Permitted Marine Hydrokinetic Projects
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54966 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Permitted Marine Hydrokinetic Projects, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54966.
Full Citation Examples
Pending or issued preliminary permits or issued licenses for marine hydrokinetic projects that produce energy from waves or directly from the flow of water in ocean currents or tides. The status of these projects is administered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This dataset excludes any sites considered inland. Listings found for maximum capacity and average annual production are estimates obtained from applications submitted to FERC by the licensee. Actual numbers upon build-out could vary. Preliminary permits maintain priority of application for a license for up to three years while a potential license applicant explores project feasibility and prepares a license application, but do not authorize construction, operation, or maintenance of a hydropower project. Although studies are often carried out while potential applicants hold preliminary permits, the permits do not authorize any activity or site access. Such permissions must be obtained from the appropriate authority. In some cases, potential license applicants can obtain a successive permit if they have pursued the preparation of a license application in good faith and with due diligence. Only a small portion of preliminary permits lead to licenses.
Distribution Information
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MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | Permitted Marine Hydrokinetic Projects |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-151.905° W,
-66.988141° E,
60.3378° N,
27.470006° S
2018-10-01
publication date
Item Identification
| Title: | Permitted Marine Hydrokinetic Projects |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2018-12-12 |
| Abstract: |
Pending or issued preliminary permits or issued licenses for marine hydrokinetic projects that produce energy from waves or directly from the flow of water in ocean currents or tides. The status of these projects is administered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This dataset excludes any sites considered inland. Listings found for maximum capacity and average annual production are estimates obtained from applications submitted to FERC by the licensee. Actual numbers upon build-out could vary. Preliminary permits maintain priority of application for a license for up to three years while a potential license applicant explores project feasibility and prepares a license application, but do not authorize construction, operation, or maintenance of a hydropower project. Although studies are often carried out while potential applicants hold preliminary permits, the permits do not authorize any activity or site access. Such permissions must be obtained from the appropriate authority. In some cases, potential license applicants can obtain a successive permit if they have pursued the preparation of a license application in good faith and with due diligence. Only a small portion of preliminary permits lead to licenses. |
| Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | hydrokinetic |
| None | hydropower |
| None | ocean energy |
| None | tidal |
| None | tidal power |
| None | wave |
| None | wave power |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | National |
| None | United States |
Physical Location
| City: | Charleston |
|---|---|
| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2018-06 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -151.905 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -66.988141 | |
| N° Bound: | 60.3378 | |
| S° Bound: | 27.470006 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2018-10-01 |
| Description: |
publication date |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/PermittedMarineHydrokineticProjects.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Distribution 3
| Download URL: | https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/hydropower/licensing |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
|---|---|
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. |
| Completeness Report: |
Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. |
Lineage
Sources
Hydropower
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2018-10-01 |
| Citation URL: | https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/hydropower/licensing |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
| Source Contribution: |
Spreadsheets of tidal and wave projects were provided by FERC, and were translated into spatial data by NOAA OCM. |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
• Go to FERC and download Pending Licenses, Relicenses and Exemptions; Status of Requests for Preliminary Permit Term Extensions; Active Preliminary Permits; Pending Preliminary Permits; Complete list of Active Licenses; and Active Exemptions • Search through these documents for Tidal and Wave projects, and copy their information into a new spreadsheet • Go to http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercadvsearch.asp and search by each projects Docket Number to access the documents associated with the project • Find the coordinates of these projects by searching thru the documents and add this to the spreadsheet • Import spreadsheet into ArcGIS, convert to xy coordinates, and export as a point feature class • For features that are polygons, calculate the centroid by finding the point-wise average of the coordinates (If three coordinates are (x1, y1), (x2, y2), and (x3, y3), the centroid is {(x1 + x2 + x3)/3}, {(y1 + y2 + y3)/3}.) • Delete all superfluous fields • Check geometry and project data into WGS 1984 Auxiliary Sphere |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Permitted Marine Hydrokinetic Projects |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 54966 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54966 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Anna Verrill |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2018-11-27 18:07+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:09+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2018-11-28 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2018-11-28 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-11-28 |