Primary vs grey: A critical evaluation of literature sources used to assess the impacts of offshore wind farms

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 154, С. 103693 - 103693

Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2024

The evidence-base for environmental and social impacts of offshore wind farms (OWF) is increasing with the exponential global growth energy sector. In UK, planning consenting processes are lengthy (7+ years) rely largely on evidence from grey literature sources. To meet 2030 2050 renewable targets marine net gain ambition, policy decision makers require access to best available data. Translating into ecosystem services (ES) provides a qualitative framework by which evaluate positive negative outcomes. We review synthesise UK (2012–2022) relating OWF compare reported ES outcomes those primary (2002–2021). Grey portrays (71%) view fails represent many in literature. literature, 28% positive, but this just 2%. Evidence gaps highlighted both types, major decommissioning outcomes, sparse Provisioning (8%), Regulating (7%) specific operational pressures. recommend types used achieve environmentally sound making expedite times.

Язык: Английский

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Hybrid wind-solar energy resources mapping in the European Atlantic

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 928, С. 172501 - 172501

Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2024

The complementarity of offshore wind and solar resources can enhance the energy output a hybrid farm reduce its variability relative to stand-alone, conventional farm. In this work are characterised mapped in large study area covering European Atlantic, North Baltic Seas, Canary Islands. intra-annual overall variabilities power density irradiance investigated, their is evaluated on basis correlation. Negatively correlated regions include seas around Ireland Great Britain, with vast (mean ~1500 Wm−2 off W Ireland) comparatively limited ~100 Wm−2). Positively notably Islands, highest values ~280 Two sites chosen for more detailed investigation – one negative correlation, Ireland; other positive Even positively regions, it found that correlation coefficient never (always under 0.2), which signals an opportunity reducing through or co-located wind-solar farms. This, along advantages farms (optimised use scarce marine space, shared electrical infrastructure, O&M crews vessels, etc.), attests potential Atlantic. This could be realised new farms, by retrofitting floating PV into existing

Язык: Английский

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Winds of Progress: An In-Depth Exploration of Offshore, Floating, and Onshore Wind Turbines as Cornerstones for Sustainable Energy Generation and Environmental Stewardship

IEEE Access, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12, С. 66147 - 66166

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

This research paper conducts an extensive exploration of onshore, offshore, and floating offshore wind turbines, pivotal components in the landscape sustainable energy generation. The study thoroughly investigates various systems, shedding light on their distinct attributes, advantages, limitations. examination onshore turbines encompasses aspects such as installation procedures, size considerations, dynamics, accessibility challenges, visual impact assessments. Similarly, analysis covers considerations location selection, complexities, variations, conditions, environmental impacts, aesthetics. also delves into emerging technology highlighting unique features, technological advancements. A thorough comparative is conducted to assess economic, environmental, social turbines. concludes by offering insights policy addressing gaps, outlining prospects for seamless integration advancement these diverse systems. comprehensive review aspires contribute existing knowledge base generation, fostering informed decision-making a greener more future.

Язык: Английский

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Environmental impacts from large-scale offshore renewable-energy deployment

Environmental Research Letters, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19(6), С. 063001 - 063001

Опубликована: Май 16, 2024

Abstract The urgency to mitigate the effects of climate change necessitates an unprecedented global deployment offshore renewable-energy technologies mainly including wind, tidal stream, wave energy, and floating solar photovoltaic. To achieve energy demand for terawatt-hours, infrastructure such will require a large spatial footprint. Accommodating this footprint rapid landscape evolution, ideally within two decades. For instance, United Kingdom has committed deploying 50 GW wind by 2030 with 90–110 2050, which is equivalent four times ten more than 2022 capacity, respectively. If all were 15 MW turbines spaced 1.5 km apart, would 7500 2 110 16 500 . This review paper aims anticipate environmental impacts stemming from large-scale renewable energy. These have been categorised into three broad types based on region (i.e. atmospheric, hydrodynamic, ecological). We synthesise our results table classifying whether are positive, negative, negligible, or unknown; impact instantaneous lagged over time; occur when being constructed, operating during decommissioning. Our benefits those studying marine ecosystem before any project installed help assess baseline characteristics be considered in order identify then quantify possible future impacts.

Язык: Английский

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Lightweight Design of Vibration Control Devices for Offshore Substations Based on Inerters

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(8), С. 3385 - 3385

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2024

Offshore substations are important sustainable power infrastructures subjected to strong vibrations induced by complex environmental excitations such as wind, waves, and currents. To protect the structures expensive facilities, lightweight vibration control devices highly desirable in offshore substations. With a high-performance energy dissipation device, inerter, conventional Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) is upgraded for control. The optimal parametric design performance evaluation of single- double-tuned performed based on H-norm criteria. corresponding equivalent mass ratios both summarized formulated systematical manner. Finally, presented formulas, ratios, performances validated analyses practical substation. results show that inerter-based can be effectively TMD, with ratio. device could save 25% compared TMD. Inerter (TMDI), responsibility shared dual-end connected inerters. Meanwhile, Viscous (TVMD) completely replaces block an which has superior performance.

Язык: Английский

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Offshore wind energy: assessing trace element inputs and the risks for co-location of aquaculture

npj Ocean Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 4(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 19, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the potential acoustic impact of floating offshore wind farms in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 212, С. 117615 - 117615

Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Bounding surface model-based analysis of monotonic and cyclic lateral responses in offshore wind turbine jacket-pile-soil system

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 194, С. 109381 - 109381

Опубликована: Март 20, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Chemical emissions from offshore wind farms: From identification to challenges in impact assessment and regulation

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 215, С. 117915 - 117915

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Managing offshore multi-use settings: Use of conceptual mapping to reduce uncertainty of co-locating seaweed aquaculture and wind farms

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 358, С. 120696 - 120696

Опубликована: Апрель 12, 2024

The offshore Multi-use Setting (MUS) is a concept that aims to co-locate marine industrial activities, including wind farms and aquaculture. MUS considered an innovative approach promoting efficiency in space resource use whilst contributing global policy priorities. However, the impacts of development across social, economic, environmental domains are uncertain, hindering commercialisation concept. In this study, we initially demonstrate potential consequences co-locating seaweed aquaculture farm as step towards MUS. Using hypothetical case study modified Delphi methodology, 14 subject matter experts predicted outcomes social objectives. Five Cognitive maps impact tables 58 were generated based on experts' perspective farm. findings highlight exasperate pressures area, those already attributed operations, such species mortality stakeholder conflict. it may also enhance social-ecological conditions, provisioning habitat functionality region, through addition cognitive complexity managing implementation, where high degree variability uncertainty about present. provide vital entry point performing further integrative assessment modelling approaches, probabilistic analysis simulations, support decision-making. research strongly recommends alternative strategies pursuit combining production avoid significant financial (among many other) trade-offs risks. More broadly, have found our approach's ability visually represent complex situation while considering multiple objectives could be immensely valuable for other bioeconomy innovations or nature-based solutions. It helps mitigate expensive investments without comprehensive evaluation associated risks negative impacts, necessitated by principles sustainability

Язык: Английский

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