WEC-Grid is an open-source software framework that integrates Wave Energy Converter (WEC) models into power system simulations, enabling preliminary integration studies of renewable wave energy with grid steady-state analysis.

Overview

Wave energy integration into power grids faces a critical modeling gap: current power system tools (such as PSS®E, PyPSA) and marine hydrodynamic simulators (WEC-Sim) operate independently, hampering collaboration between marine energy and power system communities.

WEC-Grid bridges this gap by providing a unified modeling approach that accurately represents interactions between hydrodynamic behaviors and electrical power systems.

Support

• Documentation: acep-uaf.github.io/WEC-Grid
• Repository: github.com/acep-uaf/WEC-GRID
• Contact: barajale@oregonstate.edu

Acknowledgments

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Water Power Technology Office (Grant #DE-EE0009445), University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.