Description
The Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC), is conducting market research to identify qualified sources with commercial interest in acquiring the OE35, a 500-kilowatt (kW) wave energy converter (WEC). The device is owned by Ocean Energy USA LLC and is currently moored at the United States Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Kāne‘ohe Bay, Hawaii. The purpose of this notice is to determine the commercial viability and potential alternative uses/disposition pathways for this asset which has completed its testing program.
• The OE35 WEC is a utility-scale device that uses the technologically mature Oscillating Water Column (OWC) concept built into a floating hull.
• The device has potential applications in utility power, ocean fuel production, carbon-free applications, and connected ocean missions.
• Interested parties are invited to submit a Capabilities Statement of no more than five (5) pages, demonstrating their interest and ability to acquire this device.
• The statement should include company information, point of contact, high-level approach, and relevant past performance.