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2007 Annual Summit
Saturday, July 21, 2007 ~ Thursday, July 26, 2007
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Current as of Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 AFTERNOON SESSION
Ocean and River Energy
Co-Chairs:
Dr. Gouri BHUYAN- Principal Advisor - Alternative Energy, Powertech Labs Inc
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
AFTERNOON SESSION: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
 
Location: Captain Cook Hotel-Endeavor Rm.
  1. Additional Presentations
     
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    This working group is focused on the opportunity to develop regional ocean and river energy resources and seize the worldwide economic opportunity for the emerging technologies and power project expertise. The purpose of this session is to review progress, consider the development needs, the path to commercial ocean energy and consider the opportunity to get viable projects in the water before the 2010 Winter Olympics when the world's spotlight will be on the Pacific Northwest.

  3. Regional Resource Picture
    • Resource Opportunity for AK, BC, WA, OR
    • How do we look at it as a regional resource opportunity?
    • How does the resource match the users/grid?
  4. Strategic investments to secure an ocean energy opportunity
    • Acceptance of the realities of the experience/cost curve
    • Enabling financial investment
  5. Enabling the Ocean Energy Opportunities
    • Proposal to treat all early projects as PPP Development initiatives
    • Proposal to intergovernmental sharing of approaches and experience
    • Proposal for a broader intraregional communication initiative for ocean energy development
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