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PacWave North Wave Energy Test Site

PacWave is an open ocean wave energy testing facility at Oregon State University. It consists of two sites, each located within several miles of the deep-water commercial port of Newport, Oregon. PacWave North is an established autonomous test site for small-scale, prototype, and maritime market technologies. PacWave North offers a site in state waters with streamlined permitting; expected time to permit is under one year. The site is shallower than PacWave South and closer to port. PacWave North is a persistently monitored site (wave, metocean measurements, and habitat surveys).