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TIDAL HYDROPOWER TO BE FOCUS OF CONFERENCE AT MAINE MARI- TIME ACADEMY
CASTINE — The Tidal Energy Demonstra- tion and Evaluation Center (TEDEC) based at Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) will spon- sor a conference on tidal hydropower on Saturday, November 13, 2010, on the college campus in Castine. The event, entitled Progress and Challenges of Small-Scale Tidal Power, will take the form of a day-long aca- demic forum for the exchange of information about ideas, developments, and initiatives surrounding alternative energy and tidal power. According to organizers, participants will have the opportunity to network with regulators, scientists, and exploratory permit holders. Members of the public who are interested in discussions surrounding tidal power are encouraged to attend this upcom- ing forum.
Ann Miles, director of the division of hydropower licensing, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Com- mission (FERC), will provide the keynote address at the event luncheon. Panelists and presenters scheduled to participate in the event include representatives from Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Army Corps of Engineers, and Maine Tech- nology Institute. Academic presentations on technology considerations for tidal devices will be made by Dr Richard Kimball, associate professor of engineering at Maine Maritime Academy, and Dr. Michael “Mick” Peterson, Jr., professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine.
The Tidal Energy Demonstration and Evaluation Center based at MMA is the only in-stream tidal energy device testing facility in the United States. Earlier this year, the Center received a special order of clarification from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis- sion (FERC), enabling it to further the re- search and testing of field-scale models of tidal energy devices at two sites located near the Castine college.
The declaration was granted on the ba- sis that TEDEC is hosted by Maine Maritime Academy, a public, non-profit educational institution with the intent of providing ap- plied educational opportunities for its stu- dents while serving the furtherance of alter- native energy development. According to Rick Armstrong, executive director of TEDEC, the declaration cleared the path for the initiation of immediate testing activity which has been significantly delayed by a permitting process that was originally devel- oped for application to hydropotential en- ergy sources, rather than those of hydroki- netic energy. The FERC regulatory process primarily focuses on managing the environ- mental implications of necessary infrastruc- ture and processes related to the generation of hydroelectricity, through the use of dams and other gravitational flowing water sys- tems.
“This forum will be our first opportunity to reach out to the interested public following the designation of TEDEC as the only in- stream tidal energy device testing site in the country. It is our hope that TEDEC will be able to engage, inspire, and assist those who are passionate about the development of tidal
energy devices.”
The Progress and Challenges of Small- Scale Tidal Power Forum will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 13, and will include a morning coffee hour, a lun- cheon with keynote speaker, and a post- event networking reception. The Forum is
open to the public and seating is limited. Participation is by pre-registration only and will cost $25 per person. Students are invited to participate for free with pre-registration. To learn more or to register, contact Rick Armstrong, executive director of TEDEC, at
TEDEC@mma.edu or 207-326-2186.
Gierhart Named US SAILING’s Acting Executive Director
PORTSMOUTH, RI – US SAILING, the National Governing Body of the sport, has named Jack Gierhart its acting executive director. Gierhart has served as the associate executive director of US SAILING since November of 2009. He was the organization’s marketing director from 2002 to 2005. He succeeds Charlie Leighton who plans to retire in October from the position he held since 2005.
Gierhart has over 20 years of sales, marketing, and general management experience in the technology and marine industries. Since re-joining the US SAILING staff in 2009, Gierhart has been focused on growing the organization’s membership base and improving the overall information technology infrastructure, content
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Snowe Encouraged by TIGER Grant Progress for Maine Ports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Olym- pia J. Snowe said she is encouraged by today’s U.S. Department of Transportation announcement that a TIGER grant applica- tion submitted by the Maine Department of Transportation for revitalizing Maine ports would be split into three parts to allow work to commence as soon as possible. The project, submitted as one grant with three phases, was delayed pending approval of a waiver for the purchase of a mobile harbor crane not manufactured in the United States. The other stages of the project could not be funded until a waiver was granted. “I am pleased the Department of Trans-
portation worked with grant recipients to get the project started. These TIGER grants were designed to put people back to work, and the last thing we want is government paperwork preventing critical infrastructure initiatives, like the ‘Revitalizing Maine’s Ports’ project, from moving forward and creating jobs,” Snowe said. “I am delighted we were able to find a way to cut through the red tape, so that Mainers may get back to work on such a vital project.”
TIGER grants fund job-creating infra- structure projects, and were authorized in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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