Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project

Stephen BarrettHarris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc.

January 25, 2012

Tidal - Technology

Open bladed,horizontal axis

Helical – horizontalor vertical

Open Center

European Leadership

Wave Hub

European MarineEnergy Center

Sea-Gen

Tidal Deployment

Puget Sound

New England

Alaska

Muskeget Tidal Energy Project

Project Partners

EPRI Study

FERC Preliminary Permit to Town of Edgartown

5 MW Array

Site of Proposed UMASS Test Platform

Turbine Energy Unit

25 ft minimum clearance25 ft minimum clearance

Transmission Lines

Movie

Electricity Production

Enough power for about 1,500households

70% of Edgartown’s electricityat peak production

20% of Edgartown’s electricityover an average year

5% of the Vineyard’selectricity over an averageyear

Three times the electricityconsumed by Edgartown’stown government annually

DOE Funded Study – January 2010 to December 2011

$600,000 Awarded

Schedule

2008 - FERC Permit Secured

2009 - Current Flow Verified

2010 - Initiate DOE-funded Environmental Studies

2011 - Submit FERC Draft License Application

- Conduct Demonstration Project (Aug 15)

2012 - Complete Environmental Studies

2013 - Apply for License for Pilot Project

- Deploy Pilot

2014 - Study Pilot, Assess Expansion Potential

Questions?