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This $5.5\u00a0million in federal funding from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support OSU\u2019s efforts to expand energy production on the Oregon Coast, accelerating our state and nation\u2019s clean energy future,\u201d<strong>\u00a0dijo Merkley.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m thrilled that $5.5\u00a0million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is headed to Oregon State University to support the Pacific Marine Energy Center in\u00a0Corvallis,\u201d\u00a0<strong>dijo Hoyle.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe work being done by researchers and students at OSU is key to tracking and addressing the environmental crisis brought about by climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $5.5 million award will be issued through the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Water Power Technologies Office. The funding will assist the Pacific Marine Energy Center,&nbsp;a university consortium with Oregon State University, University of Washington, and University of Alaska Fairbanks, establish marine energy strategy, development and implementation. The award that\u2019s part of the $14.7 million overall to the consortium will also support advancement of the marine energy industry, and fund improvements to infrastructure and test facilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe future of clean energy systems for the US and globe relies a diversity of technologies, resource types and workforce abilities,\u201d <strong>said Dr. Bryson Robertson, Director of the Pacific Marine Energy Center at Oregon State University<\/strong>. \u201cThis funding provided to the Pacific Marine Energy Center, through the\u00a0<em>Ley de Infraestructura Bipartidista<\/em>, is instrumental in maintaining Oregon and OSU\u2019s global leadership in the responsible advancement of marine renewable energy by expanding scientific understanding, engaging stakeholders, and educating students. This funding allows us to develop new stakeholder focused educational curricula, advance scientific knowledge, and develop new capabilities in our laboratories and field stations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal funds for OSU part of $14.7 million overall for Pacific Marine Energy Center consortium Washington, D.C.&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today announced that Oregon State University will receive $5.5 million from the&nbsp;Bipartisan Infrastructure Law&nbsp;to support its Pacific Marine Energy Center operations&nbsp;in Corvallis.&nbsp; \u201cOSU\u2019s world-class researchers are on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,36,45],"class_list":["post-19688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development","tag-tackling-climate-change"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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