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WEC-Grid is an open-source software framework that integrates Wave Energy Converter (WEC) models into power system simulations. It enables researchers and practitioners to perform preliminary integration studies of renewable wave energy with grid steady-state analysis.

Overview

Wave energy integration into power grids faces a critical modeling challenge: current power system tools (such as PSS®E and PyPSA) and marine hydrodynamic simulators (such as WEC-Sim) operate independently. This separation hampers 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. The framework lowers technical barriers, supports reproducible workflows, and fosters cross-domain collaboration.

Contributors

• Alexander Barajas-Ritchie - https://github.com/barajale
• Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez - https://github.com/ecotillasanchez
• Derek Jackson - https://github.com/jacksder

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.

GitHub Repo: github.com/acep-uaf/WEC-Grid