SURGE

The Simple Underwater Generation of Renewable Energy (SURGE) project was a demonstration by AW-Energy (AW) of three Oscillating Wave Energy Converters (OSWEC) built into a single platform. Early preparational work and fabrication began as early as 2009 but the actual deployment of the device off the coast of the beach of Almagreira Peniche in Portugal occurred in 2012. Each device was rated for 100 kW of power for a combined total of 300 kW which was tied to the grid via a substation built for this deployment. Sensor data obtained by the device was used to adapt its power take off (PTO) system to changing sea states for optimal performance and was also made available to AW remotely in real time. The device was deployed a second time in 2013 where it experienced wave swells of up to eight meters in height without damage. By the end of both deployments the results were encouraging enough for the development of a second project SURGE 2.

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Project Manager

AW-Energy

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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:<ul> <li>Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment</li> <li>Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active</li> <li>Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water</li> <li>Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations</li> <li>Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water</li></ul>

Completed

Max Rated Power Capacity The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.

.3 MW

Operational Duration

August 2012 - August 2013

Project Duration

2009 - 2014

Energy Resource

Wave

Project Scale

Full-scale

Number of Devices

3

Grid Connectivity

Grid Connected

Waterbody

Atlantic Ocean, Beach of Almagreira, Peniche, Portugal

Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the project location:<ul> <li>Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land</li> <li>Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary</li> <li>Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water</li> <li>Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land</li> <li>River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water</li></ul>

Coastal

Country

Portugal

Environmental Details

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Last Modified

9 June 2025

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“SURGE.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/SURGE. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.

Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "SURGE." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/SURGE.

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