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- Building on the success of Nova Innovation’s 6-turbine array in Shetland, Scotland, the ‘Sustainable European Advanced Subsea Tidal Array’ (SEASTAR) project will use Nova’s well-proven turbines to deliver a 4 MW tidal farm of 16 turbines. SEASTAR, located at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) Fall of Warness tidal site in Orkney, Scotland, will be home to the largest number of tidal… Read More
- A total capacity of 27 gigawatts (GW) of fixed offshore wind is operational globally, with a further 275 GW anticipated by 2050. Sounds from the development of offshore wind farms (OWF) are a contributor of anthropogenic noise to the marine environment. The offshore wind industry, regulators, and researchers around the world have expended substantial effort to better understand and mitigate the… Read More
- In support of the United States’ goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office recently announced $15 million for five projects, co-funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), that will provide critical environmental and wildlife data to aid offshore wind development. As part of that effort, Woods Hole… Read More
- The Scottish Marine Energy Research (ScotMER) programme is a Scottish Government initiative that identifies and addresses key evidence needs to help inform licensing, consenting, and planning decisions around offshore renewable energy and disseminates that evidence back to a broad stakeholder community. This is done through seven receptor groups: Ornithology; Marine Mammals; Fish and Fisheries… Read More
- In 2022, the Scottish Government held its first offshore wind leasing round in over a decade, ScotWind Leasing, and awarded seabed option agreements to a total of 20 offshore wind energy projects. Since the waters around Scotland are home to many marine species, the potential effects of underwater noise from offshore wind construction and operations on marine life remain key considerations in… Read More
- In support of the United States' goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Technologies Office recently announced $15 million for five projects, co-funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), that will provide critical environmental and wildlife data to aid offshore wind development. As part of that effort, the Marine Mammal… Read More
- Offshore wind (OSW) energy is on track to expand rapidly in the U.S. Atlantic, but the potential impacts of siting, construction, and operation on the local wildlife are not well known. There are sizable gaps in knowledge about the behaviors and movements of some species in the surrounding habitats. In support of the Biden Administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of OSW energy by 2030 (… Read More
- In support of the United States’ goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office recently announced $13.5 million for four projects that will provide critical environmental and wildlife data to aid offshore wind development. As part of this effort, Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF) has just started leading what will be a five… Read More
- In order to responsibly develop marine energy, we need to understand the potential environmental effects on the animals, habitats, and environmental processes. There is still more to learn in order to support the deployment of this low carbon industry in a sustainable manner. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office, OES-Environmental and Pacific Northwest… Read More
- Tethys is an internationally recognized and trusted broker of information on the environmental effects of wind energy. After twelve years of operation, Tethys hosts over 4,700 documents relevant to wind energy and serves as a collaborative space and dissemination platform for several ongoing U.S. and international research efforts. To help users discover and navigate the resources available on… Read More
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