Magnetostrictive Wave Energy Harvester at Isle of Shoals

In 2013 Oscilla Power deployed a quarter scale version their Magnetostrictive Wave Energy Harvester (MWEH) off the coast of New Hampshire in the Ilse of Shoals. The deployment spanned nine weeks from mid July to mid September. Little or no information is available on the devices performance however interviews indicate the develops believed the device performed well and distinctly from most other typical wave energy converters (WEC) which operate within a narrow band of a sea states wave spectrum as opposed the MWEH's significantly broader utilization.

Project Manager

Oscilla Power

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Project Website

Project Status Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?

Inactive

Project Life Cycle Project Progress through life cycle:<ul> <li>Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment</li> <li>Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active</li> <li>Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water</li> <li>Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations</li> <li>Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water</li></ul>

Completed

Operational Duration

July 2013 - September 2013

Project Duration

2013 - 2013

Energy Resource

Wave

Project Scale

Sub-scale

Number of Devices

1

Grid Connectivity

Not Grid Connected

Waterbody

Atlantic Ocean

Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the project location:<ul> <li>Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land</li> <li>Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary</li> <li>Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water</li> <li>Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land</li> <li>River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water</li></ul>

Coastal

Country

United States

Last Modified

22 August 2025

This Project has the following MRE Devices

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Magnetostrictive Wave Energy Harvester at Isle of Shoals

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