Project Grant DEEE0011684
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Oregon State University. This 4-year grant, running from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029, will fund the development of a state-of-the-art design model and tool tailored for wind energy conversion (WEC) electric drivetrains, as well as the design of a novel hardware prototype serving as a modular...
- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $818,739 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, supports the development of a "Universal Hardware-in-the-Loop Platform for Wave Energy Converter (WEC), Power Take-Off and Control Tests". This 3-year project, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, will...
- This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) provides $400,000.00 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to leverage a lab test bench to create a database for wave energy conversion (WEC) prototype testing through standardized testing. The project aims to reduce technology risks, improve performance, lower costs, and accelerate the commercial...
- 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 U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has awarded a $999,958 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) for the project "ADAPTIVE STIFFNESS POWER TAKE-OFF FOR BROADBAND WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS". The grant is funded under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) and runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028. NC State, a prominent research university, will perform advanced research and development...
- 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 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...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The grant will be used to build sustainable engineering curricula in marine energy at the university. Key project activities include investing in undergraduate courses targeted at mechanical engineering students, upgrading teaching lab equipment, and supporting a marine energy...
- The University of Washington received a $499,998 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The key objectives of this 4-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, are to enable students to: Apply fundamental engineering principles through a collaborative engineering design process to deliver value in addressing authentic needs of stakeholders in the marine energy field....
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 energy (LCOE) for the two WEC designs; and (3) broadly disseminate the results through accessible means to maximize the study's impact. Key deliverables include modifications to the WEC platforms to enable characterization of energy losses, allow industry and academia to test control algorithms and mooring configurations, and validate hydrodynamic models. The project will culminate in tank testing of multiple WEC configurations to validate the improved power capture and cost reduction.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $335.0k | 9/5/25 |