CX-101447: Design, build and test of novel, remote, low-power wave energy converter for non-grid applications

Award Number: DE-EE0008627, CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, Water Power Technologies Office, Location(s): VA, Office(s): Golden Field Office

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April 29, 2019
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Award Number: DE-EE0008627
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Water Power Technologies Office
Location(s): VA
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Columbia Power Technologies, Inc. (C-Power) to design, develop, and test a novel low-power wave-energy-converter (WEC). The project would gather system requirements, determine potential energy storage technologies for integration into the WEC, and build on previous research to develop systems and sub-systems. A prototype WEC, the dataRAY, would be fabricated and tested in open-water to validate its performance. The project would be completed over two Budget Periods (BPs), with a Go/No-Go Decision Point in between each BP.