Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation for Alcatraz Island
Project ID: J8W07070009
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: University of Washington
Fiscal Year: 2007
Initial Funding: $14,000
Total Funding: $14,000
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Disciplines: Physical
National Park: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Principal Investigator: Malte, Phil
Agreement Technical Representative: Butterworth, Steve
Abstract: The National Park Service will enter into a coordinated and cooperative research effort with the University of Washington for the purpose of discovering: 1. the extent and cost of power consumption on Alcatraz, 2. the location of current power consumption, 3. current renewable energy technologies suitable for the study area and their cost,
4. current regulatory environment,
5. financial incentives applicable for this type of project,
6. how to apply for the financial incentives,
7. how to accept/receive the incentives to minimize the overall project costs,
8. how to structure future financial incentives for maximum benefit,
9. possibility of new approaches to providing the power needed at Alcatraz,
10. tradeoffs between the environmental impacts created by current power consumption vs. the creation of alternative renewable
energy sources,
11. identifying alternative sites for renewable energy facilities, and
12. identifying compliance issues and concerns related to sites and transmission.
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