Abstract:
This report summarizes the outcomes of a
March 22-25, 2010, workshop in Seattle, Washington,
on the environmental effects of tidal energy development.
The workshop focused on building capabilities
to evaluate the environmental effects of tidal energy
from turbines placed in the water column throughout
the United States. However, it did not address policy
issues, details of technology engineering, or the socioeconomic
impacts of tidal energy development.
Two overarching conclusions were identified.
First, given the number of potential stressor/receptor
interactions, research efforts must be prioritized
and leveraged in order to effectively direct limited
research dollars and resolve key uncertainties in a
timely manner. Second, the next step to reducing
critical uncertainties is careful monitoring of pilot scale
device deployments.
This report contains recommendations relevant
to tidal energy device and project developers, monitoring
instrumentation developers, scientists, and
regulatory agencies.
Description:
This report is also available from
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
NMFS, NOAA
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle, Washington 98112
Online at: http://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/tm/
A related report is Environmental and Ecological Effects of Ocean Renewable Energy Development: A Current Synthesis available online at http://hdl.handle.net/1957/16152
Description:
Introduction; Environmental Effects of Tidal Power; Environmental Stressors; Environmental Receptors; Workshop Outcomes - Challenges; Workshop Outcomes - Recommendations; Appendices - Glossary, Extended Abstracts, Workshop Participant List; Workshop Agenda, Workshop Evaluation Results
