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SURGE 2
The Simple Underwater Generation of Renewable Energy 2 (SURGE 2) project was a demonstration by AW-Energy (AW) of their Oscillating Wave Energy Converters (OSWEC) platform named the WaveRoller. SURGE 2 is a continuation of the original SURGE project with new concept changes to the WaveRoller design such as reducing the design from three modular OSWEC's to a single unit capable of 350 kW of power.
Development of the project began in 2015 with the completion of AW's private 1.5 MW power take off (PTO) testing facility in Järvenpää, Finland. Construction and deployment of the SURGE 2 was completed in 2019. Like its predecessor it was deployed off the coast of the beach of Almagreira Peniche in Portugal and was tied to the grid via an onshore substation originally built for SURGE which underwent upgrades to meet the demands of the new deployment. The device was retrieved after two years at sea in 2021.
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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:
- 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
Completed
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
.35 MW
Operational Duration
November 2019 - August 2021
Project Duration
2015 - 2021
Energy Resource
- Wave
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
1
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Atlantic Ocean, Beach of Almagreira, Peniche
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
Portugal
Last Modified
9 June 2025
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“SURGE 2.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/SURGE_2. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "SURGE 2." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/SURGE_2.
