EERE’s support enabled Northwest Energy Innovations to verify the functionality of its Wave Energy Technology—New Zealand (WET-NZ) device.
March 6, 2014
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Northwest Energy Innovations, in partnership with the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC), verified the functionality of the Wave Energy Technology – New Zealand (WET-NZ) device through wave tank testing and controlled open-sea deployment of a 1:2 scale device off the coast of Oregon. This project gathered energy capture performance data that will improve cost of electricity calculations for wave conversion technologies. Results of NWEI’s deployment offered better understanding of the wave impedance matching ability of the WET-NZ device. EERE is leading the effort to prove functionality, evaluate technical and economic viability, and generate cost, performance, and reliability data for a variety of wave, tidal, and current energy technologies.
Positive Impact
EERE’s support enabled Northwest Energy Innovations to verify the functionality of its Wave Energy Technology—New Zealand (WET-NZ) device.
Location
Oregon
Partners
Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI), NNMREC
EERE Investment
$1,818,519
Renewable Energy Sector
Renewable electricity generation
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