CX-100800 Commercial Scale 1MW Power Take‐Off (PTO) Unit Utilized for Ocean Wave Energy Converters (WEC)

Award Number: DE-EE0007821CX(s) Applied: A9Water Power Technologies OfficeLocation(s): NYOffice(s): Golden Field Office

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

December 7, 2017
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Award Number: DE-EE0007821
CX(s) Applied: A9
Water Power Technologies Office
Location(s): NY
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Dresser-Rand Siemens Government Technologies (Dresser-Rand), to design and construct a grid valve, and optimize the control strategy and aerodynamic characteristics of their wave energy conversion turbine.

The proposed project would be divided into three Budget Periods, with a Go/No Go decision point between each Budget Period. This NEPA review is for Budget Period 1 (BP1) only. A meaningful NEPA review cannot be conducted for BP2 and 3 activities at this time as detailed plans and potential biological impacts for the associated activities are not yet known.