CalWave - Reports and Plans for xWave Device Demonstration at PacWave South Site

Dataset · Thu Feb 29 04:00:00 EST 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.15473/2340843· OSTI ID:2340843

Boerner, Thomas ^[1]; Kojimoto, Nigel; Lehmann, Marcus; Bal, Christopher; Rauch, Christopher

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1. CalWave Power Technologies Inc.

CalWave has developed a submerged pressure differential type Wave Energy Converter (WEC) architecture called xWave. The single body device oscillates submerged, is positively buoyant, and taut moored to the sea floor and integrates novel features such as absorber submergence depth control. Since participation in the US Wave Energy Prize, CalWave has evolved the design and successfully concluded a scaled 10-month open ocean pilot. CalWave recently concluded the final design phase of a scaled up WEC version for PacWave and started component order/build of the WEC towards the grid-connected demonstration at PacWave. Documentation and data here includes: a system certification plan, a risk registry in the form of an FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis) table, an updated LCOE content model, a report on performance metrics, and a risk management plan.

• Research Organization: Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository (MHKDR); CalWave Power Technologies Inc.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office (EE-4WP)
• Contributing Organization: CalWave Power Technologies Inc.
• DOE Contract Number: EE0009952
• OSTI ID: 2340843
• Report Number(s): 547
• Availability: [e-mail]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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