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$141,695,691

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

energyactive
ACTION DATE2026-02-18·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

Establish and operate a wave energy testing facility to advance marine renewable energy technology development and commercialization.

Sub-sectors
renewableswave-energyresearch-infrastructure
Why this matters

Wave energy is a nascent renewable resource; this facility supports DOE's clean energy goals and reduces U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.

Supply-chain signal

Investment signals demand for marine energy equipment manufacturers, testing services, and specialized marine engineering suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

China is advancing marine renewable energy; U.S. testing infrastructure supports domestic competitiveness in emerging ocean energy markets.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002116.

Period of performance
Start
2017-05-01
End
2030-09-30
Status
activein 1597 days
Sources

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