THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A DYNAMIC LOAD ABSORBER FOR WEC MOORING LINES, TAILORED TO ENHANCE THE DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THE LINES, BY USING THE FEATURES OF STIFFNESS, DAMPING, AND INERTANCE WITH ADDITIONAL CAPACITY OF ENERGY HARVESTING TO POWER THE MOORING LINE MONITORING SENSORS. THE OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT IS THE DESIGN, ANALYSIS, SCALED LAB VALIDATION, AND TANK TEST FOR THE PROPOSED MOORING LOAD ABSORBER COUPLED WITH WECS. THIS ABSORBER IS PROJECTED TO REDUCE PEAK LOADS AND FATIGUE ON THE MOORING SYSTEM BY 50-60%, THEREBY EXTENDING COMPONENT LIFE. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED FOR A MINIMUM SERVICE LIFE OF 25 YEARS, MATCHING THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF TYPICAL OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY STRUCTURES. IT SEEKS TO REDUCE THE CAPITAL, OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE COSTS OF MOORING SYSTEMS BY AT LEAST 30% COMPARED TO EXISTING SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE THE OPEN-SOURCE SIMULATION TOOL, MOORDYN, TO INCLUDE CAPABILITIES FOR MODELING AND EVALUATING MOORING ABSORBERS WITH INERTANCE AND NONLINEAR DAMPING.