PacWave: Offshore Wave Energy Test SitePacWave South will be the first pre-permitted and grid-connected test facility for wave energy technologi...

PacWave: Offshore Wave Energy Test Site
PacWave South will be the first pre-permitted and grid-connected test facility for wave energy technologies in the continental United States. Located off the coast of Newport, Oregon, the faculty and staff of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) at Oregon State University (OSU) are developing the facility. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the OSU-led team in December 2016, and the facility is expected to begin initial operation and testing by 2025.

In addition to PacWave South, OSU also operates a second test site called PacWave North. PacWave North is already operational and can support testing of smaller prototypes, and technologies for powering a blue economy. Located two miles off the Pacific Coast near Newport, Oregon, PacWave North offers a site in state waters with streamlined permitting; the expected time to permit is less than one year. The site is shallower than PacWave South, closer to port, and not connected to the grid.

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