the ocean powe energy
Dr. Belinda A. Batten
Director, Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Oregon State University
Testimony
Before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Water and Power
Hearing on "S. 1419, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013"
February 27, 2014
Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Oregon State University
350 Batcheller Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-9492
nnmrec.oregonstate.edu belinda.batten@oregonstate.edu Senator Landrieu and members of the Subcommittee, it is my pleasure and honor to appear before you today to discuss the importance of S. 1419, the Marine and
Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013. First, I offer my congratulations to you,
Senator Landrieu, for your ascension to committee chair. I also want to thank my
Senator from Oregon, Ron Wyden, as well as Senator Murkowski, along with their staffs, for the excellent work on S. 1419 and long time support of efforts to create a marine hydrokinetic (MHK) industry in the United States. Finally, I would also like to express my appreciation for the members of the Department of Energy’s Water Power team who are integral to the success of our projects.
I am a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University and Director of the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC). Prior to this appointment, I served as the Head of the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and
Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University. Previous to that, I was the
Program Manager for Dynamics and Control at the Air Force Office of Scientific
Research. I have served on the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and I currently serve on the board of the Oregon Wave Energy Trust.
The United States is blessed with abundant MHK renewable resources from ocean waves and currents. For the continental United States, the potential MHK resource, dominated primarily by ocean waves, is
Director, Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Oregon State University
Testimony
Before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Water and Power
Hearing on "S. 1419, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013"
February 27, 2014
Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Oregon State University
350 Batcheller Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-9492
nnmrec.oregonstate.edu belinda.batten@oregonstate.edu Senator Landrieu and members of the Subcommittee, it is my pleasure and honor to appear before you today to discuss the importance of S. 1419, the Marine and
Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013. First, I offer my congratulations to you,
Senator Landrieu, for your ascension to committee chair. I also want to thank my
Senator from Oregon, Ron Wyden, as well as Senator Murkowski, along with their staffs, for the excellent work on S. 1419 and long time support of efforts to create a marine hydrokinetic (MHK) industry in the United States. Finally, I would also like to express my appreciation for the members of the Department of Energy’s Water Power team who are integral to the success of our projects.
I am a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University and Director of the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC). Prior to this appointment, I served as the Head of the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and
Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University. Previous to that, I was the
Program Manager for Dynamics and Control at the Air Force Office of Scientific
Research. I have served on the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and I currently serve on the board of the Oregon Wave Energy Trust.
The United States is blessed with abundant MHK renewable resources from ocean waves and currents. For the continental United States, the potential MHK resource, dominated primarily by ocean waves, is