Water Power

Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies harness energy from waves, currents, tides and ocean thermal gradients to generate clean, renewable energy

Sandia’s Water Power Technologies department leverages key research and engineering capabilities in support of the growing MHK industry.

View our Water Power Program Overview video!

Click each pin on the map to learn more about Sandia’s research capabilities. Blue pins represent wave energy capabilities while green pins represent current energy.

Videos

Water Power Program Full Screen

Sandia Interactive Wave Energy Education Display Full Screen

The Pioneer Array: Harnessing Wave Power to Collect Ocean Data Full Screen

El “Pioneer Array”: un sistema que usa la potencia de las olas para recolectar datos del océano Full Screen

Skip navigation Search Sign in Bench testing a Wave Energy Converter for the Ocean Observatories Initiative Pioneer Array Full Screen

Skip navigation Search Sign in Sandia Wave Energy Power Take-off (SWEPT) Lab Testing with AquaHarmonics Full Screen

Contact

Peter Kobos
(505) 845-7086
phkobos@sandia.gov