UH Team Wins U.S. DOE 2020 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition
A team from the University of Hawai‘i took first place against 14 other teams in the recently concluded Marine Energy Collegiate Competition. The competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technology Office and administered by the...
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HNEI Receives 1.3M DOE Grant to Support Wave Energy Devices
Work has begun on the three year project, led by HNEI Specialist Patrick Cross, that will develop a wave-energy converter concept culminating in a set of tests in a sophisticated mainland wave tank. The University of Hawai‘i was awarded...
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HNEI Director Discusses Objectives
HNEI Director, Richard Rocheleau, sat down with GreenBiz to discuss HNEI’s objectives and the institute’s numerous collaborations. GreenBiz Link: https://www.greenbiz.com/video/rick-rocheleau-director-hawaii-natural-energy-institute-renewable-energy-resilience
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HNEI Faculty Speaks with PBS About Wave Energy
HNEI Specialist Patrick Cross spoke with PBS News Hour regarding HNEI’s research in wave generated energy at the U.S. Navy’s wave energy test site (WETS). The interview overviews the wave energy conversion devices that are currently being tested at...
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Wave Energy Device Activated Off Kane‘ohe Bay
Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) has deployed its “Azura” wave energy conversion (WEC) device in waters off Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i at the U.S. Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) on the island of O‘ahu. The device will be deployed...
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Navy Expands Investment at Wave Energy Test Site
Work at the Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) located off Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i at Kane‘ohe has received an infusion of $9 million from the U.S. Navy. The funds, from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), are directed to the Applied Research Laboratory...
Read moreCreation of the Hawai‘i National Marine Renewable Energy Center (HINMREC)
The Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) has created a Hawai‘i National Marine Renewable Energy Center (HINMREC), having recently won 5 years of funding from the Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Activities in...
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