Categorical Exclusion Determinations: B3.16

This Fourth Amended Determination follows a change to field testing locations and project partners to support the project team's small-scale research and development activities to finalize, test, and validate their full-scale 160 kilowatt (kW) tidal turbine, currently in development under the Submarine Hydrokinetic and Riverine Kilo-Megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to administer Congressionally Directed Spending to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AVEC) to evaluate local resources and the techno-economic feasibility of deploying marine energy generation systems in AVEC-served remote Alaskan communities (Yakutat) to decrease their dependence on diesel fuel.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to administer Congressionally Directed Spending to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AVEC) to evaluate local resources and the techno-economic feasibility of deploying marine energy generation systems in AVEC-served remote Alaskan communities (Old Harbor) to decrease their dependence on diesel fuel.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to administer Congressionally Directed Spending to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AVEC) to evaluate local resources and the techno-economic feasibility of deploying marine energy generation systems in AVEC-served remote Alaskan communities (Togiak [Togiak River]) to decrease their dependence on diesel fuel.