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July 6 to 24, 2015Testing at the Tanana River Test Site (TRTS) began with the Oceana team arriving on site. Fish studies took place and a Washington Post writer visited the site.

• Oceana arrived at UAF July 6th for final preparations before the start of Nenana testing.

• July 7th: the Oceana team set up their data logging system and the turbine was transferred to the AHERC barge.

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game required fish collection started behind the AHERC barge.

• July 13th: the turbine went in the water and the Oceana team tested and calibrated their electronics and data logger.

• July 17: ACEP Deputy Director Brent Sheets and Washington Post writer Chris Mooney toured the TRTS. Mooney’s visit resulted in a Washington Post article featuring Nenana, the test site, and Oceana’s turbine technology.

Tanana River Test Site UpdateSeptember 18, 2015

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Stephanie Jump and Parker Bradley prepare for fish collection at the TRTS. Photo courtesy T. Paris, UAF.

Jeremy Kasper and Ned Hansen discuss the turbine test on the Murdock Trust barge. Photo courtesy T. Paris, UAF.

Jeremy Kasper takes a boat ride to the Murdock Trust barge during a heavy rain event. Photo courtesy T. Paris, UAF.

July 27 to August 12, 2015Turbine testing continued at the TRTS.

• Juvenile fish were released in front of the turbine to try and determine the effects of the turbine on the fish.

• Oceana testing wrapped up on August 6th. The barge and turbine were moved downriver to Ruby Marine for turbine removal.

• AHERC began prepping for the next project of the summer, the Advance Laboratory and Field Arrays project (ALFA), a US Department of Energy funded study to rapidly advance marine energy technologies.

Please direct all questions and comments to Max Frey at mefrey@alaska.edu or (907) 474-1143.

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Fish collection system setup directly downstream from the Oceana turbine. Photo courtesy N. Konefal, ACEP/UAF.

View of Murdock Trust barge from behind. Photo courtesy N. Konefal, ACEP/UAF.