In Fiscal Year 2023, the Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research program surpassed $10 million of technical support across more than 100 marine energy projects since the program launched in May 2020.
Water Power Technologies Office
March 14, 2024
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Marine Energy Program
Reducing Barriers to Testing
Project Name: Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research Program (TEAMER)
Project Team: Pacific Ocean Energy Trust (lead) and more than 30 institutions offering more than 60 capabilities throughout TEAMER's facility network
Lead Recipient Location: Portland, Oregon, with TEAMER-supported activities taking place nationwide
In Fiscal Year 2023, the Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program surpassed $10 million in technical support across more than 100 marine energy projects since the program launched in May 2020. During the fiscal year, TEAMER selected 33 projects through three requests for technical support, 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.
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 2023 requests for technical support included:
- 13 projects, for a total funding amount of more than $1.3 million.
- 10 projects, for a total funding amount of more than $1.2 million.
- 10 projects, for a total funding amount of more than $1 million.
TEAMER also selected five projects to receive open-water support. These technical support awards, which enable field testing in at-sea environments, totaled about $1.1 million.
TEAMER is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office and executed by the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust.
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Researchers developed an environmentally acceptable lubricant to help increase the sustainability and durability of tidal turbines. -
Construction on the PacWave South test facility continued in Fiscal Year 2023 with milestones that include progress in building a facility to distribute energy generated by devices tested while researchers collect data on those devices. -
The Triton Initiative developed and tested methodologies and tools to help researchers better understand and evaluate how environmental stressors related to marine energy technologies may impact marine wildlife. -
In Fiscal Year 2023, the Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research program surpassed $10 million of technical support across more than 100 marine energy projects since the program launched in May 2020. -
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory installed and continued the construction of critical testing infrastructure that will help to advance research and testing of marine energy technologies.
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