As the United States seeks ways to meet the ever-increasing power needs of its large coastal population areas, there’s a growing focus on the plentiful renewable energy resources located just offshore.
In their new book, energy experts Markian Melnyk and Robert Andersen outline the important new offshore options available to a nation on the threshold of a green revolution. The experience gained by early offshore oil and gas prospectors, as well as by more recent developers of European offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy projects, provide a wealth of knowledge that can be readily transferred to North American marine energy projects.
Whether you’re a developer, financial backer, or regulator, Offshore Power charts a course for long-term deployment of marine renewable energy facilities, and creates a compelling picture of a greener future.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chapter 1 : Stepping Off Dry Land : The Case For Offshore Renewable Energy
Chapter 2 : An Unfamiliar Environment : Offshore Conditions and Energy Resources
Chapter 3 : Marvelous Machines : Harvesting Nature's Offshore Energy Crop
Chapter 4 : Carving Out a Piece of The Shelf : Project Siting Decisions
Chapter 5 : Acquiring Rights to Project Sites : MMS and Offshore Renewables; FERC and Hydrokinetics
Chapter 6 : Action and Its Impacts : Project Review Under The National Environmental Policy Act
Chapter 7 : Nature and Machine Coexisting Offshore : Federal Protections For Natural and Cultural Resources
Chapter 8 : Still More Permits : The Roles of Other Federal and State Agencies Reviewing Proposed Offshore Projects
Chapter 9 : Renewable Energy Goodwill : Managing The Public Consultation Process
Chapter 10 : Connecting to The Grid : Adapting to Intermittent Renewable Energy Supplies
Chapter 11 : Working The Numbers : Financing and Insuring Offshore Renewable Energy Projects
Chapter 12 : Cultivating Disruptive Change : The Economic Challenge of Offshore Renewable Energy
Notes
Index
About The Authors