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Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

Creator:: Yin, Yao
Abstract:: This essay provides a snapshot of sustainability and acceptability of wave energy and eight other electricity-generating energy sources in Oregon. Since “sustainability” is an important point of view in decision-making, the paper is centered around the concept. Although there is no consensus on the definition of sustainability in the academic...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: overarching sustainable framework and examines the comparative sustainability of wave energy in Oregon in

Validity and Value of Wave Energy Generation as Blackout Risk Mitigation for the Central Oregon Coast

Creator:: Burright, Jeffrey, Clark, Caitlyn E., Johnson, Brandon, and Sharp, Christopher
Abstract:: Energy security is a vital but often unmet requirement for community resiliency. Electricity availability is essential to the functioning of the economy, individual households, and the collective essential services that provide health, safety, and the basic human needs to sustain life. Coastal communities in Oregon face special vulnerability because they...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Wave Energy Generation as Blackout Risk Mitigation for the Central Oregon Coast 1 1 Purpose and Need

Mapping the Political Landscape of Wave Energy Development Off the Oregon Coast

Creator:: Stevenson, John
Abstract:: Since 2006 Oregon has promoted the development of wave energy off its coast. While the state may be well suited for the technology because of an abundant wave resource and supporting coastal infrastructure there remain potential barriers to implementing this policy, including uncertainties about the technology and concerns for impacts...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: particular with just over $4 million to fund the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) for the purpose of promoting

Applications of Marine Radar Wave Observation Systems

Creator:: Meskill, Shay J.
Abstract:: This project utilized both shore-based and shipboard commercial marine radar technology to collect wave statistics. In the first application a shore-based system was installed at Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon in order to collect real-time wave information. This information was collected under the auspices of the Northwest Association of Networked...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: study of the Reedsport Wave Energy Site, funded by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET). 7 2

Invasive Plant Management Plan and Digital Tools for Big Sur Land Trust of Monterey County, California

Creator:: Nichols, Abby L.
Abstract:: An Invasive Plant Management Plan developed for Big Sur Land Trust, a non-profit conservation organization located on California's Central Coast, to guide its vegetation management activities and serve as a decision-support tool. The effort included the creation of a digital field data collection tool through Survey123 Connect, survey and data...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Toolset for Big Sur Land Trust of Monterey County, CA by Abby Nichols A

Aquatic pesticide best management practices and relational database for the protection of NOAA trust species

Creator:: Gianou, Kelsey, Lam, Jennifer, Emanuel, Robert, Jepson, Paul, and Chan, Sam
Abstract:: Pesticides are widely used to control undesirable pests and may be applied directly to water or lands directly adjacent to water. There can be unintended consequences, however, to native, threatened, and endangered species. There is little information on the impacts of aquatic pesticides and best management practices (BMPs) to NOAA...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Practices and Relational Database for the Protection of NOAA Trust Species by Kelsey L. Gianou

Ocean electrical energy generation : An overview and potential for Oregon's Territorial Sea

Creator:: Smith, Gary Frederick
Abstract:: This report deals with the current status of four promising sources of electrical energy generation from the oceans. They are, in sequence; Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Where energy is obtained by exploiting the temperature differences between warm surface waters, and much deeper colder waters. Tidal Energy: Where differences in water...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: for Oregon's Territorial Sea 27 WAVE ENERGY 29 Background and Technology 30 Environmental

Wind Energy in Klickitat County, Washington

Creator:: Grandolfo, Joseph D.
Abstract:: Wind energy has widespread public support; nevertheless, the emergence of local support or opposition in response to siting proposals is often unpredictable. Uncertainty surrounding a community’s response is problematic for both the company planning the project and for states pursuing policies for expanded development and use of renewable energy. Given...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Energy in Klickitat County, Washington. By Joseph D. Grandolfo MPP Essay

Understanding Community Opposition to Industrial Scale Wind Farm Sitings and the Impacts of Federal Fast Track Initiatives in Southern California: A Case Study of the Tule and Ocotillo Wind Energy Facilities

Creator:: Allouzi, Yousef
Abstract:: As climate change forces energy policy to incorporate environmental impacts and fuel diversification into the traditional model of energy security, finding ways to site, develop, and deliver renewable energy has taken on increasing importance across the United States. With no consistent federal framework to implement these changes, much of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , 2016), a lack of trust between rural communities and wind energy developers and decision makers

The Public Trust Doctrine and the submerged and submersible lands of Oregon

Creator:: McLeod, Rosemary Alice
Abstract:: Public Trust Doctrine. is a legal theory substantive enough for private citizens to utilize as a comprehensive legal approach to resource management problems. The doctrine is ultimately derived from the notion of governmental responsibility to hold lands in trust for beneficial use by the public. The governmental title to lands...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: 1 HISTORY OF PUBLIC TRUST DEVELOPVIENT .......... 18 2 RANGE OF PUBLIC TRUST DECISIONS IN OREGON

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

Validity and Value of Wave Energy Generation as Blackout Risk Mitigation for the Central Oregon Coast

Mapping the Political Landscape of Wave Energy Development Off the Oregon Coast

Applications of Marine Radar Wave Observation Systems

Invasive Plant Management Plan and Digital Tools for Big Sur Land Trust of Monterey County, California

Aquatic pesticide best management practices and relational database for the protection of NOAA trust species

Ocean electrical energy generation : An overview and potential for Oregon's Territorial Sea

Wind Energy in Klickitat County, Washington

Understanding Community Opposition to Industrial Scale Wind Farm Sitings and the Impacts of Federal Fast Track Initiatives in Southern California: A Case Study of the Tule and Ocotillo Wind Energy Facilities

The Public Trust Doctrine and the submerged and submersible lands of Oregon

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