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July 27, 2022

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Welcome to the Water Column, a monthly snapshot of marine energy news and happenings. This month’s newsletter will take approximately five minutes to read. 

Reach out to us at WaterPowerTechnologiesOffice@ee.doe.gov with any inquiries or suggestions.
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Did You Know?

For the past three years, Ocean Observing Prize teams have been reimagining everything from weather buoys to uncrewed underwater vehicles. These ocean-bound, ocean-powered devices can lengthen voyages at sea all while protecting the waters they monitor. 

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Upcoming Deadlines

Announcements & Opportunities

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DOE Awards $3.6 Million Toward Equity and Diversity in Clean Energy: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Phase One selections for the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize, a first-of-its-kind competition designed to support entrepreneurship and innovation in communities historically underserved in federal climate and energy technology funding. By encouraging applications from innovators who had never applied for federal funding, at least 80% of submissions came from first-time applicants to DOE funding opportunities.

Applications Open for Next Round of TEAMER Technical Support: The TEAMER program is accepting applications for its next RFTS (8) through Oct. 14, 2022. The access period for teams to utilize facilities for this RFTS is February 2023 to November 2023. Sponsored by DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and directed by the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust, TEAMER offers marine energy stakeholders and developers access to the nation’s best facilities and expertise to support marine renewable energy testing and development projects. Apply for the next round today.

WPTO Accepting Applications for Supervisory Management and Program Analyst: WPTO is accepting applications for a Supervisory Management and Program Analyst role. This position will serve as the strategic innovation and outreach program manager responsible for leading WPTO's efforts to develop and implement innovative technology to market, commercialization strategies, and communication activities to inform the public of the impact of the activities.

Upcoming Events

NREL Webinar: New Functionality and WPTO Wave Hindcast Data in the Marine Energy Atlas

Aug. 24, 2022, Online, 1 p.m. ET

Join NREL for a webinar highlighting the new updates to the Marine Energy Atlas. New features to the Marine Energy Atlas include expansion of the WPTO Wave Hindcast Dataset to 42 years and increased functionality to let users down select data to capture only variables of interest and save queries.

Register for the event.

2022 OREC, UMERC & METS Marine Energy Research Conference

Sept. 13–15, 2022, Portland, Oregon

The University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC) and Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS) are jointly sponsoring a marine energy research conference in Portland, Oregon, Sept. 13–14, 2022. This event will provide a venue where technical experts can present marine energy research that helps accelerate sustainable technology development. The conference will be held in conjunction with the Ocean Renewable Energy Conference (OREC), organized by the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust, which is taking place Sept. 14–15, 2022. UMERC is a WPTO-sponsored program that is coordinated by the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust.

Register for the event.

Products & Publications

Untapped Potential: How WPTO Is Helping Create Environmentally Conscious Marine Energy Technology: Marine energy has enormous potential. The total available marine energy resource in the United States is equivalent to approximately 57% of all U.S. power generation in 2019. Researchers and developers must harness this powerful resource in a way that preserves the ecosystems surrounding and supported by oceans and rivers. Watch WPTO’s latest video to learn how the office is working to ensure marine energy technology is done right from the start. 

MECC Alumni: Where Are They Now?: The Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) offers participants the opportunity to develop solutions to complex energy challenges and build real-world experience and professional connections, paving the way for students to start their clean energy careers. Learn more about two past competitors and how they turned their competition experiences into careers advancing marine energy.

  • Murphy Gay: As a child, Gay knew with absolute certainty he would be a paleontologist. As he grew up, his dreams, goals, and desires changed, but his love for and desire to protect ecology and animals helped shape his career.
  • Nicholas May-Varas: May-Varas does not have a typical scientist origin story. Instead of building mini rockets in his parents’ backyard, he volunteered at local food banks, animal shelters, and tutored fellow students. Through his love for giving back, May-Varas found his home: humanitarian engineering.

How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Energize America—With Water Power: Signed into law in November 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allots more than $62 billion for DOE to deliver a more equitable clean energy future. This includes approximately $1 billion to support hydropower and marine energy, which will be key sources of carbon-pollution-free energy in tomorrow’s 100% clean energy world.

In Case You Missed It

DOE Announces 2022 MECC Winners: DOE announced the winners of the 2022 MECC. Webb Institute emerged as the overall winner in this third annual competition, while Oregon State University and the University of New Hampshire took second and third place, respectively. Learn about the other winners and the teams selected for the 2023 MECC. 

TEAMER Announces Latest Round of Technical Support: The TEAMER program announced 10 projects that will receive technical support through the growing TEAMER Facility Network. These projects will have access to testing expertise as well as to numerical modeling, laboratory or bench testing, and tank or flume testing and expertise.

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