DOE Launches Hydrodynamic Testing Facility Data Base

by Carolyn Elefant on August 12, 2009

On August 11, 2009, the Department of Energy’s Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program unveiled a new database containing information on the test capabilities and services of a variety of U.S. hydrodynamic test facilities, according to this Press Release. The database, which can be accessed here encompasses 81 commercial, acaademic and government facilities and offshore births in 18 different states. The database is expected to improve communication and collaboration to testing facilities within the hydro-kinetic research community and provides potential users information on the costs and personnel of each site. Testing facilities are an important link in the chain to commercialization, so the DOE project will help move the industry forward.

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