TEAMER: Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy Public Copy
The submission includes a public redacted copy of the Post Access Report report and any necessary underlying un-redacted data to support charts, figures, etc. from Sperra's TEAMER RFTS 9 Drop Testing of Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy project. This dataset provides technical information from the drop test campaign conducted at Sandia National Laboratories' 300-foot Drop Tower Facility from 9/16/24 - 9/20/24, where full-scale prototypes of Sperra's patented ultra-low-cost concrete torpedo anchors were evaluated for embedment performance in saturated sandy seabed conditions. The data supports the validation of concrete torpedo anchors as a cost-effective, low-carbon alternative to steel torpedo anchors for use with anchoring marine energy, with results informing future numerical modeling improvements and design refinements.
This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 9 (request for technical support) program.
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - The submission includes a public redacted copy of the Post Access Report report and any necessary underlying un-redacted data to support charts, figures, etc. from Sperra's TEAMER RFTS 9 Drop Testing of Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy project. This dataset provides technical information from the drop test campaign conducted at Sandia National Laboratories' 300-foot Drop Tower Facility from 9/16/24 - 9/20/24, where full-scale prototypes of Sperra's patented ultra-low-cost concrete torpedo anchors were evaluated for embedment performance in saturated sandy seabed conditions. The data supports the validation of concrete torpedo anchors as a cost-effective, low-carbon alternative to steel torpedo anchors for use with anchoring marine energy, with results informing future numerical modeling improvements and design refinements.
This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 9 (request for technical support) program.
AU - Bell, Mason
A2 - Gunawan, Budi
A3 - Jepsen, Richard
A4 - Cotrell, Jason
A5 - Abeyta, Luis
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 - torpedo anchor
KW - anchors
KW - concrete
KW - TEAMER
KW - RFTS 9
KW - drop testing
KW - prototype testing
KW - embedment performance
KW - validation
KW - impact testing
LA - English
DA - 2024/09/20
PY - 2024
PB - RCAM Technologies, Inc. DBA Sperra
T1 - TEAMER: Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy Public Copy
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8758
ER -
Bell, Mason, et al. TEAMER: Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy Public Copy. RCAM Technologies, Inc. DBA Sperra, 20 September, 2024, MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/723.
Bell, M., Gunawan, B., Jepsen, R., Cotrell, J., & Abeyta, L. (2024). TEAMER: Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy Public Copy. [Data set]. MHKDR. RCAM Technologies, Inc. DBA Sperra. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/723
Bell, Mason, Budi Gunawan, Richard Jepsen, Jason Cotrell, and Luis Abeyta. TEAMER: Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy Public Copy. RCAM Technologies, Inc. DBA Sperra, September, 20, 2024. Distributed by MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/723
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8758,
title = {TEAMER: Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy Public Copy},
author = {Bell, Mason and Gunawan, Budi and Jepsen, Richard and Cotrell, Jason and Abeyta, Luis},
abstractNote = {The submission includes a public redacted copy of the Post Access Report report and any necessary underlying un-redacted data to support charts, figures, etc. from Sperra's TEAMER RFTS 9 Drop Testing of Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy project. This dataset provides technical information from the drop test campaign conducted at Sandia National Laboratories' 300-foot Drop Tower Facility from 9/16/24 - 9/20/24, where full-scale prototypes of Sperra's patented ultra-low-cost concrete torpedo anchors were evaluated for embedment performance in saturated sandy seabed conditions. The data supports the validation of concrete torpedo anchors as a cost-effective, low-carbon alternative to steel torpedo anchors for use with anchoring marine energy, with results informing future numerical modeling improvements and design refinements.
This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 9 (request for technical support) program.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/723},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {MHKDR, RCAM Technologies, Inc. DBA Sperra, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/723},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-24}
}
Details
Data from Sep 20, 2024
Last updated Aug 24, 2026
Submitted Aug 19, 2026
Organization
RCAM Technologies, Inc. DBA Sperra
Contact
Mason Bell
720.302.3144
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/723Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, torpedo anchor, anchors, concrete, TEAMER, RFTS 9, drop testing, prototype testing, embedment performance, validation, impact testingDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research: Requests for Technical Support 9: Ultra-Low-Cost Torpedo Anchors for Marine Renewable Energy
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895
