Wave, Tidal, and In-Stream Energy Projects : Which Federal Agency Has the Lead.

Provides background on developments in wave, tidal, and in-stream energy generation technologies, known as hydrokinetic or marine energy; and summarizes related legislation. Discusses roles of Minerals Management Service and FERC in regulating hydrokinetic energy projects, and reviews debate over wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Power resources > Law and legislation. Water-power. Continental shelf. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on developments in wave, tidal, and in-stream energy generation technologies, known as hydrokinetic or marine energy; and summarizes related legislation. Discusses roles of Minerals Management Service and FERC in regulating hydrokinetic energy projects, and reviews debate over which agency has final regulatory authority over hydrokinetic projects that are partially or completely on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.