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$141,695,691

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2017 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2017-05-01·LATEST ACTION2026-02-18·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DEEE0007899_089
Award description

WAVE ENERGY TEST FACILITY

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds ongoing operation and research at Oregon State University's wave energy test facility through 2030.

Sub-sectors
renewable-energywave-energymarine-energy-r&d
Why this matters

Wave energy is a nascent renewable technology; sustained federal investment signals commitment to diversifying U.S. clean energy beyond wind and solar.

Supply-chain signal

Success at this facility could drive demand for specialized marine equipment, power conversion systems, and subsea infrastructure suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

China is investing heavily in offshore renewable energy; U.S. wave energy R&D helps maintain technological leadership in emerging marine power sectors.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.002859.

Period of performance
Start
2017-05-01
End
2030-09-30
Status
activein 1540 days
Sources

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