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June 2010, Volume 23, Number 2
Special Issue on Marine Renewable Energy

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MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY FEATURES

Introduction

Introduction to This Special Issue On Marine Renewable Energy (184 KB pdf)
By D.M. Kennedy

Supplying Future Electrical Energy Needs

Ocean Renewable Energy’s Potential Role in Supplying Future Electrical Energy Needs (528 KB pdf)
By R. Thresher and W. Musial

Technology Development and Deployment

An Overview of Ocean Renewable Energy Technologies (372 KB pdf)
By R. Bedard, P.T. Jacobson, M. Previsic, W. Musial, and R. Varley

Technological Challenges to Commercial-Scale Application of Marine Renewables (396 KB pdf)
By G. Beaudoin, D. Robertson, R. Doherty, D. Corren, B. Staby, and L. Meyer

Centers for Marine Renewable Energy in Europe and North America (284 KB pdf)
By M. Mueller, H. Jeffrey, R. Wallace, and A. von Jouanne

In a Regulatory Environment

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Minerals Management Service (276 KB pdf)
By T. Konnert and W.J. Frank

The Role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Authorizing Hydrokinetic Technology Projects (188 KB pdf)
By T. Konnert

The Role of the Minerals Management Service in Offshore Renewable Energy Development (164 KB pdf)
By W.J. Frank

Environmental and Ecological Effects Of Ocean Renewable Energy Development: A Current Synthesis (328 KB pdf)
By G.W. Boehlert and A.B. Gill

Ocean Space, Ocean Place: The Human Dimensions of Wave Energy in Oregon (172 KB pdf)
By F. Conway, J. Stevenson, D. Hunter, M. Stefanovich, H. Campbell, Z. Covell, and Y. Yin

Using Adaptive Management to Resolve Uncertainties for Wave and Tidal Energy Projects (164 KB pdf)
By C. Oram and C. Marriott

International Perspective

Marine Renewable Energy Policy: Some US and International Perspectives Compared (168 KB pdf)
By M.E. Portman

Op-Eds (196 KB pdf)

  • Navigating the Public Process: Engaging Stakeholders in Wave Energy Development
    By B. Eder
  • Ocean Special Area Management Plan: Having a Stake in the Decisions
    By G. Fugate
  • Navigating the Public Process: Engaging Stakeholders in Offshore Renewable Energy
    By M. Higgins
  • Navigating the Public Process: Engaging Stakeholders in Ocean Energy Development
    By K. Hildenbrand


REGULAR ISSUE FEATURE

The Volume of Earth’s Ocean (304 KB pdf)
By M.A. Charette and W.H.F. Smith


DEPARTMENTS

QUARTERDECK | There Really Is (A Good) Life Beyond Academia (96 KB pdf)
By E.S. Kappel

FROM THE PRESIDENT | Why Become a Member of a Professional Society? (88 KB pdf)
By C. Thoroughgood

RIPPLE MARKS—THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY |
Canyon “Ghost” Critical to Stream Ecosystems: Cougars Act as Guardians of Fish, Frogs • “Wavelet” Math Translates Whale Song into Art • Fire in the Sky, Smoke in the Water: Queen of American Lakes Under Siege from Fireworks Displays? • Jellyfish “Blooms” Signal Ailing Seas Ahead: Jellywatchers Help Scientists Track Locations
(484 KB pdf)
By C.L. Dybas

ELEVENTH ANNUAL ROGER REVELLE COMMEMORATIVE LECTURE |
The Interconnected Biosphere: Science at the Ocean’s Tipping Points
(672 KB pdf)
By J. Lubchenco and L.E. Petes

THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM | A Public Education (204 KB pdf)
By S. Boxall

BOOK REVIEW | Seasick: Ocean Change and the Extinction of Life on Earth (112 KB pdf)

CAREER PROFILE | John A. Farre, Geoscience Supervisor, ExxonMobil Exploration Company (180 KB pdf)

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