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Sub-Scale Stage 1 Magnetic Gear for a Marine Hydrokinetic Generator

The goal of this project is to design, fabricate, and test a hermetically sealed 50 kilowatt (kW) multistage magnetically geared generator (MGG). In order to reduce risk, a sub-scale 5kW multistage MGG was first built. This project will benefit MHK device developers by providing a...
Bird, J. Portland State University
May 12, 2022
5 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

Stage 2 Sub-Scale Magnetic Gear

The goal of this project is to design, fabricate, and test a hermetically sealed 50 kilowatt (kW) multistage magnetically geared generator (MGG). In order to reduce risk, a sub-scale 5kW multistage MGG was first built. This project will benefit MHK device developers by providing a...
Bird, J. Portland State University
May 30, 2021
2 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

Wave Energy Prize 1/50th Testing Waveswing America Submerged Pressure Differential WEC

This submission of data includes all the 1/50th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the Waveswing America team, and includes: 1/50th test data (raw & processed) 1/50th test data video and pictures 1/50th Test plans and testing documents Results
Scharmen, W. Ricardo Detroit Technical Center
Jan 22, 2016
5 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

HERO WEC Bills of Materials: WEC, RO System, and Submersible Pump

This submission includes detailed Bills of Materials for the NREL-designed and built Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter (HERO WEC), as well as the reverse osmosis assembly and submersible pump that are used in the HERO WEC. The WEC file is specific to th...
Jenne, S. and Panzarella, J. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 01, 2024
5 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Net Shape Fabricated Low Cost MHK Pass-Through the Hub Turbine Blades with Integrated Health Management Technology

The primary objective of this project is to develop a three-blade MHK rotor with low manufacturing and maintenance costs. The proposed program will design, fabricate and test a novel half-scale low cost, net shape fabricated single piece three-blade MHK rotor with integrated healt...
Wess, D. ARL Penn State
Feb 09, 2016
24 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

CalWave WEC Holistic PTO Design

This project aims to advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of CalWave’s commercial scale Power Take-Off (PTO) subsystem through further increasing the level of coupling in physical PTO and concurrent controls design. This is achieved by incorporating a systematic holistic...
Boerner, T. et al CalWave Power Technologies Inc.
Sep 02, 2022
5 Resources
0 Stars
Awaiting release

Wave Energy Prize 1/20th Testing Waveswing America Submerged Pressure Differential WEC

Data from the 1/20th scale testing data completed on the Wave Energy Prize for the Waveswing America team, including the 1/20th scale test plan, raw test data, video, photos, and data analysis results. The top level objective of the 1/20th scale device testing is to obtain the ne...
Scharmen, W. Ricardo Detroit Technical Center
Aug 19, 2016
43 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Fish Detection AI, sonar image-trained detection, counting, tracking models

The Fish Detection AI project aims to improve the efficiency of fish monitoring around marine energy facilities to comply with regulatory requirements. Despite advancements in computer vision, there is limited focus on sonar images, identifying small fish with unlabeled data, and ...
Gutstein, S. et al Water Power Technology Office
Aug 25, 2024
6 Resources
0 Stars
Curated

UMass 2-Body WEC Techno-Economic Assessment

The University of Massachusetts (UMass) is developing a 2-body wave energy converter (WEC) device that is converting mechanical power into electricity using a mechanical motion rectifier that allows the system to couple to a flywheel. UMass has completed numerical modeling, wave t...
Previsic, M. Re Vision Consulting
Nov 19, 2024
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device Design Details

Items in this submission provide the detailed design of the Aquantis Ocean Current Turbine and accompanying analysis documents, including preliminary designs, verification of design reports, CAD drawings of the hydrostatic drivetrain, a test plan and an operating conditions simula...
Banko, R. et al Dehlsen Associates, LLC
Jun 03, 2015
22 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

HERO WEC V1 Upgrade 2023 Laboratory Testing (Raw Data)

This submission contains the original, unprocessed data from the 2023 Large Amplitude Motion Platform (LAMP) testing of NREL's Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter (HERO WEC). This data serves as a companion to MHKDR #520. Data was collected using NREL's Mo...
Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 01, 2024
6 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Tank testing of Waveberg wave energy converter

Waveberg tank test data guide: The files are in alphabetical order after the first sub file; this file contains earlier versions of the master analysis file. As I was working, I would take a graph and drop it into the draft final report, since I did not understand the data tracea...
Wegener, P. DBA Waveberg Development
Apr 20, 2025
27 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

HERO WEC V1 Upgrade 2023 Laboratory Testing (processed data)

The following submission includes processed laboratory data from NREL's Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter (HERO WEC), in the form of MATLAB workspaces. This dataset was created using NREL's Large Amplitude Motion Platform (LAMP) and collected between Aug...
Panzarella, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 01, 2024
12 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

ARIS Acoustic Camera Data Around a 5kW In-River Turbine from Tanana River Test Site

Four days (June 14-17, 2021) of ARIS acoustic camera data from the main research barge of the Tanana River Test Site operated by UAF. Data are collected sidelooking with the turbine in part of the field of view. This data was collected as part of a fish collision risk study. An ac...
Staines, G. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jun 14, 2021
19 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Stage 2 Full-Scale Rotary Magnetic Gear for a Marine Hydrokinetic Generator

The goal of this project is to design, fabricate, and test a hermetically sealed 50 kilowatt (kW) multistage magnetically geared generator (MGG). This project will benefit MHK device developers by providing an MHK PTO that overcomes the reliability concerns of the mechanical gears...
Bird, J. Portland State University
Jul 30, 2021
4 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

Physical and Numerical Modeling Open Source Files and Datasets for 1:6 Scale Reference Model 2 (RM2) Cross-Flow Turbine

This submission includes Github links to open source files and data sets, including the numerical model, CACTUS, input files, source code and output files, CAD files of the 1:6 scale model DOE's RM2 cross-flow turbine, power performance data and wake flow measurements from the 1:6...
Neary, V. Sandia National Laboratories
Jun 30, 2015
3 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Model and experimental validation of ocean kite dynamics and controls

This submission includes two peer-reviewed papers from researchers at North Carolina State University presenting the modeling and lab-scale experimentation of the dynamics and control of a tethered tidal ocean kite. Below are the abstracts of each file included in the submission. ...
Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University
Mar 01, 2020
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Design of high-deflection foils MHK applications CFD models Helical turbines

The Ocean Renewable Power Company's (ORPC's) goal is to design, develop, and test hydrofoils with large deflections. The effects of the deflections on cross-flow turbine performance would be evaluated in order to inform design considerations for full-scale water turbines and other...
Barrington, M. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company
Nov 01, 2021
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

MOIS Installation on NWEI Azura Half Scale WEC WETS Testing Documentation

This submission includes documentation on the Modular Ocean Instrumentation System (MOIS) installation on the Azura 1/2 scale wave energy converter at the Marine Station Kaneohe Bay (MCBH). Data from the deployment will be uploaded over the course of the test. The instrumentatio...
Nelson, E. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
May 30, 2015
7 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device Full Scale Mooring Analysis Report and Specifications

This dataset contains the Aquantis 2.5 MW Ocean Current Generation Device full scale mooring analysis report and specifications.
Arthurs, D. Dehlsen Associates, LLC
Jun 03, 2015
1 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

StingRAY System and LCOE Content Models

DOE System and LCOE (levelized costs of energy) Content Models completed for a utility-scale Stingray WEC.
Rhinefrank, K. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.
Mar 06, 2017
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Design of high-deflection foils MHK applications FEA models Helical turbines

The Ocean Renewable Power Company's (ORPC's) goal is to design, develop, and test hydrofoils with large deflections. The effects of the deflections on cross-flow turbine performance would be evaluated in order to inform design considerations for full-scale water turbines and other...
Barrington, M. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company
Oct 01, 2021
2 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Triton: Survivability Enhancement of a Multi-Mode Point Absorber

The overall goal of this project was to design and validate a survival mode for the Triton WEC that allows for a reduction in peak loads, while simultaneously allowing for a reduction of capital cost due to the elimination of overdesign to account for uncertainty. In addition, the...
Mundon, T. and Rosenberg, B. Oscilla Power, Inc.
Sep 28, 2018
11 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible
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