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- Conference Paper:
Copping and Farr
This research examined the feasibility of developing small-scale OTEC (3-10 MW) in U.S. waters through case studies in four locations (i.e., Hawaii, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and Guam). In addition to talking to local leaders and experts in OTEC development and processes, we examined the likely environmental effects that will drive permitting (consenting) and licensing processes in the U.S. and…
- Workshop Article:
Hutchison and Copping
This report outlines a coordinated action plan aimed at reducing the scientific uncertainty associated with collision risk of marine animals and tidal turbines. This plan includes steps to take toward resolving the challenging issue of decreasing scientific uncertainty, but is unlikely to completely solve the problem. The content of this report was derived from the involvement of experts…
- Report:
Copping and Grear
Floating offshore wind farms have been proposed in the deep waters off the U.S. west coast and Hawaii to provide renewable energy to coastal populations.Anchoring floating wind platforms to the seabed requires multiple mooring lines that pass through the water column from platforms at the surface to the sea floor. Electrical cables also will be draped in the water column between wind platforms…
- Report:
Copping and Hemery
The OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World complements and serves as an update to the 2013 Final Report…
- Report:
Copping et al.
… and; changes in circulation and sediment transport from MRE device operation (Kropp 2013; Copping et al. 2016; Copping and Grear 2018). Uncertainty remains about these potential interactions between MRE …
- Presentation:
Copping et al.
Surface-placed wave energy converters, floating tidal turbines, and floating offshore wind platforms all require anchoring to the seabed with multiple mooring lines and electrical cables passing through the water column, from near the sea surface to the sea floor. Concerns have been raised that large whales may collide with and/or become entangled in lines and cables from renewable energy…
- Video:
Grear et al.
Commercial interest in developing floating wind energy in the deep waters of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf has raised questions about whales and other large cetaceans potentially encountering the mooring lines and electrical cables from a floating offshore wind farm. The BOEM Pacific Region asked the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to create an animated simulation of a humpback…
- Report:
Copping et al.
The deployment and operation of a floating tidal technology in the United States require assessing environmental conditions and satisfying all environmental permitting requirements. Two locations in the United States are chosen to evaluate the potential for deployment of the Orbital Marine Power Ltd. floating technology: San Juan Islands (Washington) and Western Passage (Maine). This report…
- Journal Article:
Copping et al.
Power generated from marine energy devices, including those that harvest power from the waves and tides, has the potential to help meet the low-carbon energy needs of many coastal nations. However, these devices, and their related mooring lines, anchoring and buoyancy systems, and power export cables are still under development, resulting in a lack of understanding of potential environmental…
- Journal Article:
Copping et al.
The pressure to develop new and renewable forms of energy to combat climate change, ocean acidification, and energy security has encouraged exploration of sources of power generation from the ocean. One of the major challenges to deploying these devices is discerning the likely effects those devices and associated systems will have on the marine environment. Determining the effects each device…
- Journal Article:
Joy et al.
There is global interest in marine renewable energy from underwater tidal turbines. Due to overlap in animal habitat with locations for tidal turbines, the potential for collisions has led to concern around strike risk. Using data from tagged harbor seals collected before construction and after operation of the SeaGen tidal turbine in Northern Ireland, this study quantifies risks of an…
- Journal Article:
Copping et al.
Marine renewable energy (MRE) harnesses energy from the ocean and provides a low-carbon sustainable energy source for national grids and remote uses. The international MRE industry is in the early stages of development, focused largely on tidal and riverine turbines, and wave energy converters (WECs), to harness energy from tides, rivers, and waves, respectively. Although MRE supports climate…
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