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Copping and Hanna
Potential environmental effects of offshore wind (OSW) energy development are not well understood, and yet regulatory agencies are required to make decisions in spite of substantial uncertainty about environmental impacts and their long-term consequences. An understanding of risks associated with interactions between OSW installations and avian and aquatic receptors, including animals,…
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Copping and Grear
Floating offshore wind farms have been proposed in the deep waters off the U.S. west coast and Hawaii to provide renewable energy to coastal populations.Anchoring floating wind platforms to the seabed requires multiple mooring lines that pass through the water column from platforms at the surface to the sea floor. Electrical cables also will be draped in the water column between wind platforms…
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Anderson et al.
The purpose of this project is to develop tools that examine the environmental effects of offshore wind development, in order to streamline and facilitate the siting and permitting of wind farms in the U.S. During FY 2010, the conceptual framework for the environmental risk evaluation system (ERES) and the knowledge management system (Zephyrus) to house environmental effects data was developed…
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Severy et al.
Grays Harbor Wind LLC (GHW) is proposing to develop a floating offshore wind farm offshore of west Grays Harbor County, Washington (Grays Harbor). The proposed GHW Offshore Wind Project (Project) would entail construction, installation and operation of a 1,000-megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm consisting of approximately 75 floating units, each containing a floating foundation and wind turbine…
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Carlson et al.
In late 2011, representatives of the U.S. offshore wind industry approached the U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Waterpower Program staff to express concern that regulatory requirements to protect North Atlantic right whales (NARWs) are likely to impose stringent limitations on the process of offshore wind installation off the Atlantic Coast. This project was designed to evaluate the…
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Kaplan et al.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) of the U.S. Department of the Interior (Department), formerly the Minerals Management Service, has jurisdiction over leasing and development of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) submerged lands for mineral development. The BOEMRE Pacific OCS Region is a significant source of oil and gas for the nation. To perform periodic…
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Copping et al.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is initiating leasing of the seabed for offshore wind energy development on the outer continental shelf (OCS) in the Atlantic from Maine to Florida, with initial development planned for a series of Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) designated by the Department of Interior. Additional wind areas are under development and are currently considered to be Wind…
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Copping et al.
Acceptance of wind energy development worldwide is challenged by stakeholders’ concerns about potential effects on the environment, specifically on wildlife such as birds, bats, and (for offshore wind) marine animals, and the habitats that support them. Other issues of concern to communities near wind energy developments include social and economic impacts, as well as impacts on cultural and…
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Klure et al.
The overarching goal of this West Coast Environmental Protocols Framework is to describe a clear, consistent process for regulators and industry to follow when designing environmental baseline and post-installation monitoring studies for proposed wave, tidal and offshore wind projects along the U.S West Coast, thus reducing time and uncertainty associated with project development. The…
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Hanna et al.
Adaptive management (AM) is a systematic process intended to improve policies and practices by learning from the outcome of management decisions and to reduce scientific uncertainty. While many nations are considering the use of AM for wind energy, its application in practice and in policy has been limited. Recent application of AM has led to fundamental differences in the definition of AM,…
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