Aquatic Animal Interaction with Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices Webinar

Webinar #2 in DOE MHK Webinar Series
August 29, 2011

Summary
Emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies convert wave, tidal, ocean current, river in-stream, and ocean thermal energy into electricity. These technologies have potential to serve as low-carbon energy sources for many regions of the United States. In order to ensure the responsible deployment of these technologies as they are developed, a number of different agencies, federal research institutions, and universities are working to research the potential environmental impacts of MHK technologies. The Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal agencies involved in reviewing, permitting, and regulating MHK devices are working to coordinate and collaborate on MHK environmental research, as well as disseminate resulting products to other labs, federal agencies, industry, and interested stakeholders. This webinar series aims to increase awareness of current research efforts.

Speaker Presentation Materials

• Introductory Remarks (Simon Geerlofs, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
• Evaluation of Fish Injury and Mortality Associated with Hydrokinetic Turbines (Steve Amaral, Ted Castro-Santos, and Paul Jacobson, Electric Power Research Institute)
• An Estimation of Survival and Injury of Fish Passed Through the Hydro Green Energy Hydrokinetic System (Tim Brush, Normandeau Associates and Mark Stover, Hydro Green Energy, LLC)
• Combining ADCP and Underwater Camera to Assess Marine Species Interactions with the Open-Centre Turbine (Sue Barr, OpenHydro)
• Monitoring Marine Mammals at SeaGen, the World’s First Operational Commercial Scale Tidal Energy Device – 3 years post-installation (Carol Sparling, SMRU Ltd.)
• Supplemental slides listing other DOE projects dealing with aquatic animal interactions with MHK devices (Anna Coffey, US DOE)

A video recording of the webinar has been posted below: