The Permitting, Licensing and Environmental Compliance Process: Lessons and Experiences within U.S. Marine Renewable Energy

Zachary Barr, Jesse Roberts, William Peplinski, Anna West, Sharon Kramer and Craig Jones
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Zachary Barr: Kearns & West, Inc., San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Jesse Roberts: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
William Peplinski: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
Anna West: Kearns & West, Inc., San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Sharon Kramer: H. T. Harvey & Associates, Arcata, CA 95521, USA
Craig Jones: Integral Consulting Inc., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: The marine renewable energy (MRE; renewable energy captured from waves, tides, ocean currents, the natural flow of water in rivers, and marine thermal gradients, without building new dams or diversions) industry has a vital role in the U.S. clean energy strategy as we progress to meet U.S. electricity and blue economy needs with renewable, domestic energy sources. However, a thorough assessment of the U.S. marine energy permitting process from the viewpoints of both developers that propose projects and regulators that permit them has not been performed. Sharing practical experiences in this new industry is vital to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the permitting process, identify data and information gaps, develop lessons learned, and advance the industry. This paper is a case study of qualitative findings, lessons learned, and recommendations from guided discussions, workshops, and webinars with both marine renewable energy developers and state and federal regulators that have experience in the permitting process in the U.S.

Keywords: marine energy; lessons learned; permitting and licensing; marine hydrokinetic; wave; tidal; current (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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