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Environmental Impact Assessment

Offshore jack-up barge at a windfarm
Process of examining the anticipated environmental effects of a proposed project.

An environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the process of examining the anticipated environmental effects of a proposed project. The purpose of EIAs is typically to assess any potential impacts and to develop and assess measures to avoid or mitigate those impacts, if the project was to be carried out.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Environmental Impact Assessment.

Total: 563

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Final Environmental Impact Statement National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Report Marine Energy, OTEC Chemicals, Habitat Change, Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment for Operational OTEC Platforms Sands, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Final Environmental Impact Statement Wind Turbine Generator System Block Island, Rhode Island US Department of Energy (DOE) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment

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