TEAMER: Modeling of Wave Energy Converter-augmented Ocergy Offshore Platform Immediate Release Report
In this project, using the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim, initial simulations were performed of Ocergy's offshore data platform, the OCG-Data, to study the feasibility of augmenting this platform with several wave energy converters (WECs) affixed to platform structure. A target of 2 kW average annual power was identified as the minimum feasible harvest for a 4 WEC array. The effect of the WECs on platform motions and loads were considered along with WEC power conversion chain (PCC) loads. The investigation of the WEC-augmented OCG-Data platform presents a detailed case study that could be applied to attachment of WECs to a broad array of floating platform types including piers, observation decks, and floating wind turbines.
Included in this submission is the immediate release TEAMER post access report for this project and a link to the delayed release WEC-SIM files used in the completion of this project. The delayed release includes the boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses, as well as the data used to build the final report.
This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 14 (request for technical support) program.
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AB - In this project, using the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim, initial simulations were performed of Ocergy's offshore data platform, the OCG-Data, to study the feasibility of augmenting this platform with several wave energy converters (WECs) affixed to platform structure. A target of 2 kW average annual power was identified as the minimum feasible harvest for a 4 WEC array. The effect of the WECs on platform motions and loads were considered along with WEC power conversion chain (PCC) loads. The investigation of the WEC-augmented OCG-Data platform presents a detailed case study that could be applied to attachment of WECs to a broad array of floating platform types including piers, observation decks, and floating wind turbines.
Included in this submission is the immediate release TEAMER post access report for this project and a link to the delayed release WEC-SIM files used in the completion of this project. The delayed release includes the boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses, as well as the data used to build the final report.
This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 14 (request for technical support) program.
AU - Tom, Nathan
A2 - Grasberger, Jeff
A3 - Ruehl, Kelley
A4 - Forbush, Dominic
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Marine
KW - energy
KW - TEAMER
KW - wave energy converter
KW - hybrid systems
KW - WEC
KW - OCG-Data Platform
KW - offshore data platform
KW - RTFS 14
KW - power
KW - WEC-SIM
LA - English
DA - 2026/03/03
PY - 2026
PB - Ocergy, Inc
T1 - TEAMER: Modeling of Wave Energy Converter-augmented Ocergy Offshore Platform Immediate Release Report
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8810
ER -
Tom, Nathan, et al. TEAMER: Modeling of Wave Energy Converter-augmented Ocergy Offshore Platform Immediate Release Report. Ocergy, Inc, 3 March, 2026, MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/731.
Tom, N., Grasberger, J., Ruehl, K., & Forbush, D. (2026). TEAMER: Modeling of Wave Energy Converter-augmented Ocergy Offshore Platform Immediate Release Report. [Data set]. MHKDR. Ocergy, Inc. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/731
Tom, Nathan, Jeff Grasberger, Kelley Ruehl, and Dominic Forbush. TEAMER: Modeling of Wave Energy Converter-augmented Ocergy Offshore Platform Immediate Release Report. Ocergy, Inc, March, 3, 2026. Distributed by MHKDR. https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/731
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title = {TEAMER: Modeling of Wave Energy Converter-augmented Ocergy Offshore Platform Immediate Release Report},
author = {Tom, Nathan and Grasberger, Jeff and Ruehl, Kelley and Forbush, Dominic},
abstractNote = {In this project, using the MATLAB/Simulink tool, WEC-Sim, initial simulations were performed of Ocergy's offshore data platform, the OCG-Data, to study the feasibility of augmenting this platform with several wave energy converters (WECs) affixed to platform structure. A target of 2 kW average annual power was identified as the minimum feasible harvest for a 4 WEC array. The effect of the WECs on platform motions and loads were considered along with WEC power conversion chain (PCC) loads. The investigation of the WEC-augmented OCG-Data platform presents a detailed case study that could be applied to attachment of WECs to a broad array of floating platform types including piers, observation decks, and floating wind turbines.
Included in this submission is the immediate release TEAMER post access report for this project and a link to the delayed release WEC-SIM files used in the completion of this project. The delayed release includes the boundary element method (BEM) models, hydrodynamic coefficients, and the WEC-Sim models used for time-domain analyses, as well as the data used to build the final report.
This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 14 (request for technical support) program.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/731},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {MHKDR, Ocergy, Inc, https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/731},
note = {Accessed: 2026-10-30}
}
Details
Data from Mar 3, 2026
Last updated Oct 8, 2026
Submitted Oct 8, 2026
Organization
Ocergy, Inc
Contact
Nathan Tom
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/731Research Areas
Keywords
Marine, energy, TEAMER, wave energy converter, hybrid systems, WEC, OCG-Data Platform, offshore data platform, RTFS 14, power, WEC-SIMDOE Project Details
Project Name Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research
Project Lead Lauren Ruedy
Project Number EE0008895
