Azura Wave Energy Converter MOIS Deployment Data from Hawaii

Hawaii's Kaneohe Bay hosts this dataset from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Modular Ocean Instrumentation System (MOIS). It contains data files from the grid-connected deployment of the Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) Azura wave energy converter at the 30-meter berth of the U.S. Navy's Wave Energy Test Site. The dataset documents the October 2015 deployment to support marine hydrokinetic energy research.

Use Cases

• Analyzing power generation performance of the Azura wave energy absorber under real sea conditions.
• Correlating electric power output with concurrent marine instrumentation measurements.
• Studying deployment logistics and system behavior at a standardized 30-meter test berth.
• Validating hydrodynamic models for point absorber-type wave energy converters.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, documented deployment of a commercial wave energy device (NWEI Azura) in October 2015.
• Collection occurred at a controlled U.S. Navy test site (WETS 30m Site), ensuring a known operational context.
• The dataset is provided by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a leading authority in renewable energy research.

Limitations

• Specific column names, data formats, row counts, and file sizes are not detailed in the available metadata, limiting immediate analysis.
• The primary data files are packaged in a ZIP archive, requiring extraction and potentially specialized software for interpretation.
• The 'last updated' metadata field (2026) is inconsistent with the 2015 deployment date, suggesting it reflects a catalog update rather than new data.

Provenance

Source

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Department of Energy

Collection Method

Collected via the Modular Ocean Instrumentation System (MOIS) during the Azura device deployment.

Time Range

October 2015

Freshness

2026-04-07 15:42:10.406362

Geography

Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii, USA; specifically the 30-meter berth at the Wave Energy Test Site (WETS).