Interesting article on Boston.com on a professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth who is trying to create a saltwater incubator in the ocean waters between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
The project is called the National Renewable Energy Innovation Zone and the professor has received $1.5 million in federal funding.
The concept is to create an area where new ocean-based energy projects (wind, tidal power, wave power, etc.) could be tested. The area would be pre-approved for marine energy projects, greatly reduce permitting time, effort and cost. Key quote from the article:
“Having an area like that, which has been pre-approved for wave, tidal, and offshore wind testing, would be a huge thing that this country needs,’’ says Bill Staby, cofounder of Resolute Marine Energy Inc. “If Massachusetts can grab the ring, you’ll see a greater number of marine energy technology companies locate here, because companies want to be closer to their test sites.’’
In this case the shared space would be a marine environment complete with the required government approvals to test new energy systems.
This is yet another example of the explosion of new types and forms of coworking and shared workspaces.
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