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Jennettes Pier
The Jennette’s Pier Wave Energy Test Center provides a pre-permitted shallow-water platform for testing marine hydrokinetic energy devices and device components in the open ocean off Nags Head, North Carolina. The platform also provides opportunities for public exposure and engagement since Jennette’s Pier attracts approximately 300,000 visitors annually. The Test Center is the result of a partnership between Jennette’s Pier, owned by the State of North Carolina and managed by the NC Aquarium Division, and the Coastal Studies Institute, on the East Carolina University Outer Banks Campus.
The Jennette’s Pier Wave Energy Test Center is managed by the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program and Jennette’s Pier and one of the open water test sites that are part of the Atlantic Marine Energy Center, the newest of the four US Department of Energy National Marine Renewable Energy Centers.
The Jennette’s Pier Wave Energy Test Facility has two temporary test berth locations. The "nearshore berth" surrounds the pier structure, approximately 50 m to the north and south of the seaward end, and has an average water depth of 3-6 m. The "offshore berth" approximately 300 m off the seaward end of the pier with an average water depth of 11 m. The seabed at both locations is sandy. There are currently two SOFAR Spotter buoys deployed on either side of Jennette’s Pier.
Additional Information
Device Status
Is the test site actively testing or in planning (active)? Or is it permanently closed for business (inactive)?
Active
Energy Resource
- Wave
Duration
2020 -
Ongoing
Grid Connectivity
Not Grid Connected
Number of Berths
2
Waterbody
Nags Head, North Carolina
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the test site 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
Last Modified
22 August 2024
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“Jennettes Pier.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/Jennettes_Pier. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites. <year>. "Jennettes Pier." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/Jennettes_Pier.
