Lessons Learned: Summary of Insights From the HERO WEC and Waves to Water Deployments Between 2022 and 2024

Summary

The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and East Carolina University collaborated to develop a small, modular, wave-powered desalination prototype, the HERO Wave Energy Converter (WEC), to address challenges in installation and supply chains. The approach involved designing, building, and deploying the WEC through multiple lab tests and ocean deployments between 2022 and 2024 to gather performance insights. The project is currently in progress, with data from these deployments publicly released and actively informing the design of a second-generation WEC intended for extended operational periods.

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