CX-011700: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Optimal Power Buoy Structure Design for Maximized Power to Weight Ratio and Reduced Installed Capital Cost CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Date: 01/15/2014 Location(s): New Jersey, New Jersey Offices(s): Golden Field Office

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January 15, 2014
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Optimal Power Buoy Structure Design for Maximized Power to Weight Ratio and Reduced Installed Capital Cost
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Date: 01/15/2014
Location(s): New Jersey, New Jersey
Offices(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. to increase the power to weight ratio and the power and energy density of the Power Buoy, a moored buoy system that generates power from ocean waves.