TEAMER: Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter
Renewable energy costs have declined but are still unable to consistently meet power consumption demands when needed most. The Wavewatts concept is able to consistently deliver critical dispatchable renewable energy by directly converting large and slow moving forces of wave energy into compressed air. This investigation looks to confirm the anticipated performance and dynamics of the Wavewatts two body Wave Energy Converter (WEC). This project aimed to build a working and validated WEC-Sim model of the full-scale Wavewatts WEC which can be used to test the WEC in different wave conditions and extract desired results. The specific metrics used to demonstrate the performance of the device are the response amplitude operators, loads on bodies and cables (e.g., forces, moments), response of bodies and cables (e.g., displacement, velocity), and power take-off (PTO) mechanical power production.
This submission includes the WEC-Sim simulation data and unredacted Post Access Report for WEC-Sim simulation data for the Wavewatts spar buoy WEC. This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 11 (request for technical support) program.
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AB - Renewable energy costs have declined but are still unable to consistently meet power consumption demands when needed most. The Wavewatts concept is able to consistently deliver critical dispatchable renewable energy by directly converting large and slow moving forces of wave energy into compressed air. This investigation looks to confirm the anticipated performance and dynamics of the Wavewatts two body Wave Energy Converter (WEC). This project aimed to build a working and validated WEC-Sim model of the full-scale Wavewatts WEC which can be used to test the WEC in different wave conditions and extract desired results. The specific metrics used to demonstrate the performance of the device are the response amplitude operators, loads on bodies and cables (e.g., forces, moments), response of bodies and cables (e.g., displacement, velocity), and power take-off (PTO) mechanical power production.
This submission includes the WEC-Sim simulation data and unredacted Post Access Report for WEC-Sim simulation data for the Wavewatts spar buoy WEC. This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 11 (request for technical support) program.
AU - Hon, Raphael
A2 - Grasberger, Jeff
A3 - Anderson, Megan Lee
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - spar buoy
KW - TEAMER
KW - RFTS11
KW - wave energy converter
KW - WEC
KW - two body WEC
KW - WEC-Sim
KW - prefromance
KW - model
KW - processed data
LA - English
DA - 2025/09/04
PY - 2025
PB - Wavewatts Inc.
T1 - TEAMER: Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter
UR - https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/657
ER -
Hon, Raphael, et al. TEAMER: Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter. Wavewatts Inc., 4 September, 2025, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/657.
Hon, R., Grasberger, J., & Anderson, M. (2025). TEAMER: Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. Wavewatts Inc.. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/657
Hon, Raphael, Jeff Grasberger, and Megan Lee Anderson. TEAMER: Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter. Wavewatts Inc., September, 4, 2025. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/657
@misc{MHKDR_Dataset_657,
title = {TEAMER: Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter},
author = {Hon, Raphael and Grasberger, Jeff and Anderson, Megan Lee},
abstractNote = {Renewable energy costs have declined but are still unable to consistently meet power consumption demands when needed most. The Wavewatts concept is able to consistently deliver critical dispatchable renewable energy by directly converting large and slow moving forces of wave energy into compressed air. This investigation looks to confirm the anticipated performance and dynamics of the Wavewatts two body Wave Energy Converter (WEC). This project aimed to build a working and validated WEC-Sim model of the full-scale Wavewatts WEC which can be used to test the WEC in different wave conditions and extract desired results. The specific metrics used to demonstrate the performance of the device are the response amplitude operators, loads on bodies and cables (e.g., forces, moments), response of bodies and cables (e.g., displacement, velocity), and power take-off (PTO) mechanical power production.
This submission includes the WEC-Sim simulation data and unredacted Post Access Report for WEC-Sim simulation data for the Wavewatts spar buoy WEC. This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 11 (request for technical support) program.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/657},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, Wavewatts Inc., https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/657},
note = {Accessed: 2026-03-19}
}
Details
Data from Sep 4, 2025
Last updated Feb 12, 2026
Submitted Jan 5, 2026
Organization
Wavewatts Inc.
Contact
Raphael Hon
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, spar buoy, TEAMER, RFTS11, wave energy converter, WEC, two body WEC, WEC-Sim, prefromance, model, processed dataDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895
