How can governments deliver on climate goals while managing all the different activities taking place at sea, from fishing and shipping to marine conservation and offshore wind development? Marine spatial planning (MSP) is often regarded as a silver bullet, promising to optimise the number, scale and location of offshore wind projects while minimising conflict with other stakeholders. The reality is more complicated. Our latest policy briefing shares three principles that governments can use to ensure that MSP leads to efficient and responsible offshore wind development. It is the fourth in a series of policy briefings aiming to help policymakers design effective offshore wind markets. Discover the three principles here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gV4HEgcA
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🌊 OCEaN - North and Baltic Seas is proud to launch a new report focused on avoidance and minimisation measures for offshore wind and grid infrastructure. RGI and OCEaN Members have identified 80 measures through which wind and grid developers can minimise potential environmental impacts on marine ecosystems and welcome you to explore our report summarising this work alongside a database of the collected measures! The report outlines the methodology used, provides a summary of the identified measures, highlights knowledge gaps and areas where mitigation efforts are still lacking, identifies ‘best practice’ measures, and provides recommendations on how to improve the deployment of offshore wind and grids to achieve even better outcomes for nature.🍃 📣 Read OCEaN’s #MarineMitigation report now 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/evxpRSzm 💡 Explore OCEaN’s database of avoidance & minimisation measures 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/efrJVgZE
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Knowledge | Initiatives such as this one and releasing information to the public are what the industry needs right now. As the demand to develop and install more Offshore wind farms increases worldwide, there are already ways to monitor wildlife at a micro, meso, and macro level 🦅 🦇 🌊 Better-informed decision makers, less bird & bat impacts along the way 😉 👇👇👇
🌊 OCEaN - North and Baltic Seas is proud to launch a new report focused on avoidance and minimisation measures for offshore wind and grid infrastructure. RGI and OCEaN Members have identified 80 measures through which wind and grid developers can minimise potential environmental impacts on marine ecosystems and welcome you to explore our report summarising this work alongside a database of the collected measures! The report outlines the methodology used, provides a summary of the identified measures, highlights knowledge gaps and areas where mitigation efforts are still lacking, identifies ‘best practice’ measures, and provides recommendations on how to improve the deployment of offshore wind and grids to achieve even better outcomes for nature.🍃 📣 Read OCEaN’s #MarineMitigation report now 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/evxpRSzm 💡 Explore OCEaN’s database of avoidance & minimisation measures 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/efrJVgZE
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Governments, businesses and investors need to look at this closely in the long sprint to decarbonize the energy mix - this report summarizes essential measures to limit damage to nature from offshore wind installations. These need to become the norm as offshore wind picks up speed around Europe's seas and around the world.
🌊 OCEaN - North and Baltic Seas is proud to launch a new report focused on avoidance and minimisation measures for offshore wind and grid infrastructure. RGI and OCEaN Members have identified 80 measures through which wind and grid developers can minimise potential environmental impacts on marine ecosystems and welcome you to explore our report summarising this work alongside a database of the collected measures! The report outlines the methodology used, provides a summary of the identified measures, highlights knowledge gaps and areas where mitigation efforts are still lacking, identifies ‘best practice’ measures, and provides recommendations on how to improve the deployment of offshore wind and grids to achieve even better outcomes for nature.🍃 📣 Read OCEaN’s #MarineMitigation report now 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/evxpRSzm 💡 Explore OCEaN’s database of avoidance & minimisation measures 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/efrJVgZE
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Join me today! Along with the National Academies when we discuss offshore wind, including the challenges and opportunities presented by the technology and what it means for the future of climate policy. Offshore wind is one of the many sources of clean electricity being implemented as part of the push to decarbonize the grid. As states vet and approve projects, scientists, policymakers, and communities are working to better understand the potential economic and environmental impacts of offshore wind. On Thursday, February 29 from 3:00pm to 4:15pm ET, I will moderate a discussion with Josh Kohut (Rutgers University) and Tricia Jedele (The Nature Conservancy) about the potential benefits and challenges presented by offshore wind, what the current economic and policy landscape for implementing the technology, and considerations for future projects.
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As the experts have told us, the proposed wind area near Bunbury will impact whales and cause displacement in their foraging, breeding, and migration grounds. That experts do not know or understand the habitats of the fish in the proposed area, that further research is required on the noise impacts of such projects in the area, and that it is not even possible to assess the impacts of the proposal. What reasearch does tell us is that over the last 30 years in W.A. whale mortality has a direct correlation to human activity, so increased human activity in the installation, maintenance, and operation of a wind zone covering over 7,674 square kilometers of pristine ocean is very likely to increase whale mortality in the area. And then there's all of the mining, manufacturing, and logistics consumed in building these unrelieable energy soruces, simply to create carbon offsets and LGC's to further mine, manufacture, and build them in a viscous cycle that does nothing to provide the reliable baseload energy that is needed in a resource heavy state like W.A. I'm referring of course to DCCEEW's online "expert panel" webinar held on 29 April.
Today I watched the ABC Four Corners “Wind Wars” program, which discusses the need for clean energy and the environmental and social conflicts arising. Good science based information and decision making is so important. At the moment, there is simply a lack of trusted information and a perception gap around offshore wind in Australia. This leaves a small minority of people to fill the gap with misinformation and in some cases disinformation for political gain. This is polarising views and causing unnecessarily social conflict. These issues and their impacts are supported by research from our very own national science agency, CSIRO. As scientists, developers and governments, it is our responsibility to have the difficult conversations, and encourage meaningful engagement and collaborative learning on all sides.
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Today I watched the ABC Four Corners “Wind Wars” program, which discusses the need for clean energy and the environmental and social conflicts arising. Good science based information and decision making is so important. At the moment, there is simply a lack of trusted information and a perception gap around offshore wind in Australia. This leaves a small minority of people to fill the gap with misinformation and in some cases disinformation for political gain. This is polarising views and causing unnecessarily social conflict. These issues and their impacts are supported by research from our very own national science agency, CSIRO. As scientists, developers and governments, it is our responsibility to have the difficult conversations, and encourage meaningful engagement and collaborative learning on all sides.
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It was amazing to participate to a scientific workshop! More need to be done to understand oceanographic features and human impacts!! #offshorewindfarms #oceanography #science #marinescience
A member of our GoBe Marine Processes technical team, Jonathan Demmer, recently attended The Scottish Government workshop ‘Scoping an Offshore Wind Sustained Observation Programme (OW-SOP)’ held in Edinburgh. The Scottish Government, through the Offshore Wind Directorate, commissioned the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to undertake a project aiming to support the sustainable development of the offshore wind industry within, but not limited to, the Scottish sector of the North Sea. Through the ScotWind and INTOG leasing rounds held previously, there is opportunity for significant renewable energy development in the Scottish region of the North Sea. During this 1-day workshop experts and stakeholders associated with observational/modelling techniques and/or with a background in physical oceanography discussed the potential impacts of offshore wind farms (OWFs) moving into shelf sea waters. This discussion focused on slightly deeper, seasonally stratified areas where the rapid and large-scale expansion in OWFs could alter the physical and biogeochemical properties of the water column. This event provided a welcome opportunity for industry professionals to share their thoughts and opinions on current issues, and we very much look forward to seeing what comes out of these insightful and thought-provoking discussions. #Scottish #Government #MarineProcesses #OffshoreWindFarms
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"Offshore wind, to me, is exciting." Capt. Paul Eidman joined Plugging In to talk about the positive relationship between offshore wind and the recreational fishing community. Listen to this episode here! https://lnkd.in/gqGE_w5Z
Offshore wind projects aren’t just good for the environment — they’re great for marine life too! Capt. Paul Eidman explains how wind farms are creating thriving habitats for fish and other sea creatures. Watch this clip to find out more. https://lnkd.in/gqGE_w5Z
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Network Rail stands on the brink of revolutionising its approach to overhead line and structure design, thanks to ground-breaking research by Dr Hassan Hemida, Dr Marios Theofanous and their team here at BCRRE at the University of Birmingham. 🔍 Uncovering Inefficiencies: Delving deep into the design code, Hassan's team identified slightly obscured numerical values in the wires drag coefficient at different wind speeds and angles. Through meticulous research and numerical analysis, they unveiled these figures as conservative, limiting efficiency and cost-effectiveness. 💡 Optimising Design: By challenging conventional wisdom and embracing true, non-conservative data, the team achieved a remarkable significant reduction in force on overhead wires (~20%). This not only enhances safety but also promises hundreds of millions in potential cost savings for Network Rail. 🌬️ Tackling Environmental Challenges: Hassan's team didn't stop there. They tackled head-on the environmental challenges posed by wind speeds exceeding standard thresholds. Their research not only ensures safety but also promotes sustainability by minimising CO2 emissions and saving raw material through optimised design parameters. 🛠️ Transforming Infrastructure: Based on Hassan and his team’s work Network Rail have redefined the design code, implementing longer spans and possible lower-diameter cables. This not only saves money and materials but also reflects Network Rail's commitment to sustainable infrastructure development. Find our more about our TRAIN rig facility in Derby: https://lnkd.in/gkHBjecM
🌬️ Our Research and Development team carried out experiments in wind tunnels to find out how much impact wind has on our railway. 📹 The results mean we don't need as many structures to support our overhead lines as previously thought – helping us reduce costs and save energy.
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Great research going on there .. GWR and HEX trains noted in the article!
🌬️ Our Research and Development team carried out experiments in wind tunnels to find out how much impact wind has on our railway. 📹 The results mean we don't need as many structures to support our overhead lines as previously thought – helping us reduce costs and save energy.
If you enjoyed this, take a look at the rest of the policy briefings in the series: https://www.carbontrust.com/our-work-and-impact/guides-reports-and-tools/designing-an-effective-offshore-wind-market-six-policy-pillars-for-success#:~:text=Policymakers%20should%20consider%20local%20context%20to%20set%20markets,Incentives%205%20Supply%20chain%20development%206%20Innovation%20support