Physical Environment

The area surrounding a device.

The physical environment surrounding a land-based wind, offshore wind, or marine renewable energy device may be susceptible to impacts from habitat changes and changes in flow. If changes in flow occur due to the physical presence of offshore renewable energy devices, water quality and sediment transport within the nearfield habitat may be affected. Changes to the physical environment may also affect nutrient concentrations and ecosystem processses, such as food webs.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents Related to Physical Environment

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Title	Author	Date	Content Type	Technology	Stressor	Receptor
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC): Social and environmental issues	Lavi, A., Lavi, G.	October 1979	Journal Article	Marine Energy, OTEC	Chemicals	Physical Environment, Water Quality
Assessment and Control of OTEC Physical Environmental Impacts	Ditmars, J.	November 1978	Conference Paper	Marine Energy, OTEC	Habitat Change	Physical Environment
Coastal processes and beach erosion	Caldwell, J.	January 1967	Book		Changes in Flow	Physical Environment, Sediment Transport