Rapidly deployable acoustic monitoring and localization system based on a low-cost wave buoy platform Award Number: DE-EE0007822 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.16 Water Power Technology Office Date: 12/2/2016 Location(s): CA Office(s): Golden Field Of...
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December 12, 2016
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Rapidly deployable acoustic monitoring and localization system based on a low-cost wave buoy platform
Award Number: DE-EE0007822
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.16
Water Power Technology Office
Date: 12/2/2016
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Integral Consulting Inc. (Integral) to develop and field test an array of acoustic vector sensors (named the NoiseSpotter) that characterizes, classifies, and provides accurate location information for anthropogenic and natural sounds for environmental monitoring of marine and hydrokinetic energy devices.
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. In BP1 Integral would conduct three tasks. These would include developing a test plan for the device (Task 1), field testing the device at the Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) Marine Science Laboratory (MSL), specifically in Sequim Bay, WA, (Task 2), and analyzing data and making performance enhancements based on the field test results (Task 3). Task 1 and 3 are administrative and data analysis tasks which would take place at Integral's offices in Santa Cruz, CA and at Sandia National Lab. Task 2 would involve field testing the Noise Spotter in an ocean environment in and around Sequim Bay, WA.