DanWEC Hanstholm North Sea

DanWEC is managing the test site in the North Sea at the westcoast of Denmark by Hanstholm. DanWEC supports WEC developers with application for permits and supply design and wavedata for the site. The water depth is between 15 – 30 meters, and the wave resource about 7 kW/m with max Hs up to 8 meters. The site is marked and equipped with two DataWell buoys measuring wave heights as well as current.

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Site Manager

Danish Wave Energy Center

Additional Information

Test Site Website

Device Status Is the test site actively testing or in planning (active)? Or is it permanently closed for business (inactive)?

Active

Energy Resource

Wave

Duration

April 2009 - Ongoing

Grid Connectivity

Grid Connected

Waterbody

Roshage Pier, Hanstholm, Denmark

Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the test site 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

Denmark

Last Modified

18 June 2025

This Test Site has the following MRE Devices

Citation Formats

“DanWEC Hanstholm North Sea.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/DanWEC_Hanstholm_North_Sea. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.

Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites. <year>. "DanWEC Hanstholm North Sea." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/DanWEC_Hanstholm_North_Sea.