CalWave wants to thank the judges for their valuable feedback on our Technology Gate 2 submission as well as the US Wave Energy Prize for their support to develop the 1/20 scale prototype. Our team is excited about the unique opportunity to test our device at a larger scale in an outstanding facility such as the U.S. Navy’s Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin (MASK) facility in Carderock, MD.

Our team has started to execute our 1/20 scale build plan in collaboration with our partners and advisers incorporating the feedback and results from the 1/50 scale testing as well as the new requirements of the Technology Gate 3 and 4 of the prize rules. Collecting detailed data on the performance and behavior of our device in controlled spectral sea tests will be of great help to further optimize our device and validate our controls and further unique device features!

We are looking forward to design and build our 1/20 scale prototype during the next Technology Gate and hope that all teams enjoy this opportunity as much as CalWave does!

Please meet us in person at the Wave Energy Prize Showcase during the 2016 NHA Waterpower Week in Washington, April 25-27 and visit us online at CalWave.org.