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).
