TEAMER: Supporting model output files for Environmental Compliance Framework for Floating Tidal Turbines, Cook Inlet, AK

Description

Orbital Marine Power (Orbital) is seeking to deploy their floating tidal technology in US waters and has considered the possibility of deploying in temperate waters including the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and the Western Passage, Maine. It has become apparent that some of the most promising tidal sites in the US are located in high latitudes, within the State of Alaska. Within the state, the most likely sites for grid-scale tidal energy are in Cook Inlet, with the largest city (Anchorage) located on the shores, ready and able to absorb the electrical output of a commercial scale tidal development. Through the TEAMER project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) developed a framework to select environmentally compliant sites partially based on hydrodynamic model output. This uploaded dataset summarizes the key hydrodynamic model output files discussed in the TEAMER project report. Please unzip the file to see actual data files and the ReadMe file. This project is part of the TEAMER RFTS 4 (request for technical support) program.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 Post-processed FVCOM (finite-volume community ocean model) hydrodynamic model output used to support TEAMER project. https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/532/FVCOM_for_MHKDR.zip
47 Instructions and metadata for data file downloads https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/532/Orbital_READ_ME.txt
33 The report is based on a modeling analysis, a desk-top review and analysis, focusing on the characteristics of the tidal technology and environmental monitoring information on the marine animals and habitats that are specific to high latitudes, particularly those that are endemic to Cook Inlet. The analysis describes the state and federal authorizations required for deploying a floating tidal energy technology, with an emphasis on how they differ from those in Washington / Oregon and Maine. https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/532/TEAMER-Test-Plan-Orbital%20Cook%20Inlet_Post%20Access%20Report.pdf
21 Link to research paper for the Tidal Hydrodynamic Model at Cook Inlet https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/4/254
33 This report describes the information gathered about energy resources and logistical, regulatory, and environmental conditions for siting and deploying the technology in Cook Inlet. State and federal regulations required for deploying are defined, as well as the additional requirement for a social license, particularly as it relates to native settlements and native corporations. To evaluate the potential for siting and deployment, bathymetry and tidal stream resources are assessed, and the presence of species and critical habitats is defined. https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/532/TEAMER%20Orbital%20Marine%20Cook%20Inlet%20Environmental%20Report.pdf

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  • environment
  • anchorage
  • tec
  • alaska
  • hydrokinetic
  • tidal-energy
  • mhk
  • cook-inlet
  • tidal-energy-converter
  • marine
  • environmental-conditions
  • power
  • teamer
  • resource
  • energy

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