Offshore Power Building Renewable Energy Projects In Us Waters Melnyk by Melnyk, Markian M.w.; Andersen, Robert M. 9781593702113, 9781613440025, 1593702116, 1613440022 instant download after payment.

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 this book the authors 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, provides a wealth of knowledge that can be readily transferred to North American marine energy projects. Whether you’re a developer, financial backer, or regulator, this book charts a course for long-term deployment of marine renewable energy facilities, and creates a compelling picture of a greener future.
Content:
Front Matter
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. Stepping Off Dry Land: The Case for Offshore Renewable Energy
2. An Unfamiliar Environment: Offshore Conditions and Energy Resources
3. Marvelous Machines: Harvesting Nature's Offshore Energy Crop
4. Carving Out a Piece of the Shelf: Project Siting Decisions
5. Acquiring Rights to Project Sites: MMS and Offshore Renewables; FERC and Hydrokinetics
6. Action and its Impacts: Project Review under the National Environmental Policy Act
7. Nature and Machine Coexisting Offshore: Federal Protections for Natural and Cultural Resources
8. Still More Permits: The Roles of other Federal and State Agencies Reviewing Proposed Offshore Projects
9. Renewable Energy Goodwill: Managing the Public Consultation Process
10. Connecting to the Grid: Adapting to Intermittent Renewable Energy Supplies
11. Working the Numbers: Financing and Insuring Offshore Renewable Energy Projects
12. Cultivating Disruptive Change: The Economic Challenge of Offshore Renewable Energy
• Notes
Index
• About the Authors