Atlantic Marine Energy Center

📢 We are excited to share an interview with AMEC Director Martin Wosnik, featured in Hydro Leader magazine. In the interview, he discusses the future direction of the marine energy industry and the role of the Atlantic Marine Energy Center. He also talks about the initial investment that AMEC received from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office to advance the marine energy industry and power the blue economy. This includes developing open-water test sites, specialized laboratory facilities, and numerical capabilities. Specific projects that are discussed include the Living Bridge Project and the development of a wave-powered water pump for kelp aquaculture. Link to the interview: https://lnkd.in/eucMdCQA Read more about the Living Bridge Project: https://lnkd.in/eF9iQKH6 #marineenergy #blueeconomy #HydroLeader #aquaculture

Read this article about AMEC activities at Lehigh University 📚. It talks about AMEC's research initiatives and the researchers leading them at Lehigh. These activities are funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Water Power Technology Office⚡ #marineenergy #blueeconomy

Ocean Discovery Day 2024 at University of New Hampshire (2 of 2) Friday was Student Day (1,500+ kids), Saturday was Open House (800+ people of all ages). Almost 50 exhibits (see previous post for list). 150+ volunteers. The amazing planning and organization by the ODD Team in the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering made it all possible... {edit: Monday morning update from Sally Nelson, lead organizer of ODD: 1572 visitors on Friday, ~1,200 on Saturday, and 200+ volunteers. record numbers...} For marine energy, Nicole Marone, Katie Dold, Megan Andersen and Stephen Pamboukes demonstrated our 1-m scale axial flow and cross flow tidal turbines (towing tank test beds), which kids could also touch and spin (careful, sharp trailing edges!). Steve 3D-printed a small version of the axial flow turbine, and instrumented it so students could spin it and light up a green LED bar ("you're making green energy!"). Nicole embedded optical fibers in two spare turbine blades of different materials and showed students how to measure blade bending with light. Chelsea Kimball built a small hand-operated wave tank with a working model wave energy converter that students would try to move up and down with the waves to "light up" a city on the shore (with an LED bar). We also had our wave-powered water pump on display. Mason Bichanich and Parviz Sedigh, who are usually busy building the Open-Source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) in a high-bay lab in Kingsbury Hall across campus, volunteered as "life guards" around our tanks (nobody fell in, good job!). In the big wave tank, Prof. Nathan Laxague and graduate students demonstrated wave measurements and I. Engin Taze demonstrated a floating offshore wind turbine model. Of course we like marine energy, but also popular with the kids were: making edible marine slime, fish printing: using wood-cuts and actual fish, squid dissection, the topographic sandbox, and more... Saturday was a bit calmer, and we got to meet and talk with a lot of people from various backgrounds interested in marine energy. We also had food trucks in the parking lot, which was a nice touch. Two gorgeous fall days, everybody had fun and all the kids survived! https://lnkd.in/eEETwW-s Atlantic Marine Energy Center

🌊Calling students in grades 4-12 to join this competition on renewable energy! ⚡️ This competition aims to spark curiosity, encourage innovation, and cultivate skills to prepare students for a future career in the marine and wind energy industry. 🌱 This event will be held in Wanchese, NC, and is sponsored by the Coastal Studies Institute, @North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program, Jennette's Pier, among others. Click the link below for an overview of the competition. 🔗🌟 #marineenergy #blueeconomy #kto12 #STEMEducation

"Can this happen in real life?" ❓🤔 This was one of the questions we received from children who tried Chelsea Kimball's hands-on exhibit at the University of New Hampshire's Ocean Discovery Day event on October 4-5 in Durham, NH. The exhibit featured a small hand-operated wave tank with a working model wave energy converter. Students would move the converter up and down with hand-powered waves to "light up" a city on the shore using LEDs. One of AMEC's objective is to engage with K-12 children, encourage them to consider STEM careers and inspire the next generation's workforce in the marine energy sector.   💡As to the question, the answer is "yes, and..." AMEC has successfully field-tested the wave-powered water pump and is currently studying its economic feasibility in offshore kelp farms.  #marineenergy #blueeconomy #Kto12 #STEMEducation

UNH Center for Ocean Engineering under new management! With the beginning of our fall semester, please join me in welcoming Prof. Thomas lippmann as the new Director of the UNH Center for Ocean Engineering! Tom comes exceedingly well-prepared for this position -- he has been serving as the OE Undergraduate Coordinator and the Oceanography Graduate Coordinator for several years, and is "at home" in Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory. It was a pleasure serving as the COE Director for the past five years (2019-2024). It was an interesting time, from keeping Chase Lab operating through COVID, reorganizing Chase Lab high bay operations, to growing both the OE Graduate programs and OE Faculty participation. I sincerely appreciate all the help and support I had along the way. Specifically, I would like to thank our senior engineer John Ahern for day-to-day lab operations and supporting industry with tank testing, and Sally Nelson for all of her administrative and training support through a succession of administrative assistants. I’d like to also thank Kris Tonkin for filling in with the administration of the OE graduate programs when needed. The Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) and other marine energy projects continue to ramp up: Earlier this summer we got the green light on the original AMEC work scope Budget Period 2, we are about to commence an expansive new AMEC work scope under BIL funding (more on that next week! Also see DOE announcement: https://lnkd.in/eYw2FBCV), and we are deep into the build phase for the DOE WPTO-funded Open-Source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) project, with partners Sandia National Laboratories, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. So, I’m grateful to be able to free up time to fully focus on these projects. Thanks, Tom, for taking over and we look forward to having you as COE Director!

Take a look at the 2023 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Annual Report to discover the latest and most exciting developments in ocean energy. This comprehensive report features AMEC and showcases the following key highlights: 🌊 Existing open water test sites: Tidal Energy Test site and Jenette's Wave Energy Test Site (pp. 28 and 217) ⚡ Upcoming deployment project: a highly instrumented axial-flow marine turbine for deployment in Spring 2025 (pp. 219 and 220) ⚓ Participation in international events: International WaTERS 2023 workshop in Orkney, Scotland (p. 47) 🎓 Hosting a national event in 2023: University Marine Energy Research Community (UMERC-US) (p. 221) The IEA Ocean Energy Systems is a collaborative effort between countries, operating under a framework established by the International Energy Agency in Paris. It brings together nations to advance research, development, and demonstration of conversion technologies to harness energy from various forms of ocean renewable resources. This includes tides, waves, currents, temperature gradient, and salinity gradient for electricity generation. Additionally, it focuses on other uses, such as desalination, through international cooperation and information exchange. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/dq-H5gNe #marineenergy #blueeconomy

Thank you to the University of New Hampshire Research for producing an excellent article about our recent DOE award. Check out the article below to learn about some of the research projects that AMEC will be doing to develop marine energy technologies. 🎓 The University of New Hampshire leads AMEC's multi-university consortium through AMEC Director, Martin Wosnik, and Associate Director, Diane Foster. #marineenergy #blueeconomy

📢 We are happy to announce that the Atlantic Marine Energy Center has been awarded $12 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This five-year investment will support AMEC to conduct research in marine energy technologies, implement workforce development programs, upgrade infrastructure and establish a strategic action plan to make impactful contributions to the sector. 🌊🌎⚡ Read more about the award here: https://lnkd.in/eg5KPreJ #marineenergy #blueeconomy

🌊 AMEC will participate in the 2024 International Conference on Ocean Energy next week in Melbourne, Australia. Here are the topics that AMEC researchers will be presenting on: George Bonner, P.E., Coastal Studies Institute  "Atlantic Marine Energy Center: Advancing the Marine Energy Industry And Powering The Blue Economy"  Mike Muglia, East Carolina University Coastal Studies Institute "Testing The Waters: Jennette’s Pier As An Atlantic Marine Energy Center Marine Renewable Ocean Energy Test Platform"  Martin Wosnik, University of New Hampshire 1. "US DOE Open-source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) Test Bed – Enabling In-water R&D For Current Energy Conversion"   2. "Calibration Of Fiber Optic Rosette Sensors For Measuring Bending Moment On Tidal Turbine Blades"      Wesley Williams, University of North Carolina at Charlotte  "Numerical Modeling Of A Small Wave Energy Converter For Desalination" Read more about ICOE 2024 on its event webpage: https://lnkd.in/gXz2Gb6S #ICOE2024 #marineenergy #blueeconomy