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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
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NREL Wave Energy Assessment for the United States and Puerto Rico

This dataset estimates the naturally available and technically recoverable U.S. wave energy resources, using a 51-month Wavewatch III hindcast database developed especially for this study by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Centers for Envi...

Langle, N. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 25, 2014
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CODAS Data from Oliktok Point, Beaufort Sea, Alaska

Cryosphere/Ocean Distributed Acoustic Sensing (CODAS) data collected from the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, using ~37.4 km of dark telecommunications fiber located at Oliktok Point, Alaska. Data were collected with a Silixa iDAS, using 10 m gauge length, 2 m spatial resolution, and 1000 H...

Baker, M. and Abbott, R. Sandia National Laboratories

Aug 08, 2023
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Advanced TidGen Power System LCOE Calculations and System Overview

The TidGen Power System generates emission-free electricity from tidal currents and connects directly into existing grids using smart grid technology. The power system consists of three major subsystems: shore-side power electronics, mooring system, and turbine generator unit (TGU...

Marnagh, C. and McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Jun 14, 2018
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TEAMER: OSU X Hinsdale & Sandia LUPA Uncertainty Testing

This processed data is from TEAMER testing 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 Point Abs...

Robertson, B. et al Oregon State University

Oct 19, 2023
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LCOE Baseline for OE Buoy WEC Device

Capex numbers are in $/kW, Opex numbers in $/kW-yr. Cost Estimates provided herein are based on concept design and basic engineering data and have high levels of uncertainties embedded. This reference economic scenario was done for a very large device version of the Ocean Energy ...

Previsic, M. et al Re Vision Consulting

Jul 26, 2017
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Renewable Electricity Futures Study Volume One

Renewable Electricity Futures Study Volume One. This is part of a series of four volumes describing exploring a high-penetration renewable electricity future for the United States of America. This data set is provides data for the entire volume one document and includes all data f...

Hand. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 19, 2016
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Kvichak River RISEC Project Resource Reconnaissance and Physical Characterization, Igiugig, AK

During the summer and fall of 2011 TerraSond Ltd. (TerraSond) completed a bathymetric survey and hydrokinetic energy assessment of the Kvichak River at Igiugig, Alaska. The purpose of this work was to characterize the initial site conditions for the design and installation of a hy...

McEntee, J. Ocean Renewable Power Company

Oct 01, 2015
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LandRAY PTO Testing Utilizing the NREL NWTC 5MW Dynamometer

The overarching project objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of using an innovative PowerTake-Off (PTO) Module in Columbia Power's utility-scale wave energy converter (WEC). The PTO Module uniquely combines a large-diameter, direct-drive, rotary permanent magnet generator; ...

Lenee-Bluhm, P. and Rhinefrank, K. Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.

Jun 13, 2016
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Virtual Flow Solver Geophysics: A 3D Incompressible Navier-Stokes Solver

Virtual Flow Solver Geophysics (VFS-Geophysics) is a three-dimensional (3D) incompressible Navier-Stokes solver based on the Curvilinear Immersed Boundary (CURVIB) method. The CURVIB is a sharp interface type of immersed boundary (IB) method that enables the simulation of fluid f...

Khosronejad, A. et al Stony Brook University

Jul 17, 2023
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Advanced WEC Dynamics and Controls, Test 1

Numerous studies have shown that advanced control of a wave energy converter's (WEC's) power take off (PTO) can provide significant increases (on the order of 200-300%) in WEC energy absorption. Transitioning these control approaches from simplified paper studies to application in...

Coe, R. Sandia National Laboratories

Feb 26, 2016
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Underwater Mapping Results for Seabotix vLBV300 Vehicle with Tritech Gemini 720i Imaging Sonar near Newport, OR

This document presents results from tests to demonstrate underwater mapping capabilities of an underwater vehicle in conditions typically found in marine renewable energy arrays. These tests were performed with a tethered Seabotix vLBV300 underwater vehicle. The vehicle is equippe...

Hollinger, G. Oregon State University

May 15, 2017
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Geometric, structural, and control co-design for undersea kites

Focusing on a marine hydrokinetic energy application, this paper presents a combined geometric, structural, and control co-design framework for optimizing the performance of energy-harvesting kites subject to structural constraints. While energy-harvesting kites can offer more tha...

Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University

Sep 14, 2020
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Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications

Wave tank tests at Stevens Institute of Technology quantified the ability of near-surface platforms to concentrate wave energy over the platform. Due to the instantaneous change in water depth, mass, energy, and power are conserved in this process. The energy and power concentrat...

Raftery, M. Stevens Institute of Technology

Aug 10, 2010
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20 Year Daily Average Modeled Velocity and Discharge for Openwater Season at Five Communities on Kuskokwim River, Alaska

This dataset includes modeled velocity and discharge at five communities in the middle Kuskokwim River region: Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, Red Devil and Stony River. Modeled velocities and discharge represent daily averages calculated for the openwater season (OWS) from Jun...

Brown, E. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks

Dec 02, 2022
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Design of High-Deflection Foils MHK Applications FEA models

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
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Wave Tank Testing of 1-DoF Heaving Buoy for Controls Validation Purposes

This submission includes the wave tank testing data used to validate the controls optimization efforts of a heaving 1-DoF buoy.

Previsic, M. et al Re Vision Consulting

Jul 13, 2017
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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
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MOIS CAD Models

SolidWorks models of the Modular Ocean Instrumentation System (MOIS) data acquisition system components in it's subsea enclosure. The zip file contains all the components necessary for the assembly.

Nelson, E. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 03, 2015
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HERO WEC V1.0 WEC-Sim Detailed Simulation Runs and Summary Data

Data sets from simulation runs include 144 wave cases that were run based on the WEC-Sim model (https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/483). The 144 wave cases represent waves with the following wave height and wave period ranges: Significant Wave Height: 0.25 4.0m in 0.25m incre...

Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 12, 2022
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LandRAY PTO Test Plans with NREL NWTC 5 MW Dynamometer

Prudell, J. et al Columbia Power Technologies, Inc.

Feb 29, 2016
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TEAMER: Experimental Validation and Analysis of Deep Reinforcement Learning Control for Wave Energy Converters

Through this TEAMER project, Michigan Technological University (MTU) collaborated with Oregon State University (OSU) to test the performance of a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) control in the wave tank. Unlike model-based controls, DRL control is model-free and can directly max...

Zou, S. et al Michigan Technological University

Mar 07, 2025
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Observation-Based Resource Assessment of Gulf Stream MHK

Multi-year measurements of current velocity, salinity, and temperature from fixed and vessel-mounted sensors quantify Gulf Stream (GS) MHK resource variability and inform development off Cape Hatteras, NC. Vessel transects across the GS demonstrate a jet-like velocity structure wi...

Muglia, M. et al North Carolina State University

Jan 01, 2020
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AeroDyn V15.04: Design Tool for Wind and MHK Turbines

AeroDyn is a time-domain wind and MHK turbine aerodynamics module that can be coupled into the FAST version 8 multi-physics engineering tool to enable aero-elastic simulation of horizontal-axis wind turbines. AeroDyn V15.04 has been updated to include a cavitation check for MHK tu...

Murray, R. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Apr 28, 2017
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TEAMER: Weekly Reports for Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis around a Tidal Energy Converter in Sequim Bay, WA

This dataset includes weekly reports pertaining to the Turbine Lander and Lander Adaptable Monitoring Package (LAMP) deployments in Sequim Bay, WA (2023-2024). Optical and sonar images and videos pertaining all identified events of interest have been uploaded to a separate reposit...

Murphy, P. et al MarineSitu

Jul 22, 2025
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