Legislation introduced to the U.S. Senate in early August
could help remove regulatory obstacles and encourage research and development
in the marine hydrokinetic energy sector. The bill, introduced by Senate Energy
and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy
Act of 2013, or S. 1419.
The bill includes measures for renewable energy produced by
waves, currents, ocean tides and free-flowing water in lakes and rivers.
The bill reauthorizes the Department of Energy's National
Marine Renewable Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Centers at the
University of Washington, Oregon State University, Florida Atlantic University
and the University of Hawaii. The legislation also designates the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission as the lead agency to coordinate environmental
reviews, while setting a goal of licensing pilot programs in one year or less.
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