Project Director: Mark Sinclair

Contact: Mark Sinclair, MSinclair@cleanegroup.org

Project Overview

The goal of the METAP project is to accelerate the commercialization of marine hydrokinetic (wave, tidal and current) technologies in the U.S. through creation of a strategic partnership between states, DOE, NREL, and the industry. The value proposition for interested states is to leverage federal funding and nation-wide technology expertise to achieve faster progress in marine energy commercialization.

CESA is coordinating the project in partnership with National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), and Association of State Energy Research Technology Transfer Institutions (ASERTTI). The initiative is funded by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and implemented in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind and Water Power Program.

CESA, NASEO, and ASERTTI are working to implement a technology advancement partnership with DOE to design and facilitate a new process to expedite clean energy technology research, development, and commercialization. The candidate technology area selected to prove the concept is marine energy technology. The objective of the initiative is to design and demonstrate a new strategic partnership among states and EERE technology programs to expedite the deployment of new clean energy technologies.

Key Project Resources

 

Webinars


METAP Webinar: State-level Marine Energy Support