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Port of Grays Harbor presentation on wave‑to‑hydrogen pilot highlights deployment plans, commercial fishery concerns
Summary
A Port of Grays Harbor presentation described a proposed wave‑to‑hydrogen pilot five miles offshore near Westport that would test an electrolyzer‑equipped floating device. Presenters said the project team is seeking DOE funding and planned a May 2027 deployment window for an initial test season; committee members raised concerns about anchoring,
A proposed wave‑to‑hydrogen pilot near the Port of Grays Harbor drew technical questions and fisheries concerns when committee members reviewed a port briefing presented to the Marine Planning Committee.
Presentation summary: The project proposers described a floating wave energy converter that would power an onboard electrolyzer to produce hydrogen and oxygen; hydrogen would be offloaded for shore use. The port slide deck described a deployment site roughly five miles offshore near Westport and showed hardware details including substantial anchor chain and a large anchor. The project team said they had applied for DOE grant funding and that a full‑scale deployment test was scheduled for May 2027, with an initial six‑month test season through October.
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