The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for the design, fabrication, and testing of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) for use in wave energy converter hulls.
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February 5, 2026
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for the design, fabrication, and testing of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) for use in wave energy converter hulls. Design, development, laboratory testing, and analysis would take place at UNH in Durham, New Hampshire. Test specimens of UHPC would be fabricated at the Cor-Tuf UHPC plant in Manassas, Virginia. Additional development, testing, and analysis would occur at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, as well as at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.