Issue Date: 4/28/2015
Total Award Money: $10,500,000
FOA Objective: Focus on the robustness of innovative MHK design systems with high performance potential by improving the system cost characteristics (CAPEX, OPEX, Availability, and System Life) of MHK systems undergoing development for commercial application through the establishment and validation of survival conditions by testing model prototypes in a controlled laboratory environment.
Description: The "Next-Generation Marine Energy Systems—Durability and Survivability" funding opportunity will focus on reducing the costs of MHK systems in the early stages of the development cycle—improving the likelihood of successful deployment in the future. By reducing uncertainty in MHK survivability, installation, operations, and maintenance, this funding opportunity will enable the cost-effective development of robust MHK technologies.
The funding opportunity includes two areas of interest:
- Increasing survivability of wave energy converter systems, thus decreasing capital costs or extending their life spans.
- Reducing uncertainty around the installation, operations, and maintenance of wave and current energy converters, thus decreasing their overall costs and increasing their ability to function over time.
EERE Selections: Energy Department Awards $10.5 Million for Next-Generation Marine Energy Systems
Funding Awardees:
Increasing Survivability of Wave Energy Converters:
- Dehlsen Associates, LLC, of Santa Barbara, California
- M3 Wave LLC, of Salem, Oregon
- Oscilla Power, Inc., of Seattle, Washington
Reducing Uncertainty for Marine Installation, Operations, and Maintenance:
- Columbia Power Technologies, Inc., of Charlottesville, Virginia
- Igiugig Village Council, in southwestern Alaska
- Verdant Power, Inc., of New York, New York
Awardee CID | Date | DOE Award | Cost Share | Project Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EE0007347 | $400,000 | $184,021 | Columbia Power Technologies will design and build StingRAY WEC with a focus on design improvements related to reduce installation, operations, and maintenance costs based on operational and research data. | |
EE0007349 | 2015 | $4,445,000 | $3,854,000 | Verdant Power’s designed a suitable mounting system for its Kinetic Hydropower System (an axial-flow, current-capturing turbine system) and developed an operational process for cost-effective installation, maintenance, and retrieval of the KHPS. |