From Design to Ocean Deployment: Lessons Learned from the SURF-WEC Project in Hawaii

Bri Friedman; Senu Sirnivas; Amanda Morton; Kyle Swartz; Mark Murphy; Casey Nichols; Rob Raye; Andrew Simms; Scott Jenne; Alvaro Diaz Flores Caminero; Nathan Tom; Jackson Wills; Mohamed Shabara; Pat Cross; Kimball Millikan; Kyle Pappas; Ning Li; Kumar Rajagopalan

doi:10.66816/pr4518846

From Design to Ocean Deployment: Lessons Learned from the SURF-WEC Project in Hawaii

Bri Friedman
, Senu Sirnivas
, Amanda Morton
, Kyle Swartz
, Mark Murphy
, Casey Nichols
, Rob Raye
, Andrew Simms
, Scott Jenne
, Alvaro Diaz Flores Caminero
, Nathan Tom
, Jackson Wills
, Mohamed Shabara
, Pat Cross
, Kimball Millikan
, Kyle Pappas
, Ning Li
, Kumar Rajagopalan

National Laboratory of the Rockies
University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Abstract

Since March 2026, the Small Underwater Research Flap Wave Energy Converter (SURF-WEC) - a 1m x 1m oscillating surge device - has been successfully deployed off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Developed by the National Laboratory of the Rockies in partnership with the Hawai'i Marine Energy Center, this project represents a significant step forward in small-scale wave energy technology. Join the upcoming PRIMRE webinar for an in-depth overview of the SURF-WEC project. The SURF-WEC team will walk through the entire lifecycle - from design and build to testing, marinization, and deployment - and share critical lessons learned to help advance the wider marine energy community.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.66816/pr4518846
State	Published - 2026

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NLR/PR-5700-101612

Keywords

deployment
lessons learned
marine energy
wave energy converter

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