scholarly journals Assessing environmental impacts of offshore wind farms: lessons learned and recommendations for the future

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Bailey ◽  
Kate L Brookes ◽  
Paul M Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Foundations in Offshore Wind Farms: Evolution, Characteristics and Range of Use. Analysis of Main Dimensional Parameters in Monopile Foundations

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Sánchez ◽  
José-Santos López-Gutiérrez ◽  
Vicente Negro ◽  
M. Dolores Esteban
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
General View ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbines ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Dimensional Parameters

Renewable energies are the future, and offshore wind is undoubtedly one of the renewable energy sources for the future. Foundations of offshore wind turbines are essential for its right development. There are several types: monopiles, gravity-based structures, jackets, tripods, floating support, etc., being the first ones that are most used up to now. This manuscript begins with a review of the offshore wind power installed around the world and the exposition of the different types of foundations in the industry. For that, a database has been created, and all the data are being processed to be exposed in clear graphic summarizing the current use of the different foundation types, considering mainly distance to the coast and water depth. Later, the paper includes an analysis of the evolution and parameters of the design of monopiles, including wind turbine and monopile characteristics. Some monomials are considered in this specific analysis and also the soil type. So, a general view of the current state of monopile foundations is achieved, based on a database with the offshore wind farms in operation.

scholarly journals Towards robust OPF solution strategy for the future AC/DC grids: case of VSC‐HVDC‐connected offshore wind farms

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Nikoobakht ◽  
Jamshid Aghaei ◽  
Taher Niknam ◽  
Vahid Vahidinasab ◽  
Hossein Farahmand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farms ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Solution Strategy ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Cumulative Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Farms in the North Sea Basin

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Gusatu ◽  
Stefano Menegon ◽  
Daniel Depellegrin ◽  
Christian Zuidema ◽  
André Faaij ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Sea

Abstract The North Sea basin is one of the busiest maritime areas globally with a considerable number of anthropogenic pressures impacting the functioning of the marine ecosystem. Due to growing EU ambitions for the deployment of large-scale offshore wind farms (OWF), as part of the 2050 renewable energy roadmap, there is a key need for a holistic understanding of OWF potential impacts on the marine ecosystem. We propose a holistic Cumulative Effect Assessment methodology, applied using a geo-spatial open-source software, to assess impacts of OWF related pressures on selected seabed habitats, fish, seabird and mammal species. We take into account pressures specific to the three OWF development phases, spanning 1999–2050, for the entire North Sea basin. Our results underline 2022 as the peak year of cumulative impacts for the approved OWFs, followed by a considerable increase in potential impacts of the planned 212GWs, by 2050. The spatio-temporal analysis of the OWF environmental impacts presents the shift between highly impacted areas over the studied timeline and distinguishes between concentrated areas of high impacts (S-E of UK) and dispersed areas of high impacts (Germany). Our results can inform decision-makers and the OWF industry in a joint effort to mitigate the environmental impacts of future large-scale OWF developments.

Disturbance of harbour porpoises during construction of the first seven offshore wind farms in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 596 ◽  
pp. 213-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Brandt ◽  
AC Dragon ◽  
A Diederichs ◽  
MA Bellmann ◽  
V Wahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Farms ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms

Feasibility study for the installation of offshore wind farms in the Canary Islands

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (07) ◽  
pp. 809-813
Author(s):  
M. Martínez ◽  
A. Pulido ◽  
J. Romero ◽  
N. Angulo ◽  
F. Díaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms

scholarly journals Offshore wind farms and the attraction–production hypothesis: insights from a combination of stomach content and stable isotope analyses

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninon Mavraki ◽  
Steven Degraer ◽  
Jan Vanaverbeke
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Stomach Content ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Artificial Reefs ◽  
Dietary Composition ◽  
Trachurus Trachurus ◽  
Offshore Wind Farms ◽  
Scomber Scombrus ◽  
Isotope Analyses

AbstractOffshore wind farms (OWFs) act as artificial reefs, attracting high abundances of fish, which could potentially increase their local production. This study investigates the feeding ecology of fish species that abundantly occur at artificial habitats, such as OWFs, by examining the short- and the long-term dietary composition of five species: the benthopelagic Gadus morhua and Trisopterus luscus, the pelagic Scomber scombrus and Trachurus trachurus, and the benthic Myoxocephalus scorpioides. We conducted combined stomach content and stable isotope analyses to examine the short- and the time-integrated dietary composition, respectively. Our results indicated that benthopelagic and benthic species utilize artificial reefs, such as OWFs, as feeding grounds for a prolonged period, since both analyses indicated that they exploit fouling organisms occurring exclusively on artificial hard substrates. Trachurus trachurus only occasionally uses artificial reefs as oases of highly abundant resources. Scomber scombrus does not feed on fouling fauna and therefore its augmented presence in OWFs is probably related to reasons other than the enhanced food availability. The long-termed feeding preferences of benthic and benthopelagic species contribute to the hypothesis that the artificial reefs of OWFs could potentially increase the fish production in the area. However, this was not supported for the pelagic species.

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