Abstract
The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) is working with the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) to support their development of a full-scale, grid-connected ocean test center for wave energy converters (WECs): the South Energy Test Site (SETS) of the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) in Oregon. The primary goal of PMEC SETS is to advance understanding of the effects and capabilities of WEC devices in order to support industry to responsibly reap the benefits of this clean, renewable energy resource.
To move forward in the development of PMEC SETS, OWET commissioned Garrad Hassan America, Inc. (GL GH) to carry out a wave energy market analysis. The objective of this study is to identify potential end-users of the test center and their needs, based on current and future requirements of the wave energy industry. The findings detailed in this report will inform the infrastructure design and the services offered for PMEC SETS to be an integrated, standardized test center for wave energy developers.