1. Humboldt WaveConnectTM Pilot Project
A feasibility study of wave energy in Humboldt County
Chet Jamgochian
Greg Pfotenhauer

2. PG&E Wave Energy Study
• Initiated 2007
• Two sites considered
– Mendocino County
• Dismissed due to inadequate harbor
– Humboldt County offshore Manila

3. Project Scope
• 3 nm offshore, 45m deep
• Up to 4 arrays, max of 30 generators
• 5MW max total output
• 12kV transmission lines to Fairhaven
– Gen Tie Infrastructure
– Power Conditioning Devices (depending in final
agreement)
– Subsea Transmission Cable
• 5 cables, one for each array and one spare
• Environmental monitoring buoys
– Up to 6 environmental monitoring buoys
– Up to 6 US Coast Guard approved markers as
navigational aids

4. http://cwec.ucdavis.edu/forum2011/proc_open/Forum2011_Caliendo.pdf

5. http://cwec.ucdavis.edu/forum2011/proc_open/Forum2011_Caliendo.pdf

6. Technology
• 53 Invitations to WEC manufacturers
– 14 responses
• Four types of technology selected
– 1. Attenuators
– 2. Point Absorber
– 3. Oscillating Water Column
– 4. Oscillating Wave Surge Converter

7. http://teeic.anl.gov/images/photos/hydrokinetic_attenuator.jpg http://www.greendiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1_errgg_22976.jpg
http://cwec.ucdavis.edu/forum2011/proc_open/Forum2011_Caliendo.pdf http://nnmrec.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/Wavebob1.png

8. Conclusion
• New technology
• Developing regulatory framework
• Uncertainty of environmental effects
• Conflict with existing uses
• High Costs
…Project Suspended