Hypothetical power dissipation by a tidal in‐stream energy conversion device was calculated for Admiralty Inlet, Washington, a highly energetic entrance channel to Puget Sound and currently a candidate for tidal energy development. Power dissipation was calculated for a device of a given capacity as a function of hub height above...
Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI) conducted an offshore avian radar baseline study for Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) for a wave energy study located northwest of Reedsport, Oregon from 25 August through 29 October 2010. The study was conducted from shore with GMI’s Mobile Avian Radar System (MARS®). The MARS® was equipped...
As part of the California Current Ecosystem Survey, NOAA Fisheries sponsored pairs of
seabird observers who collected quantitative information on marine bird species,
abundance, and behavior during all daylight hours when the ship was under way.
Observers participated on Leg 1 and Leg 2 of the April 2008 Miller Freeman...
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Oregon Wave Energy Trust
This work was funded by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET
As part of the California Current Ecosystem Survey, NOAA Fisheries sponsored pairs of
seabird observers who collected quantitative information on marine bird species,
abundance, and behavior during all daylight hours when the ship was under way.
Observers participated on Leg 1 and Leg 2 of the April 2008 Miller Freeman...
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Energy Trust
This work was funded by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET). OWET was funded
Increasingly diverse interests in commercial and recreational use of marine resources are creating new challenges for coastal ocean management. One concern of increased offshore use and development off the Oregon coast is the potential impact on marine bird populations. We summarized the primary surveys of seabird breeding colonies and at-sea...
This document presents the results from discrete element method (DEM) simulations of interface shear compared to previously published data from similar physical experiments. Rough shafts emplaced in granular assemblies are subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading and the results evaluated. The granular‐continuum interface behavior for different anchor surface roughnesses is...
Interest has increased in developing renewable energy sources to reduce U. S. dependence on oil. Policy makers and resource managers now are considering power generation technologies proposed for development along the Continental Shelf of the U. S. Pacific coast beyond state waters. This region supports abundant populations of seabirds and...
The offshore waters and the coastline of Oregon provide year-round habitat for a number of birds, marine mammals, sea turtles, and possibly bats, at least fifteen of which are federally listed as threatened or endangered. Previous workshops on offshore renewable energy have provided baseline information on the distribution and abundance...
In February 2009, the Oregon Wave Energy Trust kicked off a project titled the Utility Market Initiative (UMI). The project's purpose was to initiate a process to align the needs of the regional electric utilities with the resource potential of the wave energy industry. Pacific Energy Ventures' proposal that include...
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Integrating Oregon Wave Energy into the Northwest Power Grid
In February 2009, the Oregon Wave Energy Trust kicked off a project titled the Utility Market Initiative (UMI). The project's purpose was to initiate a process to align the needs of the regional electric utilities with the resource potential of the wave energy industry. Pacific Energy Ventures' proposal that include...
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million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop the Northwest
National Marine RenewableEnergy