1U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY

Marine Energy and Ocean ObservingOceans 2019—USGEO Federal Strategic Vision for Ocean Observing

Alejandro Moreno, Director-–Water Power Technologies Office

October 29th, 2019

2U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY

Marine energy has a dual

role in the blue economy

1. Energy generation at sea is a stand-alone sector

2. Removing energy constraints enables

development of other sectors

WPTO Role in the Blue Economy

“In addition to generating electricity for use on-shore, power

generated at sea (from waves, currents, or wind) could be

used to serve the needs of other existing or emerging

ocean industries (aquaculture, ocean mineral mining,

oceanographic research, or military missions).”

Science and Technology for America’s Ocean: A Decadal Vision

3U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY

Marine Energy and Ocean Observing

How could energy innovation transform ocean

observing?

Extend Presence: Push observing technologies further from shore to explore

places we’ve never been

Indefinite Duration: Stay there as long as the mission requires (and

potentially stay underwater longer with minimal surface expression)

Unlock new Data Capabilities: Collect and process new kinds of data that

revolutionize our understanding of the ocean for any number of applications

Reduce costs, overcome market barriers, and reduce human intervention.

Reduce costs, overcome market barriers, and reduce human intervention.

Credit: NOAA, The Ocean Enterprise

What would you do

with unlimited power?

4U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY

The Powering the Blue Economy™: Ocean

Observing Prize seeks innovators to integrate

marine renewable energy with ocean

observation platforms, ultimately

revolutionizing our capability to collect the

data needed to understand, map, and

monitor the ocean.

• Announced September 18th, 2019

• DOE (WPTO) and NOAA (IOOS) partnership

• Together, the Discover and Develop

Competitions will award up to $3 million in

cash prizes as well as other in-kind

awards.

• Discover phase will open soon (stay

tuned!) 11 awards, $125k prize pool.

Ocean Observing Prize

5U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY & RENEWABLE ENERGY

Please join us for a discussion on energy innovation for ocean observing!

What could you do with an abundance of energy?

Session: 328 Ocean Energy for Ocean Observations

Day: Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Time: 1:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Room: Room 8 (2B)