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Small Scale WEC Performance Modeling Data

Small Scale WEC Performance Modeling Data is performance data from downscaled models of common WEC devices and their calculated performance outputs. This data is used by the Small WEC interactive modeling tool hosted by PRIMRE. The devices include a point absorber, a two-body poin...
King, T. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 08, 2021
68 Resources
0 Stars
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Small Scale WEC Updated Performance Modeling Data

Small Scale WEC Performance Modeling Data is performance data from downscaled models of common WEC devices and their calculated performance outputs. This data is used by the Small WEC interactive modeling tool hosted by PRIMRE. The devices include a point absorber, a two-body poin...
King, T. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oct 28, 2022
25 Resources
0 Stars
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MBARI WEC 2021 deployment

This dataset includes data from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) wave energy converter (WEC) and a nearby located Sofar Spotter buoy. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has developed and deployed a small two-body point absorber wave energy device suit...
Coe, R. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Oct 12, 2021
4 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Centipod WEC, Advanced Controls, WEC Geometry CAD

CAD files depicting the wetted geometry of the Centipod WEC used in numerical models during this project. This includes the wetted geometry of the point absorber body ('pod') and the WEC 'backbone'.
McCall, A. Dehlsen Associates, LLC
Feb 15, 2016
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Electrically Engaged Undulation (EEL) System

The Electrically Engaged UnduLation (EEL) system is a buoyancy-driven submersible device for powering oceanographic instruments. Physically, EEL is a slender body whose flexible spine is made up of energy units interconnected by uniaxial hinges. Each unit consists of a pair of pie...
Lu, K. Pyro-E
Dec 01, 2021
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Performance estimation of resonance-enhanced dual-buoy wave energy converter using coupled time-domain simulation

This paper presents the modeling methodology and performance evaluation of the resonance-enhanced dual-buoy WEC (Wave Energy Converter) by HEM (hydrodynamic & electro-magnetic) fully-coupled-dynamics time-domain-simulation program. The numerical results are systematically compared...
Kang, H. et al Texas A&M University
Aug 31, 2020
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Reference Model 3 Cost Breakdown (RM3: Wave Point Absorber)

Contains the Reference Model 3 (RM3) spreadsheets with the cost breakdown structure (CBS) for the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) calculations for a single RM3 device and multiple unit arrays. These spreadsheets are contained within an XLSX file and a spreadsheet editor such as Mi...
Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Sep 30, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Reference Model 3 Full Scale Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber)

Contains the Reference Model 3 (RM3) full scale geometry files of the Wave Point Absorber, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was genera...
Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Sep 30, 2014
4 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Simulator

WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter SIMulator) is an open-source wave energy converter (WEC) simulation tool. This repository includes: link to the WEC-Sim project website which includes, introductory and overview information about the WEC-Sim, WEC-Sim publications, release notes, li...
Lawson, M. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

Reference Model 3 Scaled Geometry (RM3: Wave Point Absorber)

Contains the Reference Model 3 (RM3) scaled scale geometry files of the Wave Point Absorber, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These scaled geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. The scaled RM3 device ...
Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Sep 30, 2014
7 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Admiralty Inlet, WA Tidal Current Turbulence

Tripod and mooring data using acoustic doppler velocimeter (ADV) and acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) of tidal turbulence. When using the data, please cite the J. Oceanic Eng. paper included in this submission, and please contact Jim Thomson prior to submitting publication...
Thomson, J. Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Feb 01, 2011
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Bench Testing Data and Report for an Early Prototype Pitch Resonator WEC

This dataset encompasses data and documentation from bench tests conducted on an early prototype of a "pitch resonator" wave energy converter (WEC). The testing aimed to validate numerical models and reduce risks associated with the pitch resonator concept, which is designed to co...
Coe, R. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Aug 09, 2024
4 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Reference Model 2 Cost Breakdown (RM2: River Current Turbine)

Contains the Reference Model 2 (RM2) spreadsheets with the cost breakdown structure (CBS) for the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) calculations for a single RM2 device and multiple unit arrays. These spreadsheets are contained within an XLSX file and a spreadsheet editor such as Mi...
Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Sep 30, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

RM3 Wave Tank Validation Model

An approximately 1/75th scale point absorber wave energy absorber was built to validate the testing systems of a 16k gallon single paddle wave tank. The model was build based on the RM3 design and incorporated a linear position sensor, a force transducer, and wetness detection sen...
Candon, C. and Fao, R. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 31, 2023
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Reference Model 2 Full Scale Geometry (RM2: River Current Turbine)

Contains the Reference Model 2 (RM2) full scale geometry files of the River Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, X_T, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was...
Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Sep 30, 2014
5 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Reference Model 2 Scaled Geometry (RM2: River Current Turbine)

Contains the Reference Model 2 (RM2) scaled scale geometry files of the River Current Turbine, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These scaled geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. The scaled RM2 devic...
Neary, V. and Hill, C. Sandia National Laboratories
Sep 30, 2014
5 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: Cross-flow Turbine Hydrodynamics

The objective of this work is to validate RANS and LES computations of cross-flow turbine hydrodynamics using laboratory scale measurements. Validation involves the comparison of time-and phase averaged performance metrics and flowfields across the widest practical range of turbin...
Athair, A. et al University of Washington (NNMREC)
Mar 25, 2025
7 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

TEAMER: Techno-Economic Assessment of the Crestwing WEC Device

This dataset contains a report and an Excel file documenting a techno-economic model developed to assess the Crestwing wave energy converter (WEC), an attenuator-type device composed of two hinged rectangular barges. Funded by TEAMER and carried out by Re Vision Consulting, the st...
Previsic, M. Re Vision Consulting
Mar 14, 2025
3 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

StingRAY Structural Optimization Final Technical Report

The overall project objective is to materially decrease the leveled cost of energy (LCOE) of the Columbia Power (CPower) StingRAY utility-scale wave energy converter (WEC). This will be achieved by reducing structural material and manufacturing costs and increasing energy output. ...
Lenee-Bluhm, P. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.
Aug 05, 2020
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

H3 StingRAY Final Design and Technical Report

The goal of this Project was to develop a standards-compliant, fabrication-ready design of Columbia Power Technologies' (C-Power) next-generation wave energy converter (WEC), the StingRAY H3. The H3 is a design iteration of C-Power's StingRAY WEC and is intended for electrical pow...
Prudell, J. and Lenee-Bluhm, P. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.
Sep 15, 2023
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

TEAMER: MADWEC Techno-Economic Analysis

The objective of this project was for the facility to conduct a techno-economic assessment (TEA) of the Maximal Asymmetric Drag Wave Energy Converter (MADWEC), developed by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth). MADWEC is used for powering remote monitoring a...
Ortega, T. and Baca, E. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 08, 2024
2 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
28 Resources
1 Stars
Publicly accessible

In-Situ Blade Strain Measurements of a Crossflow Turbine Operating in a Tidal Flow

This data was collected between October 25 and December 12 of 2022 at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) turbine deployment platform (TDP). The goal was to collect blade strain data from a crossflow turbine operating in a tidal flow. A t...
Bharath, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 16, 2022
17 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Laboratory Upgrade Point Absorber (LUPA) CAD Files

The Laboratory Upgrade Point Absorber (LUPA) is an open-source wave energy converter designed and tested by Oregon State University. The computer-aided design (CAD) files are provided here in two forms: the original SOLIDWORKS (2021) model as "LUPA SOLIDWORKS.zip" and as a STEP fi...
Beringer, C. et al Oregon State University
Nov 04, 2024
7 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Reference Model 1 Cost Breakdown (RM1: Tidal Current Turbine)

Contains the Reference Model 1 (RM1) spreadsheets with the cost breakdown structure (CBS) for the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) calculations for a single RM1 device and multiple unit arrays. These spreadsheets are contained within an XLSX file and a spreadsheet editor such as Mi...
Neary, V. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Sep 30, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible
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