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Kaneohe Bay OPT Wave Project
Wave energy developer Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) deployed a wave power generation unit near Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii. OPT launched the unit under the company’s program with the U.S. Navy for installation of PowerBuoys off the U.S. Marine base at Kaneohe Bay. The deployed device was intended to be connected to the Oahu power grid, but this never materialized. OPT announced that the device was installed on 12 November 2008, one mile off the coast of Oahu, in 100 feet of water. The device was modular in design, and generated power by moving up and down on a central spar as waves passed by.
Additional Information
Project Status
Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle
Project Progress through life cycle:
- Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment
- Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active
- Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water
- Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations
- Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water
Decommissioned
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
.04 MW
Operational Duration
November 2008 - 2011
Project Duration
2007 - 2011
Energy Resource
- Wave
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
1
Grid Connectivity
Not Grid Connected
Waterbody
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the project location:
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
Coastal
Country
United States
Environmental Details
Last Modified
10 June 2025
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“Kaneohe Bay OPT Wave Project.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Kaneohe_Bay_OPT_Wave_Project. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Kaneohe Bay OPT Wave Project." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Kaneohe_Bay_OPT_Wave_Project.
