wave energy

BPA will get power of wave energy harnessed at Oregon State University test site

Alex Baumhardt

By the fall of next year, Oregon State University’s new wave-energy testing facility off the coast of Newport could be kicking out its first volts of electricity as companies begin testing devices capable of harnessing the powerful wave energy.

An aerial image taken in the summer of 2021 shows part of the PacWave wave energy test facility on the Oregon Coast. The facility will provide wave energy developers a place to test their devices in the open ocean and transport the energy they produce back to the grid. Construction crews installed conduit and high-capacity power cable under the beach at Driftwood State Park and out into the ocean to the test site 7 miles offshore.

Science & Technology

Oregon has a massive new wave energy testing facility. But who is going to use it?

Jes Burns

Oregon’s PacWave testing facility is now complete, but delays and cuts to federal funding for renewable energy development could impact its future.

Three students look at a laptop, standing near a bench top with research vehicles

Science & Technology

OSU awarded nearly $2.5 million for marine energy research

Karen Richards

Oregon State University’s marine energy research got a boost this week, with federal funding for three projects.

A photo of a ship in the distance among ocean waves and a blue sky.

Science & Environment

Underwater cable installation will mark ‘last piece’ of construction for Oregon Coast wave energy test site

Cailan Menius-Rash

The final steps in the process for the PacWave project will be taken early this August with the installation of underwater power and data cables.

Science & Technology

Wave Energy Program Gets Federal Boost

Karen Richards

Oregon State University's Marine Renewable Energy program has been awarded new federal funding. The additional cash will help them get closer to…