CX-270856: Network Director for the TEAMER Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to the Pacific Ocean Energy Trust (POET) to administer the Testing and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program. POET would collaborate with a Technical Board (TB) which would include representatives from DOE, DOE National Laboratories, and National Marine Renewable Energy Centers. The primary objective of TEAMER is to provide marine energy (ME) technology developers access to a network of facilities within the U.S. which provide testing and modeling assistance for ME technologies. Developers would apply for assistance through a competitive process.

Proposed project activities would include community meetings and fieldwork in McGrath, Alaska. Data analysis, numerical modeling, data archiving, and reporting would occur at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. All fieldwork would be conducted by University of Alaska – Alaskan Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) staff. All logistics associated with meeting facilitation would be conducted from the Renewable Energy Alaska Project office in Anchorage, Alaska prior to travel. Smaller community meetings would be held at the Cap'N Snow Center while larger community meetings would be held at the McGrath Native Village Council (MNVC) Community Hall.