Waves to Water Prize Partnership with Coastal Studies Institute at East Carolina University Grant uri icon

abstract

  • In June 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) launched a prize to develop wave energy-powered desalination systems. The Waves to Water Prize is a four-stage, $2.5M contest to accelerate the development of small, modular, wave-powered desalination systems capable of providing potable drinking water in disaster relief scenarios and remote coastal locations.

date/time interval

  • July 2020 - June 2023