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FOCUS SPEAKER:
Ann Bull

About Ann Bull

Ann Bull is a Marine Ecologist/Biologist with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service.

 

About Dr. Bull's Research and Presentation:

U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Pacific Region

OCS Alternative Energy Information Center

 

Platform Gail produces oil and gas offshore Ventura County, California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Platform survey beneath Platform Gina offshore Ventura County, California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arklow Bank, Ireland Offshore Wind Farm - Located about 10 kilometers off the coast of Arklow, Ireland, the 25 MW Arklow Bank Offshore Wind Park is the world's first commercial application of offshore wind turbines over three megawatts in size, and Ireland’s first offshore wind facility. Photo provided by GE Energy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Progression of Expected Wind Turbine Evolution to Deeper Water. Credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deepwater Concepts: Floating wind turbine platform configurations, one NREL concept and a Dutch Tri-Floater concept. Credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

 

 

 

 

Pelamis wave energy converter. Credit Pelamis Wave Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple Pelamis units make up the Aguçadoura wave farm offshore Portugal. This project constitutes both the world’s first, multi-unit, wave farm and also the first commercial order for wave energy converters. Credit: Pelamis Wave Power