Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center

(Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Oregon State University Advantage.) Harnessing Wave Power through a Winning University-Industry Partnership At Oregon State University’s O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, a small yellow buoy with several bright red lights bobs up and down in the mechanically created waves. Although it may not look like much to the […]

WASHINGTON — Congressman Schrader (D-OR) today applauded the Northwest National Marine Energy Center (NNMREC), which is based at Oregon State University, for its selection of the coastal town of Newport as the future home of the first utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States — the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC). “I […]

CORVALLIS, Ore.  – The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, or NNMREC, which is based at Oregon State University, has chosen Newport, Ore., as the future site of the first utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States – the Pacific Marine Energy Center. The Pacific Marine Energy Center, or PMEC, will test […]

By Kaety Hildenbrand, Oregon Sea Grant (Editor’s Note: Kaety Hildenbrand works with the commercial fishing industry, ocean users, researchers, and the marine energy industry to address a variety of ocean issues ranging from collaborative research to wave energy development. She plays a critical role with NNMREC outreach and engagement.) I have been attempting to write this […]

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While you were diving into a bowl of cereal and finishing your first cup of coffee this morning, you might have caught a glimpse of NNMREC and its wave energy testing efforts on The Weather Channel. Dave Malkoff reported for The Weather Channel on NNMREC’s ocean testing session with the WET-NZ device in September. His […]

A large portion of the marine energy community gathered in Portland, Ore., last week for the Ocean Renewable Energy Conference, hosted by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET). The event, while positive and motivational for the industry, assured everyone that wave and tidal renewable energy solutions still have challenges to overcome before they can be utilized […]

The DOE Grant Plus Matching Funds Will Be Used for a Grid-Connected, Off-Shore Testing Area for Wave Energy Devices PORTLAND, Or  — In a move that will further establish Oregon as a leader in alternative energy development, the Department of Energy has awarded a $4 million grant to create a world class, grid-connected ocean energy test […]

9-19-12 By David Stauth, 541-737-0787 Contact: Belinda Batten, 541-737-9492 or bbatten@engr.oregonstate.edu CORVALLIS, Ore. – The communities of Newport and Reedsport, Ore., have been chosen as the two finalists for the possible location of the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC), a planned $25 million, “grid-connected” wave energy testing facility in the Pacific Northwest. Officials at the Northwest […]