Marine Energy Program

Reducing Barriers to Testing

Project Name: Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research Program

Project Team: Pacific Ocean Energy Trust (lead) and more than 30 institutions offering more than 100 capabilities throughout TEAMER’s facility network

Lead Recipient Location: Portland, Oregon, with TEAMER-supported activities taking place nationwide

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During Fiscal Year 2022, the Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program selected a total of 35 technical support recipients through four requests for technical support (RFTS), which accelerate the idea-to-market process by providing support for technology developers seeking access to the nation’s best marine energy testing facilities and leading marine energy experts. Through these requests, TEAMER helps technology developers and researchers advance their devices, while also building knowledge, fostering innovation, and driving commercialization of marine energy technologies. 

The Fiscal Year 2022 RFTSs included: 

  • RFTS 4: Nine projects, for a total funding amount of more than $1.1 million.
  • RFTS 5: Nine projects, for a total funding amount of nearly $900,000. 
  • RFTS 6: 10 projects, for a total funding amount of more than $1 million. 
  • RFTS 7: Seven projects, for a total funding amount of more than $750,000. 

These technical support awards granted these projects access to numerical modeling, lab testing, and tank/flume testing within TEAMER’s expanded facility network.  

In addition to the projects listed above, the TEAMER program selected three recipients through ongoing open-water RFTSs. These technical support awards, which enable field testing in at-sea environments, totaled $215,000.  

TEAMER is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office and executed by the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust. 

Reducing Barriers to Testing Projects

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