Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008627

The Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) supports the development of a novel "MARINER" fluid kinetic energy conversion device by North Carolina State University. The MARINER system uses a unique principle of dynamically controlling the sizes of two drag bodies in a flow to generate reciprocating motion and produce power, offering a simpler...

This $199,355 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Massachusetts Boston to address fundamental issues in integrating offshore wind energy and other marine energy systems. The key objectives are to: 1) Rigorously evaluate the impact of wake effects and farm-to-farm interactions on the efficiency of using marine space for power production, 2) Identify areas less suited for offshore wind but...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded a $199,979 Project Grant to Ocean Renewable Power Co Inc. in Portland, Maine to develop "Embedded Instrumentation for Detection of Flow Separation." The funding, which runs from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025, supports the company's research and development of advanced instrumentation and technologies for detecting flow separation in marine energy systems. This work aligns with the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $255,052 Project Grant to Neptunya Ocean Power LLC through the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a novel mixed-mode ocean energy converter. The award will support research and prototype construction from January 2023 through December 2023 to design an offshore renewable energy device that reduces costs through lower weight, simplified assembly and installation, and improved storm resistance compared to...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) supports technology development and end-to-end laboratory testing and integration of open-source wave energy conversion systems (WECS) with a novel autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) docking and recharging system. The key technological developments include: (1) full system performance analysis of the WECS and AUV...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) is funding the "Center for Growing Ocean Energy Technologies and the Blue Economy (GO BLUE)" led by the University of Michigan. The center engages in faculty-driven, industry-relevant basic and use-inspired research to create new knowledge and innovations for the marine energy ecosystem. Key research thrusts include marine energy technology for renewable energy production,...

This $497,024 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development) aims to investigate a hybrid marine renewable energy solution to power offshore Hawaiian Kahala (Kanpachi) fish farming operations. The University of Hawaii (UH) and Hawaii Ocean Power Solutions LLC (HOPS) will build upon their prior work on the Halona oscillating water column wave energy converter (Halona WEC) to...

This $500,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) seeks to create a multi-phased pipeline of undergraduate students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) into the marine energy sector. The project will leverage existing programs at UAF to provide students with opportunities ranging from microgrid bootcamps to undergraduate research...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development) provides $251,584.00 to the University of New Hampshire to design, test, and evaluate an oscillating water column energy converter system for integration with marine aquaculture systems. The project will be conducted at the university's facilities in Lee, NH and has a period of performance from October 1, 2025 to...

This federal Project Grant award, totaling $320,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The key objective of this project is to develop a comprehensive, scalable, modular, and self-coordinated power converter framework to advance marine renewable energy (MRE) sources. The project seeks to enhance the performance, reliability, and adaptability of MRE...