UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: NEW SHARKS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. CONTROL NUMBER: 2334-1536 TITLE: ''BIO-INSPIRED RENEWABLE ENERGY (BIRE) FOR HIGHLY-EFFICIENT LOW-COST RIVERINE HYDROKINETICS'' THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA WILL DEVELOP A BIO-INSPIRED RENEWABLE ENERGY (BIRE) SYSTEM THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GENERATE ENERGY FROM RIVER ENVIRONMENTS OPTIMALLY THROUGH REAL TIME CONTROL OF THE OSCILLATING CHARACTERISTICS OF HYDROFOIL PAIRS.