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In coordination with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind and Water Power Program, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is developing tools to assess potential environmental effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) energy devices and evaluate the risks associated with those impacts. This project has two primary components:

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Environmental Risk Evaluation System	The Environmental Risk Evaluation System (ERES) is a tool that can be used to assist in assessing tolerance toward risk for purposes of siting and permitting MHK devices, setting priorities for research activities, and comparing the costs and benefits of various MHK installation options. Learn More

*Tethys*	*Tethys* is an environmental impact Knowledge Management System that functions to facilitate the creation, annotation, and exchange of information regarding the environmental effects of MHK technology. Learn More

Announcements

Over the last few months, PNNL has hosted webinars to demonstrate the Version 1 functionality of the Environmental Risk Evaluation System (ERES) and the Knowledge Management System, Tethys.

Evaluating Environmental Risks and Managing Data for MHK Development, the webinar presentation, is available here.

This effort is part of an overall program of research and development - together with complementary efforts of other national laboratories, National Marine Renewable Energy Centers, universities and industry - focused on addressing and unraveling the complexity of environmental issues associated with MHK technologies.