Video: M3 Wave tests wave energy device in MASK Basin

M3 Wave team has conducted the final testing of their wave energy device at MASK Basin in Carderock as part of the Wave Energy Prize challenge.

The Oregon-based company was the first wave energy developer to test its NEXUS device – a submerged mid-column pressure differential harvester WEC at MASK Basin.

NEXUS turns the pressure fluctuations under ocean waves into alternating expansion and compression cycles of air inside an enclosed pipe.

Power is harnessed with a bi-directional air turbine, according to M3 Wave.

The testing was conducted from August 8 to 12, 2016, and the next team slated for MASK Basin trials is Waveswing America which will be testing their device this week.

Take a look at the video showing NEXUS wave energy device under tests at MASK Basin.

As Week 1 of testing wraps up, here’s clip of @M3_Wave‘s WEC device at Carderock. More: https://t.co/cju8TMXOb0 pic.twitter.com/fwRrlqoTMm

— Wave Energy Prize (@WaveEnergyPrize) August 12, 2016