Sec. 3022. Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development
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Section 633 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17212 ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall carry out a program of research, development, and demonstration to accelerate the introduction of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy production into the United States energy supply, giving priority to technologies most likely to lead to commercial utilization, while fostering accelerated research, development, and demonstration of technology, including programs— to assist technology development to improve the components, processes, and systems used for power generation from marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy resources; to establish critical testing infrastructure necessary— to cost effectively and efficiently test and prove marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy devices; and to accelerate the technological readiness and commercialization of those devices; to support efforts to increase the efficiency of energy conversion, lower the cost, increase the use, improve the reliability, and demonstrate the applicability of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies by participating in demonstration projects; to investigate variability issues and the efficient and reliable integration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy with the utility grid; to identify and study critical short- and long-term needs to create a sustainable marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy supply chain based in the United States; to increase the reliability and survivability of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies; to verify the performance, reliability, maintainability, and cost of new marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy device designs and system components in an operating environment, and consider the protection of critical infrastructure, such as adequate separation between marine and hydrokinetic devices and projects and submarine telecommunications cables, including consideration of established industry standards; to coordinate the programs carried out under this section with, and avoid duplication of activities across, programs of the Department and other applicable Federal agencies, including National Laboratories; and to coordinate public-private collaboration in carrying out the programs under this section; to identify opportunities for joint research and development programs and the development of economies of scale between— marine and hydrokinetic renewable technologies; and other renewable energy and fossil energy programs, offshore oil and gas production activities, and activities of the Department of Defense; to identify, in conjunction with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and other Federal agencies as appropriate, the potential environmental impacts, including potential impacts on fisheries and other marine resources, of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, measures to prevent adverse impacts, and technologies and other means available for monitoring and determining environmental impacts; to identify, in conjunction with the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, the potential navigational impacts of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and measures to prevent adverse impacts on navigation; and to support in-water technology development with international partners using existing cooperative procedures (including memoranda of understanding)— to allow cooperative funding and other support of value to be exchanged and leveraged; and to encourage international research centers and international companies to participate in the development of water technology in the United States and to encourage United States research centers and companies to participate in water technology projects abroad. .
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Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development
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