The SNMREC Preferred Partner Program is an opportunity for our industry partners to collaborate more fully with the Center. This program is designed to dedicate SNMREC experts and resources to individual industry partner development needs.
Facilities & Labs
Spread across three campuses and more than 120 miles, the SNMREC utilizes significant onshore resources to help propel the ocean energy industry towards commercial implementation. Each site boasts unique and specialized facilities and assets selected to meet the needs of researchers and commercial developers.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI), Ft. Pierce, Florida
- Fabrication and Assembly Facilities
- Deepwater Port Access
- Marine Railway
- Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
- Gliders
- Ocean Visibility and Optics Lab
Institute for Ocean Systems (SeaTech), Dania Beach, Florida
- Proximity to offshore testing areas
- Dynamometer (Ocean Current Power Generation Simulator, OCPGS)
- Measurement Instrument Assembly and Deployment
- Electrical Design and Prototyping Laboratory
- Experimental Hydrodynamics Laboratory
- Materials and Corrosion Laboratory
- Acoustics Laboratory
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
