The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) today announced $1.215 million for 23 projects to further marine energy research and development at DOE's national laboratories. These projects will advance marine energy technologies and their roles in achieving both national and local clean energy goals.
While marine energy is not yet widely deployed across the country, the total available marine renewable energy in the United States is equivalent to approximately 57% of all U.S. power generation in 2019. Even if only a small portion of this technical resource potential is captured, marine energy technologies would make significant contributions to U.S. energy needs. Marine energy resources are also predictable and consistently available, meaning technologies that harness this power can complement other renewables like wind energy and solar power.
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) will lead these projects.
The projects announced today (June 7) are "Seedlings" funded under WPTO's Seedlings and Saplings program to encourage and support new and innovative research ideas at DOE national laboratories. Projects start as Seedlings and are eligible for up to $100,000. Promising Seedling projects are then eligible to become Saplings with funding of $150,000 to $500,000.
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