CX-100023: Categorical Exclusion Determination

New England Aqua Ventus I - 100% Hull Design CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.16 Date: 09/03/2014 Location(s): Maine Offices(s): Golden Field Office Technology Office: Wind Program Award Number: DE-EE0006713

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September 3, 2014
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New England Aqua Ventus I - 100% Hull Design
Award Number:  DE-EE0006713
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.16
Wind Program
Date:  09/03/2014    
Location(s): Maine
Office(s): Golden Field Office

DOE is proposing to provide federal funding to the University of Maine to complete hull and tower designs for an offshore floating wind turbine, develop cost estimates for those designs, complete a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) analysis and disseminate project information through conference publications and peer-reviewed journals.