Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Overview (NNMREC)

The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) is a DOE-funded partnership between Oregon State University and the University of Washington.

• Oregon State University will be responsible for wave energy research and development.
• University of Washington will be responsble for tidal energy research and development.
• Both universities will collaborate on outreach activities and information dissemination.

Primary NNMREC Contacts

• Director (OSU): Dr. Robert Paasch, (541) 737-7019, paasch@engr.oregonstate.edu
• Co-Director (UW): Dr. Phil Malte, (206) 685-2171, malte@u.washington.edu
• Program Manager: Meleah Ashford, (541) 737-6138, meleah.ashford@oregonstate.edu

Use the menus at the top to learn more about tidal energy and the Center.

Recent Center Activities

• 8/10/09 - Sea Spider camera footage of instrumentation package deployment here (66 MB requires Apple Quicktime)
• 6/4/09 - Presentation about Center modeling activities at Puget Sound Modeling Open House (download presentation)
• 4/22/09 - Ecological Effects of In-stream Tidal Energy (download presentation)
• 4/15/09 - Recent press releases from Admiralty Inlet survey cruise
  • Seattle Times: Tidal-energy project stays on course after UW's tests on Puget Sound
  • Everett Herald: 'Energetic site' chosen for PUD's tidal power test
  • King 5: Tidal power closer to reality in Puget Sound region
  • KUOW/NPR (FM 94.9)
  • TV coverage complilation
  
  
• 4/14/09 - ROV camera data from Admiralty Inlet survey available here
• 3/12/09 - Presentation about Center to Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers ( download presentation)