Agucadoura

Aguçadoura is an offshore test site located in the north region of Portugal, 5 km off the coast of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. The Aguçadora test site is available for technology developers for research and project demonstration (TRL 6 - 8) of floating offshore wind and wave energy conversion devices, offshore aquaculture technologies, underwater robotics and ocean observation. It had a 3.3 km2 licensed area for prototype testing in 45 m water depth.

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Site Manager

WavEC Offshore Renewables

Additional Information

Test Site Website

Test Site Status Is the test site actively testing or in planning (active)? Or is it permanently closed for business (inactive)?

Active

Energy Resource

Wave

Duration

2003 - Ongoing

Max Load Capacity The maximum amount of electricity that can be accommodated at the test site, based on cable capacity.

3 MW

Grid Connectivity

Grid Connected

Number of Berths

3

Waterbody

Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the test site 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

Tethys Metadata

Last Modified

19 June 2025

This Test Site has the following MRE Devices

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

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

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AWS-III

CorPower Ocean C4 WEC

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