TEAMER: Public Post Access Report 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 public Post Access Report (PAR) for WEC-Sim simulation data for the Wavewatts spar buoy WEC and a link to the unredacted project data and PAR. 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 public Post Access Report (PAR) for WEC-Sim simulation data for the Wavewatts spar buoy WEC and a link to the unredacted project data and PAR. 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 - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - TEAMER
KW - RFTS11
KW - wave energy converter
KW - WEC
KW - two body WEC
KW - WEC-Sim
KW - performance
KW - model
KW - post access report
KW - PAR
KW - spar bouy
LA - English
DA - 2026/01/05
PY - 2026
PB - Wavewatts Inc.
T1 - TEAMER: Public Post Access Report Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8620
ER -
Hon, Raphael, et al. TEAMER: Public Post Access Report Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter. Wavewatts Inc., 5 January, 2026, MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/680.
Hon, R., Grasberger, J., & Anderson, M. (2026). TEAMER: Public Post Access Report Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter. [Data set]. MHKDR. Wavewatts Inc.. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/680
Hon, Raphael, Jeff Grasberger, and Megan Lee Anderson. TEAMER: Public Post Access Report Wavewatts Inc. Preliminary Performance Analysis for the Wavewatts Wave Energy Converter. Wavewatts Inc., January, 5, 2026. Distributed by MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/680
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title = {TEAMER: Public Post Access Report 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 public Post Access Report (PAR) for WEC-Sim simulation data for the Wavewatts spar buoy WEC and a link to the unredacted project data and PAR. This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 11 (request for technical support) program.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/680},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {MHKDR, Wavewatts Inc., https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/680},
note = {Accessed: 2026-05-17}
}
Details
Data from Jan 5, 2026
Last updated Feb 12, 2026
Submitted Jan 5, 2026
Organization
Wavewatts Inc.
Contact
Raphael Hon
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/680Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, TEAMER, RFTS11, wave energy converter, WEC, two body WEC, WEC-Sim, performance, model, post access report, PAR, spar bouyDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895
