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Home My WebLink AboutAttach_D_AEA_LOSCook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support    ATTACHMENT D  Letters of Support for ORPC’s Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project  Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support      ! ! ! ! !"#$%&$’!()!*++,! ! -".!!/$0$12&3$!40$’56!7809!/$#:$1!;"%%:<<$$! 7’"%!.!!=1$0!>"39%200)!?:’$@<"’)!A32BC2!;$0<$’!D"’!40$’56!209!E"1$’! /$.!!!F@$20!/$0$12&3$!E"1$’!;"G!HF/E;I!/$0$12&3$!40$’56!7809!/"809!(!E’"J"B23! ! ?$2’!/$#:$1!;"%%:<<$$K! ! L!2%!1’:<:05!<M:B!3$<<$’!:0!B8JJ"’<!"D!<M$!J’"J"B23!B8&%:<<$9!&6!F/E;!$0<:<3$9!NF/E;! ;""C!L03$<!-:923!40$’56!E’"O$@<PG!AB!6"8!C0"1)!1$!2’$!#$’6!$Q@:<$9!2&"8<!<M$! "JJ"’<80:<:$B!D"’!M69’"C:0$<:@!9$#:@$B!:0!A32BC2G!!;""C!L03$<!:B!"0$!"D!<M$!J’$%:$’!B:<$B!:0! <M$!1"’39!D"’!<:923!$0$’56)!209!1$!B8JJ"’<!<M$!3$29$’BM:J!’"3$!F/E;!:B!J326:05!:0! 9$#$3"J:05!<M$!<$@M0"3"56!<"!M2’0$BB!<M:B!’$B"8’@$G! ! 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Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support      Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support      Established in 1971 Alaska Texas Louisiana Washington Canada Russia LGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc. 1101 E. 76th Avenue, Suite B, Anchorage, Alaska USA 99518 Tel: (907) 562-3339 Fax: (907) 562-7223 www.lgl.com November 6, 2009 Alaska Energy Authority 813 West Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, AK 99503 FAX (907) 771-3942 Phone (907) 771-3048 Subject: Support to ORPC Alaska, LLC, Applicant to the Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund To whom it may concern: This letter is to express the support of LGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc. (LGL) for ORPC Alaska, LLC (ORPC) in their activities related to the pursuit of a tidal energy project in Upper Cook Inlet. I understand ORPC has applied for funding of their Cook Inlet Tidal Energy Project with the Alaska Energy Authority’s Renewable Energy Fund round 3 for its phases 3 and 4 (Final Design/Permitting and Construction). LGL is an internationally recognized environmental consulting firm with offices around the world, including Anchorage, Alaska. Since May 2009, LGL has been conducting beluga whale observations of the ORPC Tidal Energy Project site in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. This beluga whale study has been funded entirely by ORPC. LGL is also partnering with ORPC, HDR/DTA, the University of Alaska, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Greeneride Sciences in a Department of Energy-funded project designed to develop and implement acoustic and visual methods to monitor for beluga whales in and around ORPC’s Cook Inlet tidal project site. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions about our business relationship and experience with ORPC. Sincerely, Michael Link, Vice President, Alaska Region Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support      TerraSond Limited ! 1617 S. Industrial Way, Suite 3 ! Palmer, AK 99645 ! Phone 907-745-7215 ! Fax: 907-745-7273 November 7th, 2009 Monty Worthington Alaska Projects Manager ORPC Alaska, LLC 911 W. 8th Ave., Suite 205 Anchorage, AK 99501 SUBJECT: LETTER OF COMMITMENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR AEA RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND ROUND 3. To Monty Worthington: TerraSond Ltd. is submitting a Letter of Commitment to provide professional geodetic and geophysical measurement services for the ORPC's Cook Inlet Tidal Energy Project. The project is expected to occur in multiple phases between April, 2010 and December, 2011. TerraSond is prepared to support the efforts of ORPC regarding marine logistics, general scientific monitoring, remote sensing, geospatial acquisition and mapping, hydrokinetic interpretation, and tidal power forecasting. TerraSond has the knowledge and ability necessary to accomplish this work in a professional manner, has a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of hydrographic surveying in Alaska, and owns the necessary state of the art equipment (or has access to the technologies) in order to fully support the goals of ORPC, the project stakeholders, and the needs of permitting agencies. TerraSond has extensive experience with ORPC and has a specific understanding of the demands for this project. Our previous contributions to the work effort initiated by ORPC have resulted in information pertaining to preliminary site reconnaissance, resource assessment and tidal power forecasting, the permit process, and site geologic characterization. We have a good understanding for how to best service the needs of ORPC as they move forward with their project responsibilities. Please sign acceptance of this document below and fax back to 907-745-7273. We are looking forward to working with ORPC and strengthening our business relationship. TerraSond Limited Ocean Renewable Power Company Signature Signature November 7th, 2009 Date Date Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support      420 L Street, Suite 305 Anchorage, AK 99501 Ph: 907.271.3633 www.nrel.gov November 9, 2009 Monty Worthington, Director of Project Development, Alaska ORPC Alaska, LLC 911 W. 8th Ave Suite 205 Anchorage, AK 99501 Dear Mr. Worthington: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation’s primary laboratory focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy. NREL is a government-owned-contractor-operated facility managed and operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (“Alliance”) under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. As a project partner, NREL supports your efforts to develop Cook Inlet’s substantial tidal energy potential, and intends to assist you in this project. Specifically, NREL will work with ORPC to perform periodic reviews beginning in the feasibility phase of the project and continuing through the final reporting, including reviews of resource assessment, final engineering design, monitoring equipment, and third party review of the final report. This is a typical role we play with technology developers, most notably with the wind energy as they have successfully advanced their technology maturity and reliability. We aim to apply this well documented and tested approach to the emerging tidal and in-stream hydrokinetic industry, and Alaska holds tremendous promise to be a leader in this field. Through the US Department of Energy, NREL has recently located staff directly in Alaska in recognition of the energy challenges and opportunities throughout the state. NREL is well aware of Alaska’s ocean energy potential, including over 90% of the entire nation’s tidal energy. Harnessing this energy is both an exciting and important initiative that could catapult Alaska and the nation into the forefront of clean energy production. As you are aware, NREL and ORPC are already working together on a separate but related in-stream hydrokinetic project in the village of Nenana, on the Tanana River. We expect that the technology verification process established in the Nenana project will substantially inform the Cook Inlet effort and allow for increased efficiencies and reduced start-up costs. We believe this is an important project that can contribute to the Railbelt and ideally the nation’s energy security. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like additional information. Best of luck on your application. Sincerely, Brian Hirsch, Ph.D. Senior Project Leader – Alaska Brian.Hirsch@nrel.gov Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support    ! !"#$!%&!’((% ! )"*+,!-".+/0*1+"*! 20.34+".!"5!6."734+!23#38"9:3*+&!;8<=><! ?@6A!;8<=><&!BBA! %CC!-$!D+/!;#3$&!EF0+3!’(G! ;*4/".<13&!;H!%%G(C! !! !23<.!)"*+,&! I!<:!J.0+0*1!+/0=!83++3.!0*!=F99".+!"5!?43<*!@3*3J<K83!6"J3.!A".9".<+0"*L=!<99804<+0"*!5".!1.<*+! 5F*M0*1$!!!?43<*!@3*3J<K83!6"J3.!A".9".<+0"*!N?@6AO!0=!<998,0*1!5".!@P!QF*M!@"F*M!R!5F*M0*1!5".! 9/<=3=!R!<*M!S!"!!50*<8!M3=01*T93.:0++0*1!<*M!4"*=+.F4+0"*!"!5".!+/30.!A"">!I*83+!U0M<8!P*3.1,!6."734+$!! 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Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support    Cook Inlet TidGen™ Project    AEA10015 REF Round III  Attachment D: Letters of Support      1506 West 36th Avenue ! ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503 ! Phone 907.561.1011 ! Fax 907.563.4220 November 9, 2009 093011 Monty Worthington Alaska Projects Manager ORPC Alaska, LLC 911 West 8th Avenue, Suite 205 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 mworthington@oceanrenewablepower.com Subject:Cook Inlet Tidal Power Pilot Project – Engineering Services for Foundation and Mooring System Design Dear Mr. Worthington: PND Engineers, Inc. (PND) is pleased to provide ongoing support to Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) as you move forward with testing of the tidal power generator in Cook Inlet. PND will provide engineering support as needed by ORPC, including design oversight and final design analysis of the Tidgen foundation and continued work on the OCGen mooring design. We are happy to assist ORPC with this interesting and exciting project. Sincerely, PND Engineers, Inc. Jim Campbell, P.E. Principal/Senior Engineer