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Assessing the sustainability of Blue Economy activities using an ecosystem and life cycle-based approach: Possibilities, challenges and implications for an informed policy making | De Luca Pena, L.; Dewulf, J.; Staes, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Life on every stone: Characterizing benthic communities from scour protection layers of offshore wind farms in the southern North Sea | Zupan, M.; Coolen, J.; Mavraki, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Options for biodiversity-friendly designs and approaches for offshore wind farms in Ireland | BlueWise Marine | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Offshore wind farm operation contributed to a slight improvement in seawater quality along the Jiangsu Coast, China | Wei, Z.; Wang, M.; Gao, Y.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
Collaboration or competition? Interactions between floating and fixed-bottom offshore wind in Norway | Havinga, H.C.; Adriaan van der Loos, H.Z.; Steen, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Wind farms increase land surface temperature and reduce vegetation productivity in the Inner Mongolia Plateau | Liu, L.; Liu, P.; Yu, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Future of Offshore Wind: Considerations for development and leasing to 2030 and beyond | The Crown Estate | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); US Department of the Interior (DOI) | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Marine Delivery Routemap: Towards a shared vision for our seabed and coastline | The Crown Estate | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
What We Heard Report: Building Capacity for the Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind Resource | Net Zero Atlantic; Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq; Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR); et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Monopile-induced turbulence and sediment redistribution form visible wakes in offshore wind farms | Bailey, L.; Dorrell, R.; Kostakis, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality | |
Analysis of the Impact of Wind Farm Construction on the Marine Environment | Lazuga, K. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
A Review of the Sustainable Siting of Offshore Wind Farms | Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, P.; Skiniti, G.; Tournaki, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Framing the Wind: Media Coverage of Offshore Wind in the Northeastern United States | Diamond, E.; Damato, N.; Bidwell, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions | ||
Sailing through end-of-life challenges: A comprehensive review for offshore wind | Vetters, J.; Thomassen, G.; Van Passel, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions | ||
Trade-offs of wind power production: A study on the environmental implications of raw materials mining in the life cycle of wind turbines | Morozovska, K.; Bragone, F.; Svensson, A.X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Assessing environmental impacts of offshore wind farms: lessons learned and recommendations for the future | Rahman, F.; Kumar, P. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
Resource monitoring for Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind development site | Rudders, D.; Mann, R.; Borsetti, S.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | ||
Global Offshore Wind Report 2024 | Williams, R.; Zhao, F. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Integrated Environmental & Social Sensitivity Mapping: Guidance for Early Offshore Wind Spatial Planning | World Bank Group | Guidance | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism | ||
France Energies Marines Annual Report 2023 | France Energies Marines | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions | ||
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Commercial Wind Lease OCS-A 0499 | Sullivan, K. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | ||
Fisheries independent surveys in a new era of offshore wind energy development | Lipsky, A.; Silva, A.; Gilmour, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Fisheries | ||
Environmental impacts from large-scale offshore renewable-energy deployment | Ouro, P.; Fernandez, R.; Armstrong, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Answering the key stakeholder questions about the impact of offshore wind farms on marine life using hypothesis testing to inform targeted monitoring | Cresci, A.; Degraer, S.; Zhang, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Final Environmental Assessment for Additional Site Assessment Activities on Beacon Wind, LLC’s Renewable Energy Lease OCS-A 0527 | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Decommissioning Case Study: Circular Economy in the Wind Sector – Materials Mapping | Smithson-Paul, V.; Bennet, L.; Fraser, O. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions | |
Primary vs grey: A critical evaluation of literature sources used to assess the impacts of offshore wind farms | Szostek, C.; Edwards-Jones, A.; Beaumont, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Larger wind turbines as a solution to reduce environmental impacts | Akhtar, N.; Geyer, B.; Schrum, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
The global impact of offshore wind farms on ecosystem services | Watson, S.; Somerfield, P.; Lemasson, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Ecological indicators to monitor offshore wind interactions with fisheries resources | Methratta, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | ||
Evaluation of offshore wind energy diffusion in long-term scenarios in the Colombian Caribbean | Valencia, M.; Arango-Aramburo, S.; Osorio, A. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
A synthesis of socioeconomic and sociocultural indicators for assessing the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fishery participants and fishing communities | Willis-Norton, E.; Mangin, T.; Schroeder, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data | |
Life cycle carbon footprint accounting of an offshore wind farm in Southeast China—Simplified models and carbon benchmarks for typhoons | Sun, Z.; You, X. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning | Knights, A.; Lemasson, A.; Firth, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets? | Knights, A.; Lemasson, A.; Firth, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy | ||
The effect of offshore wind farms on the variation of the phytoplankton population | Kordan, M.; Yakan, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | ||
Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: Current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea | Bonsu, P.; Letschert, J.; Yates, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Fisheries | ||
Monetized (socio-)environmental handprint and footprint of an offshore windfarm in the Belgian Continental Shelf: An assessment of local, regional and global impacts | De Luca Pena, L.; Taelman, S. E.; Bas, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Norwegian offshore wind power—Spatial planning using multi-criteria decision analysis | Solbrekke, I. M.; Sorteberg, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Stakeholder insights into embedding marine net gain for offshore wind farm planning and delivery | Edwards-Jones, A.; Watson, S.C.L.; Szostek, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Ecosystem indicators: predicting population responses to combined climate and anthropogenic changes in shallow seas | Trifonova, N.; Scott, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Overlap between the Mid-Atlantic Bight Cold Pool and offshore wind lease areas | Horwitz, R.; Miles, T.; Munroe, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
A synthesis review of nature positive approaches and coexistence in the offshore wind industry | Pardo, J.; Aune, M.; Harman, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico | Fuchs, R.; Musial, W.; Zuckerman, G.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Decommissioning of offshore wind farms and its impact on benthic ecology | Spielmann, V.; Dannheim, J.; Brey, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
European plaice movements show evidence of high residency, site fidelity, and feeding around hard substrates within an offshore wind farm | Buyse, J.; Reubens, J.; Hostens, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction | Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Quick scan of cumulative impacts on the North Sea biodiversity: with a focus on selected species in relation to future developments in offshore wind energy | Jongbloed, R.; Tamis, J.; van der Wal, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Fish, Human Dimensions | ||
Upcalling behaviour and patterns in North Atlantic right whales, implications for monitoring protocols during wind energy development | Davis, G.; Tennant, S.; Van Parijs, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions | ||
Impact of geophysical and geotechnical site investigation surveys on fish and shellfish | Duffy, O.; Chumbinho, R.; Coca, I.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
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