliminary testing at the University of Mich...
Bernitsas, M. Vortex Hydro Energy
Apr 11, 2017
20 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Maximal Asymmetric Drag Wave Energy Converter

Boundary element method (BEM) and WEC-Sim analysis of UMass Dartmouth's maximal asymmetric drag wave energy converter (MADWEC), including its tethered ballast system and PTO (power take-off). This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 6 (request for technical support) program.
MacDonald, D. et al University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Aug 18, 2023
3 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER RFTS 12 xWave ABS Path to Certification Prototype Validation Stage

This is CalWave's report for work conducted under TEAMER RFTS 12 with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on xWave Prototype Validation within their New Technology Qualification (NTQ) process.
Boerner, T. et al CalWave Inc.
Jul 15, 2026
1 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting curation

TEAMER RFTS 12 xWave ABS Path to Certification Prototype Validation Stage

This is CalWave's public report for work conducted under TEAMER RFTS 12 with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on xWave Prototype Validation within their New Technology Qualification (NTQ) process.
Boerner, T. et al CalWave Inc.
Jul 15, 2026
1 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting curation

TEAMER: OSU X Hinsdale & Sandia LUPA System Identification

This submission is part of a TEAMER testing campaign through RFTS 7 at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon. This testing was conducted by Oregon State University (OSU) and Sandia National Laboratories in October and November 2023. The Laboratory Upgrade...
Robertson, B. et al Oregon State University
Oct 19, 2023
4 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC Model

'Additional Degree of Freedom for WEC' WEC-Sim numerical model from RFTS 1 (request for technical support) TEAMER project. An increase in wave energy converter (WEC) efficiency requires not only consideration of the nonlinear effects in the WEC dynamics and the power take-off (PTO...
McCall, A. et al Dehlsen Associates, LLC
May 26, 2022
3 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: Accelerated Lifetime Testing of Main Shaft Seals for Tidal Turbine Rotors

The lifetime assessment experimental platform described in this report is specifically designed for testing the low-speed main shaft seal for Verdant Power's (Verdant Power Inc., New York, New York) fifth-generation (Gen5) underwater power generation turbine. This project is joint...
Murray, R. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 01, 2024
2 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: Tidal Currents in San Juan Archipelago, Washington

Re-analyzed acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) data originally collected by NOAA CO-OPS (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services) and equivalent point data from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's FVCOM (Finite Volume Community Ocean Model) model of th...
Polagye, B. et al University of Washington
Dec 15, 2022
4 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: Enhancing and Optimization of MADWEC Performance Through Numerical Simulations

This set of data was the result of the TEAMER project led by Adam Keester (Sandia) and Dr. Mohamed Shabara (NREL) on 'enhancing and optimization of maximal asymmetric drag wave energy converter (MADWEC) performance through numerical simulations' in support of research efforts at U...
Raessi, M. et al University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Oct 02, 2025
2 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: ORPC Pitching Foil Crossflow Turbine Efficiency Testing Report

Turbine performance data, collected and processed by the University of New Hampshire (UNH). This presentation includes turbine performance vs tow speed and Reynolds #, turbine performance vs tip-speed ratio, as well as the TARE values used for processing the data. Project was fun...
Pillsbury, L. Ocean Renewable Power Company
Sep 01, 2022
1 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

TEAMER: Triton Systems Oscillating Water Column Modeling Data and Report

This dataset provides the output of six Wave Energy Converter Simulator (WEC-Sim) simulations and accompanying documentation for the modeling of Triton Systems' oscillating water column (OWC) system at tank scale (validated using available data for tuning the model, Tests 1-2) and...
Forbush, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Aug 30, 2024
3 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

TEAMER: Vertical Axies Hydrokinetic Turbine Data, Emrgy Inc. 2022, Post Access Submission

The data herein contains all data collected and used for the Performance Characterization Testing and Model Calibration of a Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine. The data includes performance data and durability data for the Hydrokinetic Turbine. The device performance data contain...
Cuthbert, T. Emrgy, Inc.
Apr 06, 2022
5 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: Original HANNA Mono-Radial Turbine Post Access Report

Final report on a TEAMER RFTS 2 (request for technical support) study undertaken by Alden Research Laboratory for the Mono-radial turbine invented by John Clark Hanna DBA: Hanna Wave Energy Primary Drives. The study is a predictive numerical and CFD (computational fluid dynamics) ...
Hanna, J. Hanna Wave Energy Primary Drives
Mar 10, 2022
1 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: xWave Real Time IMU Optimization for Advanced Controls

CalWave is developing a wave energy converter (WEC) called xWave that operates fully submerged and is classified as a type of submerged pressure differential WEC. As ocean waves pass over the submerged wave buoy, a pressure differential is created, exciting the absorber in multipl...
Spinneken, J. and Boerner, T. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.
Apr 18, 2023
2 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

TEAMER: Initial Testing of Wave Energy-Powered UV-C LED Anti-Biofouling System, Post-Access Report, 3newable LLC

Biofouling severely limits the quality of data coming from buoy-mounted sensors. 3newable is co-developing a unique solution to the biofouling problem together with the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) at WHOI to design and build a buoy-mounted WEC as an integrated power sourc...
Minsky, M. et al 3newable LLC
Sep 20, 2022
2 Resources
0 Stars
Curated
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