Abstract
Waves to Water Prize finalists visited North Carolina’s Outer Banks to showcase their wave-powered water makers. Their desalination devices set sail in the waters surrounding Jennette’s Pier, where their prototypes were anchored and tested.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Waves to Water Prize is a five-stage, $3.3 million contest that aims to accelerate innovation in small, modular, wave powered desalination technology capable of producing clean water in disaster and recovery scenarios, as well as in water-scarce coastal and island locations. The prize will conclude with the DRINK Finale a five-day, in-water test, at which point finalists will demonstrate their systems and compete for a chance to win part of the $1 million prize pool.