HERO WEC V1: Design and Experimental Data Collection Efforts

Jenne, Scott [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0000000326025268); Panzarella, Justin [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; Simms, Andrew [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; Muglia, Michael [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; Raye, Robert [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0000000199141927); Nichols, Casey [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0000000211244831); Bharath, Aidan [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0009000657373088); Candon, Charles [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0009000959240387); Schnabel, Alec [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; McGilton, Ben [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; Murphy, Mark [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]; Swartz, Kyle [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]

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HERO WEC V1: Design and Experimental Data Collection Efforts

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The Hydraulic and Electric Reverse Osmosis Wave Energy Converter (HERO WEC) is a research platform aimed at developing a modular, small-scale wave-powered desalination system for remote and disaster-response applications. Funded by the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), the project aims to advance wave-powered desalination by developing and testing a small-scale, modular wave energy converter (WEC). The insights gained from this project will help guide the design and development of larger-scale wave energy devices as well as the integration of marine energy and reverse osmosis (RO) desalination. The HERO WEC was initially developed to derisk the Waves to Water prize, enabling the staff to practice WEC deployment and recovery, while optimizing installation protocols ologies, aiming to advance the broader fields of marine energy and water treatment.

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Jenne, Scott [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0000000326025268), Panzarella, Justin [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)], Simms, Andrew [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)], Muglia, Michael [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)], Raye, Robert [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0000000199141927), Nichols, Casey [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0000000211244831), Bharath, Aidan [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0009000657373088), Candon, Charles [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)] (ORCID:0009000959240387), Schnabel, Alec [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)], McGilton, Ben [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)], Murphy, Mark [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)], Swartz, Kyle [National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)]. 2024-12-01. HERO WEC V1: Design and Experimental Data Collection Efforts. https://doi.org/10.2172/2482265

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