Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009952

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded Calwave Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods based in Berkeley, California, a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant, with a performance period from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025, supports the development of innovative "CalWave Spring and Pre-Tension Systems for Wave Energy Converters." Calwave Inc. specializes in clean energy technology, focusing on advancing...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $335,000 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Oregon State University (OSU). The goal of this 3-year project is to (1) characterize and leverage two existing open-source wave energy conversion systems (WECs) for long-term use by the marine energy community; (2) demonstrate co-design informed pathways to improve power capture and reduce levelized cost of...

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 $222,606 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to drive convergence of ocean wave energy research for empowering remote coastal communities. The 5-year project, beginning September 2024, brings together a multidisciplinary team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop a roadmap and screen leading wave energy converter (WEC) design concepts. Through...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $100,000 to the University of California, Berkeley aims to harness offshore renewable energy from high-intensity focused ocean waves using 3D printed undulating porous structures. The project will design and fabricate 3D-printed concrete spatial shell modules to alter seabed topography, increase biodiversity, and capture ocean wave energy. The research seeks to significantly improve wave energy...

This $115,907 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to drive research convergence on ocean wave energy conversion for powering remote coastal communities. The project, awarded to East Carolina University, will develop a convergence roadmap, screen and down-select 2-3 lead wave energy converter (WEC) design concepts, and investigate the leading designs through transdisciplinary co-design and optimization. The research...

This $813,386 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), aims to drive convergence of ocean wave energy research for empowering remote coastal communities. Over the 5-year award period from September 2024 to August 2029, the University of Michigan will lead a multidisciplinary team to develop a roadmap for wave energy converter (WEC) technologies, screen and down-select 2-3 leading WEC design concepts, and investigate these...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant of $195,406 awarded to the University of Washington aims to develop CALANOID, a modular, low-cost, air-deployable ocean profiling float system. The project seeks to advance the state of the art in ocean sensing technology by designing and validating a scalable profiling platform to capture high-resolution submesoscale ocean dynamics data. Key innovations include a compact buoyancy engine and a miniaturized,...

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...

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...