The newly awarded Atlantic Marine Energy Center will provide research and testing capabilities for marine energy, with the awarded coalition focusing on powering the blue economy.
Water Power Technologies Office
March 9, 2022
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Marine Energy Program
Reducing Barriers to Testing
Project Name: Atlantic Marine Energy Center Launch
Project Team: University of New Hampshire (lead), Stony Brook University, Lehigh University, Coastal Studies Institute, Old Dominion University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and European Marine Energy Centre
Lead Recipient Location: Durham, New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire—partnered with various universities, national labs, and the European Marine Energy Center—won a $10 million award to develop an Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) on its campus. One of 10 projects funded by a $22 million U.S. Department of Energy award for marine energy foundational R&D and testing infrastructure, this facility will conduct marine energy testing and to address the need for ongoing research into marine energy and to support the Powering the Blue Economy initiative.
This center will utilize open-water, laboratory, numerical, and analytical test capabilities to upgrade wave and tidal device testing infrastructure, including digital twinning capabilities, with the goal of improving alignment with industry needs and enhancing our testing capability under the Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research program. Research performed at AMEC is expected to address various issues in marine energy, including foundational R&D, wave and tidal energy conversion, marine energy power conversion, and storage integration.
Reducing Barriers to Testing Projects
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