PacWave

The next energy frontier.

PacWave is the nation’s first grid-connected open-ocean wave energy test facility, turning the motion of the Pacific into affordable, reliable, secure energy.

Building The Next Energy Frontier

Carl Barrett, 3U Technologies
boat with lights on
cable wrapped up on the boat

Subsea Installation Progress Continues Offshore

September 2024

Cable coiled on the top of the ship
men moving the cable
Back of boat

Innovator arrived in Coos Bay

July 2024

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framing
Construction from above

Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site reopened

April 2022

PacWave South Test Facility Now Open

The Frontier Is Open

Oregon State University’s PacWave is advancing wave energy technology by:

  • Providing open-ocean testing sites off Newport, Oregon.
  • Supporting innovative ocean-based technologies.
  • Accelerating the future of marine energy through research and collaboration.

Where Data Drives Discovery

  • 59” diameter, 72”
    height
  • Single-point mooring
  • Flashing amber light, radar reflector, reflective tape

FLOATr Buoys

  • 36” diameter
  • Single-point mooring
  • Flashing amber light, reflective tape

Waverider Buoys

  • 18” diameter
  • Single-point mooring
  • Flashing amber light

Spotter Wave Buoys

  • 62” diameter, 96” height
  • Single-point mooring
  • Flashing amber light, radar reflector, reflective tape

Corner Marker Buoys