FINAL REPORT: SITING STUDY FOR A HYDROKINETIC ENERGY PROJECT LOCATED OFFSHORE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA: PROTOCOLS FOR SURVEY METHODOLOGY FOR OFFSHORE MARINE HYDROKINETIC ENERGY PROJECTS.

Authors

C. Vinick, Dehlsen Associates, LLC
A. Riccobono, Ecology & Environment, Inc.
Charles G. Messing, Nova Southeastern University
Brian K. Walker, Nova Southeastern University
John K. Reed, Florida Atlantic University
Stephanie Rogers, Florida Atlantic University

Author Type

Faculty

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The purpose of the project was to enhance the certainty of the survey requirements and regulatory review processes for the purpose of reducing the time, efforts, and costs associated with initial siting efforts of marine and hydrokinetic energy conversion facilities that may be proposed in the Atlantic Ocean offshore Southeast Florida. To secure early input from agencies, protocols were developed for collecting baseline geophysical information and benthic habitat data that can be used by project developers and regulators to make decisions early in the process of determining project location (i.e., the siting process) that avoid or minimize adverse impacts to sensitive marine benthic habitat.

Publication Date

2012

Comments

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1853.

Recommended Citation

This publication is available at http://www.osti.gov/ and may be cited as: Vinick, C., Riccobono, A., Messing, C. G., Walker, B. K., Reed, J. K., & Rogers, S. (2012). Final Report: Siting study for a hydrokinetic energy project located offshore southeastern Florida: protocols for survey methodology for offshore marine hydrokinetic energy projects (DOE Grant Award Number: DE-EE0002655.000). Washington, DC: Department of Energy.