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yard Haven to Woods Hole in
Falmouth.
"This is really in the very
early stages," said Charles
Cooper of TRCEnvironmental
in Lowell, the firm hired to
permit the project.
He likened the preliminary
permit to the optioning of
property, which allows the
company to conduct the fur-
ther testing and have access
to the subtidal lands.
The proposed project would
consist of 50 to 150 Tidal In
Stream Energy Conversion
(TISEC) devices consisting of
rotating propeller blades, in-
tegrated generators with a ca-
pacity of 0.5 to 2.0 megawatts,
anchoring systems, mooring
lines; and interconnection
transmissionlines.The project
is estimated to have an annual
generation of 8.76 gigawatt-
hours per-unit per-year, which
the application indicateswould
be sold to a local utility.
Water depths in the pro-
posed area range from less
than 40 feet to more than 75
feet, according to the permit
application.
Depending on the style
and size of individual units,
portions of the underwater
turbines could peer above the
surface. Cooper said it is too
early to saywhat visualimpact
the project would have, but a
majority of each unit can be
expected to be below water.
Details about how the proj-
ect would be engineered will
be developed with forthcom-
ing studies,if the prehminary
permit is issued.
That no one has heard of
this effort at this point ismore
an effect of the regulatory
process than any desire to be
secretive, Cooper said.These
preliminary applications are
issued by FERC on a first-
come-first-serve basis, which
necessitates alevel of secrecy
for competitive reasons.
"People should not think
that there's been an effort to
exclude anyone in the pro-
cess," he said.
Cooper expects a full reg-
ulatory review and public
process, including review by
FERC, the Army Corps of En-
gineers, possible the Minerals
Management Service, as well
as state, regional and local
regulatory agencies boards.
The project notice, which
appears on page C:9 of this
week's paper, actually invites
competing applications for
use of the land.
Why Here?
As with all renewable en-
ergy projects making their
way to the Cape's coast, the
continuing question remains,
"Why here?"
Cooper saidthat the portion
of Vineyard Sound identified
inthe application hasthe right
characteristics for good tidal
flows to drive the underwater
turbines. Prehminary indica-
tions show good flow on both
the ebb and flood tides. With
anarrayofturbinespositioned
to take advantage of these
flows, it's thought that a
consistent energy flow could
be developed.
"We knew this was not go-
ingto be aproject that would
be free of public attention,"
Cooper said with a knowing
lilt in his voice.
The Cape has become a
magnet for renewable energy
projects. Cape Wind's pro-
posed 130-turbine project in
Nantucket Sound has been
the focus of now years of split
opinions. Last week Patriot
Renewables, a subsidiary of
Boston's Jay Cashman Inc.
announced plans for 90 to
120turbines in Buzzards Bay,
with alternate locations sug-
gested.
Earlier this month,U.S.Rep.
Bill Delahunt proposed an
Ocean Energy Research and
Development Zone in Massa-
chusetts waters. Nominations
from coastal commumties to
serve as demonstration sites
for renewable energyprojects
would be encouraged.
Massachusetts is not unfa-
miliarwith the tidal technol-
ogy.A subsurface demonstra-
tion project was installed
in the lower reaches of the
Merrimack River.
The Cape Cod Canal has
also been suggested in the
past as a good location for
tidal power generation, and
prehminary tests were con-
ducted there in 1996.
The preliminary permit
would not authorize con-
struction, but would provide
36 months for information
gathering and study, includ-
ing an economic analysis,
preparation of preliminary
engineeringplans,and astudy
of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these
studies, the applicant would
decide whether to proceed
with the preparation of a
development application to
construct and operate the
project.
The deadline for filing com-
ments is July 18. Comments
should be mailed to The
Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888
FirstStreet,N.E.,Washington,
D.C. 20426, or may be filed
electronically via the FERC
Web site, www.ferc.com
The application filed by Massachu-
setts Tidal Energy Company can be
viewed on the Federal Energy Regula-
tory Commission's Web site, www.
ferc.gov, by clicking on the "eLibrary
link." The project docket number is
P-12670.
LETTERS
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WhenIleft thehospitalwithmy
gift bag, Ialsohad the samples
of the other women who had
decided to breast feed as gifts,
which were a great help to me
during the first weeks of my
baby's life.
Not all women can breast-
feed, and the LaLeche types
canbe domineeringand almost
fascist in their insistence that
every child should be breast-
fed. There are many mothers
whocannotbecause ofmedical
conditions, and they rely on
formula.Theyalsousuallyhave
heavy health care expenses,
making the expensive for-
mula difficult to purchase.
Why should we be penalized
for an ideal, which can never
be lived up to? In reality, the
only women who will be hurt
by Rep. Patrick'sban are poor
and working classwomen who
find it difficult to purchase
formula...
The number of handicapped
women having babies is going
up, not down, as medicine
allows us to live more produc-
tive lives with medication.
Many more women take new
medicinesthat would beharm-
ful to a baby if they were to
breastfeed.
I do not buy the argument
that this is a blow against
corporat e marketing to new
mothers. Nobody is saying
to get rid of the samples and
coupons for disposable diapers
which are also made by big
corporations...
Nomatterwhat opinionRep.
Patrick formed 30 years ago
whilevolunteering,wearemod-
ern women in Massachusetts,
not Africa.
When I first called about the
issue, I had asked the Council
to at least consider a medical
exception for womenwho can-
not breast feed. But, the more
I think about it, the more it
seems like it is a matter of a
woman making her own deci-
sion, in consultation with her
doctor, about what to do with
herownbody.Thisisamatterof
personal choice,for allwomen,
and Rep. Patrickneedstokeep
his laws off our bodies.
Cynthia Stead
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