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 tank testing, and PTO sub-system testing and needed assistance in developing a techno-economic model to enable optimization of their topology, comparison to a generic heaving point absorber topology, and guide the next steps in their development efforts. The core objective was to develop a techno-economic approach and modeling tool that allows benchmarking of the two topologies across a wide range of scales to evaluate their respective competitiveness in different application spaces.
This data includes the final report as well as a supporting spreadsheet containing the data produced for this report.
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AB - 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 tank testing, and PTO sub-system testing and needed assistance in developing a techno-economic model to enable optimization of their topology, comparison to a generic heaving point absorber topology, and guide the next steps in their development efforts. The core objective was to develop a techno-economic approach and modeling tool that allows benchmarking of the two topologies across a wide range of scales to evaluate their respective competitiveness in different application spaces.
This data includes the final report as well as a supporting spreadsheet containing the data produced for this report.
AU - Previsic, Mirko
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15473/2481240
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - wave
KW - cost
KW - economics
KW - assessment
KW - WEC
KW - wave energy converter
KW - rectifier
KW - flywheel
KW - optimization
KW - technology
KW - data
KW - techno-economic
KW - power take-off
KW - PTO
KW - excel
KW - TEAMER
LA - English
DA - 2024/11/19
PY - 2024
PB - Re Vision Consulting
T1 - UMass 2-Body WEC Techno-Economic Assessment
UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/2481240
ER -
Previsic, Mirko. UMass 2-Body WEC Techno-Economic Assessment. Re Vision Consulting, 19 November, 2024, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/2481240.
Previsic, M. (2024). UMass 2-Body WEC Techno-Economic Assessment. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. Re Vision Consulting. https://doi.org/10.15473/2481240
Previsic, Mirko. UMass 2-Body WEC Techno-Economic Assessment. Re Vision Consulting, November, 19, 2024. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/2481240
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title = {UMass 2-Body WEC Techno-Economic Assessment},
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abstractNote = {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 tank testing, and PTO sub-system testing and needed assistance in developing a techno-economic model to enable optimization of their topology, comparison to a generic heaving point absorber topology, and guide the next steps in their development efforts. The core objective was to develop a techno-economic approach and modeling tool that allows benchmarking of the two topologies across a wide range of scales to evaluate their respective competitiveness in different application spaces.
This data includes the final report as well as a supporting spreadsheet containing the data produced for this report. },
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/580},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, Re Vision Consulting, https://doi.org/10.15473/2481240},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-28},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/2481240
Details
Data from Nov 19, 2024
Last updated Dec 16, 2024
Submitted Nov 20, 2024
Organization
Re Vision Consulting
Contact
Mirko Previsic
916.977.3970
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, wave, cost, economics, assessment, WEC, wave energy converter, rectifier, flywheel, optimization, technology, data, techno-economic, power take-off, PTO, excel, TEAMERDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895
