Goals

1.  Promote collaboration between industry, university researchers, and state and
     federal agencies.
2.  Provide forum to discuss and evaluate needed environmental studies and research      methods.
3.  Define clear objectives for technical and engineering studies.

Expected Outcomes

1.  Bimonthly meetings
     a.  Meetings focused on an appropriate topic
     b.  Meeting notes published to AEA’s website
     c.  Participation and feedback from stakeholders incorporated into
          meetings

2.  Make progress towards defining the permitting process
      a.  Biological
             i. Fish
            ii. Marine mammals
      b.  Physical environment
             i. Sedimentation/scouring
            ii. Hydraulic changes

3.  Make progress towards defining and solving technical problems
      a.  Debris
      b.  Deployment
      c.  Transmission cable
      d.  Anchoring/foundation
      e.  Grid integration

MEETING NOTES

December 15, 2010: Working Group Meeting
      Agenda
      Notes
      Additional Information
            Alaska Department of Natural Resources Authorizations for Hydrokinetic Projects
            Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Progam

October 13, 2010:  Working Group Meeting
      Agenda
      Notes

May 20, 2010:  Developer Meeting
      Agenda
      Notes

May 5, 2010:  Research Planning
      Agenda
      Notes
      Additional Information
           Guidelines for Establishing Project Objectives for Harvest Monitoring and            Traditional Ecological Knowledge Fisheries Investigations

April 12, 2010:  Technical Conference
      Agenda
      Notes
      Presentations

March 4, 2010:  Hydrodynamic Effects
      Agenda
      Notes
      Additional Information
          VerdantDLA_Vol2pt2, pages 23-65, Verdant’s FERC filings dealing with
                hydrodynamics, sedimentation, water quality, etc.
          The Impact of Energy Extraction on Tidal Flow Development
          The impact of tidal stream turbines on large-scale sediment dynamics

January 26, 2010:  Fish Focus
      Agenda
      Notes
      Additional Information
           HydroGreen Hastings Fish Study

December 3, 2009:  Developer and Agency Meeting
      Agenda

October 27, 2009: Developer Meeting
      Agenda

October 2, 2009: AEA & DNR Meeting
      Agenda

September 30, 2009: AEA & ADF&G Meeting
      Notes

September 10, 2009: Developer Meeting
      Agenda
      Notes

Academic and Industry Institutes, Governmental Research
Conferences and Other Resources
Hydrokinetics Bibliography
Permitting
Projects - Alaska, Global
Resource & Device Assessment
Tidal Hydrokinetic Energy in Alaska, Cook Inlet Stakeholder Meeting

Ocean and River Energy home page

Barbara Triplett, Program Manager
Emerging Energy Technology, Hydrokinetics and Geothermal
Tel. (907) 771-3027
Fax (907) 771-3044
E-mail: btriplett@aidea.org