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CalWave Device Behavior in Different Sea States from Scaled Tank Testing

This submission contains a summary of tank test derived WEC device behavior in different irregular sea states. CalWave sought to conduct experimental tank testing of scaled prototype units early on in the design process to obtain a first estimation of device performance for sea ...

Boerner, T. and Murray, B. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

Mar 30, 2018
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Cone Penetration Test Data and Soil Profiles from the PacWave South Test Site, September 2023

This dataset contains cone penetration test (CPT) data and interpreted soil behavior profiles collected from the PacWave South Test Site in September 2023. Testing was conducted aboard the Seacor Lee off the coast of Newport, Oregon, using an AP van den Berg ROSON-100 seabed CPT s...

Evans, M. Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC)

Apr 28, 2025
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Spooling control design for flight optimization of tethered tidal kites

This submission includes three peer-reviewed (under review) papers from the researchers at North Carolina State University presenting different control-based techniques to maximize the efficiency and robustness of a tethered energy-harvesting kite. Below are the abstracts of each ...

Daniels, J. et al North Carolina State University

Sep 16, 2019
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Advanced TidGen Power System Composites Structural Testing

Seawater aging response was investigated in marine-grade glass/epoxy, glass/vinyl ester, carbon/epoxy and carbon/vinyl ester composites with respect to water uptake, interlaminar shear strength, flexural strength, tensile strength, and tensile fracture surface observations. The re...

Krumpe, A. ORPC Inc.

Jan 06, 2020
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Metamaterial Unit Cell Database for Marine Energy System Design

This dataset provides a curated Excel-based database of metamaterial unit cells intended to support the marine energy research community in the design and analysis of innovative marine energy systems. The database compiles geometric and mechanical information for a wide range of u...

Celli, P. et al Stony Brook University

Jul 25, 2025
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Evaluation of 1/100th Scale Mooring Systems for Wave Energy Converters

This study evaluates the feasibility, accuracy, and limitations of using 1/100th scale physical mooring systems to represent full-scale mooring behavior for wave energy converters (WECs) during small-scale tank testing. The work focuses on an RM3-style point absorber deployed in c...

Candon, C. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies

Oct 18, 2024
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Public Reference Data for Megawatt-Scale Hydrogen Electrolysis Simulated Marine Hydrokinetic Tidal Turbine

The U.S. Department of Energy and National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) demonstrate hydrogen electrolysis, hydrogen compression and storage, and variable hydrogen fuel cell power production using megawatt-scale equipment at NLR’s Flatirons Campus as part of the Advanced Resea...

Abel, R. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies

May 19, 2026
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TEAMER: Assessing Structural Integrity of a Self-Reactive Point Absorber Subjected to Extreme Sea Conditions

This submission contains the numerical modeling data and analysis results generated for the structural integrity assessment of a self-reactive two-body point absorber wave energy converter (WEC) designed by the University of Michigan. The dataset includes hydrodynamic outputs from...

Zhang, S. et al University of Michigan

Jul 30, 2025
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Turbine Lander Deployment in Sequim Bay (2023-2024): Optical and Sonar Records of Animal Interactions

This dataset contains environmental monitoring data collected during the deployment of the Turbine Lander, a small-scale vertical-axis, cross-flow turbine (1.19 m x 0.85 m) in the inlet to Sequim Bay, Washington. The turbine was deployed for 141 days between October 2023 and March...

Bassett, C. and Cotter, E. University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

Mar 07, 2024
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TEAMER: WEC-Sim Modeling of Laminar Scientific Patented Seesaw Wave Energy Converter

Laminar Scientific's patented nearshore seesaw wave energy converter has several features assessed in this study utilizing the Wave Energy Converter SIMulator (WEC-Sim) Facility. One of these features is the ability to change spacing between two spherical floats of the seesaw to a...

Iyer, N. et al Laminar Scientific Inc.

Nov 21, 2024
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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 to all identified events of interest have been uploaded to a separate MH...

Murphy, P. et al MarineSitu

Jul 22, 2025
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Lift Equivalence and Cancellation for Airfoil Surge-Pitch-Plunge Oscillations

A NACA 0018 airfoil in freestream velocity is oscillated in longitudinal, transverse, and angle-of-attack directions with respect to the freestream velocity, known as surge, plunge, and pitch. The lift-based equivalence method introduces phase shifts between these three motions to...

Elfering, K. and Granlund, K. North Carolina State University

Jan 01, 2020
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TEAMER: Simulation Data of Displacement and Thrust for the Electrically Engaged UnduLation (EEL) Marine Energy System

This dataset contains time-series simulation data generated by Pyro-E LLC using Simcenter STAR-CCM+ that characterizes the hydromechanical behavior of the Electrically Engaged unduLation (EEL) marine energy system. Data include measurements of tail displacements in the X and Z dir...

Lu, K. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Jan 06, 2023
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Public Reference Data for Megawatt-Scale Hydrogen Electrolysis – Simulated Wave

The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) demonstrate hydrogen electrolysis, hydrogen compression and storage, and variable hydrogen fuel cell power production using megawatt-scale equipment at NLR’s Flatirons Campus as part of the Advanced R...

Abel, R. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies

Dec 12, 2025
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FOSWEC v2: System identification and control testing at Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory

This report summarizes the design and execution of a wave tank test of the floating oscillating surge wave energy converter (FOSWEC) in the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory Directional Wave Basin at Oregon State University. This device, which uses two "flaps" that pivot abou...

Coe, R. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Feb 01, 2020
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RivGen Current Flow Measurements, Igiugig, AK

Measurements of flow velocity, distribution and turbulence conducted by University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, Igiugig, Alaska, Summer 2014

Thomson, J. et al Ocean Renewable Power Company

Nov 03, 2014
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TEAMER: Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Array Modeling And Optimization Data

This dataset from Emrgy Inc., in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, includes integration of modular vertical axis hydrokinetic (HK) turbines into a higher fidelity canal hydraulic model. This submission contains all data collected and used for the Vertical Axis Hydro...

Cuthbert, T. Emrgy, Inc.

Jul 31, 2024
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Tidal Current Cross-flow Turbine Wake ADV and PIV Data

Measurements in the wake of a high-solidity cross-flow turbine in a laboratory flume obtained using Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry and Particle Image Velocimetry for the purposes of characterizing the turbine wake and comparing the methods.

Polagye, B. University of Washington

Dec 06, 2016
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Current Energy Harnessing using Synergistic Kinematics of Schools of Fish-Shaped Bodies: Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory Tank Testing Data

The objectives of the proposed work pertain to building a high power-density and high efficiency device to harness MHK energy by mimicking fish-school kinematics. Vortex Hydro Energy is collaborating with a concept formed and undergone preliminary testing at the University of Mich...

Bernitsas, M. Vortex Hydro Energy

Apr 11, 2017
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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
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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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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
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TEAMER: Tidal Currents Turbine Parametric Study Flow, Power, Torque, and Energy Optimization

This is an exercise in optimizing the flow through a shrouded axial turbine to have the least resistance and to have optimal output and torque and energy. In this study, different variations of the original geometry of the current turbine designed by Hydrokinetic Energy Corp. (HEC...

Schurtenberger, W. and Ge, Z. Hydrokinetic Energy Corp.

Jul 30, 2021
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Coordinated Control of Tidal Cross-flow Turbines

Initial laboratory experiments with coordinated phase control of cross-flow turbines in a dense array.