The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Southern Company Services, Inc, (SoCo) to design and integrate a battery ene…
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
October 17, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Oscilla Power, Inc. (OPI) to design, fabricate, and test a prototype wave energy converter (WEC). The WEC would be tested in Penobscot Bay in proximity of Castine, ME. DOE previously completed two NEPA determinations (NDs) (GFO-0008625-001, A9/B3.6, 05/17/2019; GFO-0008625-002, A9/B3.6, 07/22/2022), which applied to Tasks 1 - 11. This ND (GFO-0008625-003) applies to the remaining tasks (Tasks 12 – 15) of this award.