Atlantic Marine Energy Center

The Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) is a national marine energy center, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, with a mission to advance the marine energy industry and power the blue economy. AMEC is a university-led consortium between the University of New Hampshire, Lehigh University, Stony Brook University and the Coastal Studies Institute of North Carolina, to address the ongoing needs for research, development, and testing in support of wave and tidal and ocean current energy. For its present work scope, AMEC partners and collaborates with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the European Marine Energy Center on specific tasks. AMEC fulfills its mission through multi- and interdisciplinary research, marine energy device and component testing, fostering of connections, and sharing of knowledge and experience through education. AMEC researcher expertise spans engineering disciplines, in...