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Tveter Power WEC Pumping Device
Tveter developed a wave pump desalination device. A preliminary version of the device underwent several resistance trials on the Atlantic coast of Norway in 2016 and 2017. Additional trials took place at PLOCAN test site in 2018.
Device Status
Is the device actively being developed or is available for purchase (active)? Or has development or support ended (inactive)?
Inactive
Technology Type
Power Take-Off
Mechanism that converts the motion of the prime mover into a useful form of energy such as electricity, learn more
Direct Use
Surface ExpressionTrue
Estimated TRL
Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology
TRL Last updated: 15 March 2018
5
Energy Resource
- Wave
Water Column Position
Surface
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Submerged - Mid
Entire Water Column
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Submerged - Bottom
Last Modified
5 June 2025
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“Tveter Power WEC Pumping Device.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Tveter_Power_WEC_Pumping_Device. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "Tveter Power WEC Pumping Device." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Tveter_Power_WEC_Pumping_Device.
