Abstract
Through engaging a national set of stakeholders, EPRI identified and prioritized research, development, deployment, and demonstration (RDD&D) needs for the emerging marine and other hydrokinetic renewable (MHK) energy technology sector. Eighteen (18) topic RDD&D needs areas were identified. The prioritization resulted in the following top three topics:
- Testing (development including experimental through pilot demonstration)
- Environmental Issues (which will require device testing and deployed projects)
- Standards