West Coast States Project Development: EnergyOcean International Session Spotlight!

Get an in-depth look at a series of West Coast projects this June at EnergyOcean International Conference and Exhibition! This informative session identifies trends in development, wins and losses for the region and a snapshot of what's to come.

Ocean Energy: Progress Towards Development in Oregon

Two key efforts are underway that underpin Oregon's efforts to promote the development of wave energy. First is the completion of Oregon's Territorial Sea Plan (TSP) in early 2013. Second is the NNMREC in-water test site launched in 2012 and USDOE award of $4 million to fund phase two development of a full scale, grid-connected ocean energy demonstration center that can accommodate multiple devices of various technology types and scales. Oregon's Wave Energy Trust will present how balancing stakeholders and industry are key determinants for site quality and usability, as well as how they bridged the gap between R&D efforts and commercial development with the fishing industry and others.

Presenter/Session Chair:

• Jason Busch, Executive Director, Oregon Wave Energy Trust

Offshore Wave Energy in California 

In this presentation the oceanographic impact shoreward due to the presence of Wave Energy Converters (WECs) is assessed and results from SWAN model runs at selected locations north of Point Conception sites are shown. In addition, the oceanographic impact on beach erosion and ocean current changes from WECs installations near shore will be revealed at Energy Ocean. The presentation will illustrate how small an ocean area (~ .25 square nm) it takes to generate 25 MW of electricity ashore, so there is an over abundance of ocean areas off CA's coast to produce a large excess of current CA electricity demand.

Presenters:

• Dr. James Wilson, JOVE Sciences Inc.
• Prof. Asfaw Beyene, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of      Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University

Wave Energy Test Site at Kaneohe Bay-Hawaii 

The wave energy test site at Kaneohe Bay-Hawaii was recently completed.  Three testing berths at depths of 30 m, 60 m and 80 m will be available and the permitting process is underway. Time history records of wave, ocean current and electrical output will be recorded to assess device performance. The environmental feasibility of wave energy generation will be assessed with hydrophones and electric and magnetic field recorders to determine the acoustic and electromagnetic field (EMF) signature of WEC devices. This session will provide the data necessary to have a legitimate conversation about wave energy off the coast of Hawaii.

Presenter:

• Luis Vega, Specialist, Ocean Engineer, NAVFAC-ESC Hawaii Natural Energy      Institute School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of      Hawaii

Take a look at all of the sessions and speakers EnergyOcean International has to offer in the full conference program.  Register today with the Advance discount to save your seat (and $150!) at this year's conference.