{"id":8013,"date":"2019-10-24T10:15:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf-draft\/?page_id=8013"},"modified":"2020-11-24T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T22:00:40","slug":"energy-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/research\/energy-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div id=\"WindFarmHero\" data-video=\"js3of0xywWs\" data-platform=\"youtube\" class=\"poster\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/wind-turbine.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div 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class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Courses offered<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MAF 415\/515 Marine Pollution Policy<\/li>\n<li>MAF 475 Human Responses to Coastal Hazards and Disasters<\/li>\n<li>MAF 511 Ocean Uses and Marine Sciences<\/li>\n<li>MAF 530 Marine Environmental History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"typ-intro fullwidth\">With its proximity to proposed offshore wind farms and abundant wave and tidal resources, the University of Rhode Island provides an ideal setting for studying the social, environmental, and technical aspects of these emerging sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Marine Affairs is an active participant in the university-wide interdisciplinary ocean renewable energy initiative.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Faculty<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/meet\/david-bidwell\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/bidwell.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/bidwell.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/bidwell-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/meet\/david-bidwell\/\">David Bidwell<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Marine Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5708<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dbidwell@uri.edu\">dbidwell@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/meet\/richard-burroughs-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Richard-Burroughs.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Richard Burroughs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Richard-Burroughs.jpg 605w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Richard-Burroughs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Richard-Burroughs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Richard-Burroughs-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Richard-Burroughs-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/meet\/richard-burroughs-2\/\">Richard Burroughs<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Marine Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4045<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rburroughs@uri.edu\">rburroughs@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/meet\/dennis-nixon-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Dennis-Nixon.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dennis Nixon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Dennis-Nixon.jpg 700w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Dennis-Nixon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Dennis-Nixon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Dennis-Nixon-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1619\/Dennis-Nixon-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/meet\/dennis-nixon-2\/\">Dennis Nixon<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Marine Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dnixon@uri.edu\">dnixon@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Research<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/talking-offshore-wind-communication-in-a-polarized-world\/id1485337462?i=1000723578216\">Prof. Bidwell discusses offshore wind communications on new podcast<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Swedish offshore wind energy company Vattenfall&#8217;s recent &#8220;not safe for work&#8221; video starring American film star Samuel L. Jackson got a lot of attention online. Marine Affairs professor David Bidwell recently joined an S&amp;P Global podcast to discuss the potential impact of this advertisement and the offshore wind communications environment in the U.S.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ljxgyMa7I4Y&#038;list=PL_0TXJTUd2duIfg4oLXuFNatYgHlzF3wC&#038;index=2&#038;ab_channel=URIAlumni\">Faculty Office Hour: Communities and Wind Farms<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As new offshore wind farm projects commence along the New England coast, who gets to have a say in where, or if, they happen? Professors David Bidwell and Emily Diamond, along with PhD candidate Shannon Howley, are studying how vulnerable groups and communities are reacting to their development, including residents\u2019 and visitors\u2019 attitudes toward the Block Island Wind Farm project and its impacts on tourism and recreation, as well as the role of the media in public perception of offshore wind farms.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2021\/02\/22\/new-article-on-recreational-angling-at-offshore-wind-farm\/\">New article on recreational angling at offshore wind farm<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The authors include a faculty member, graduate student, and alumna of URI Marine Affairs, publishing in the journal Marine Policy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/11\/24\/ocean-beliefs-and-support-for-an-offshore-wind-energy-project\/\">Ocean beliefs and support for an offshore wind energy project<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">David Bidwell<br>This article explores how underlying values and beliefs about the ocean influence public support for offshore wind energy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/11\/24\/beyond-the-beach-tradeoffs-in-tourism-and-recreation-at-the-first-offshore-wind-farm-in-the-united-states\/\">Beyond the beach: Tradeoffs in tourism and recreation at the first offshore wind farm in the United States<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">T. Smythe, David Bidwell, Amelia Moore, H. Smith,  J. McCann<br>An exploratory qualitative study through which tourism and recreation professionals and participants met in focus groups to discuss experiences with and observations of the 30-MW Block Island Wind Farm.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/11\/24\/chains-of-trust-lessons-on-public-engagement-from-the-united-states-first-offshore-wind-farm\/\">Chains of trust: Lessons on public engagement from the United States\u2019 first offshore wind farm<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">J. Dwyer and David Bidwell<br>A case study highlighting the potential of engagement actions that meet stakeholder expectations and build trust, while also empirically demonstrating specific techniques that future process leaders could employ to increase stakeholder acceptance of RETs.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/01\/30\/9327\/\">Understanding the Relationship Between the Block Island Wind Farm and Indigenous Island Lives, Past and Present<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Amelia Moore and Jessica Frazier<\/br>\r\nExploring the indigenous experience on Block Island and the social effects of the Block Island Wind Farm and its cables on current indigenous lives and the future of indigenous community life on the island.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/01\/30\/sociocultural-adaptations-to-renewable-energy-infrastructure-in-aquapelagic-systems\/\">Sociocultural Adaptations to Renewable Energy Infrastructure in Aquapelagic Systems<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Amelia Moore<\/br>\r\nThis ongoing project experiments with decolonial ethnographic methods to explore the sociocultural effects of renewable energy transitions, utilizing the New England transition to offshore wind as a primary case study.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/01\/30\/analysis-of-effects-of-the-block-island-wind-farm-on-rhode-island-recreation-and-tourism-activities\/\">Analysis of Effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on Rhode Island Recreation and Tourism Activities<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">J. McCann, David Bidwell, Amelia Moore, H. Smith, and T. Smythe<\/br>\r\nUsing social science methods to assess the effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on tourism and recreation activities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/01\/30\/assessing-impacts-of-the-block-island-wind-farm-on-recreational-saltwater-fishing\/\">Assessing Impacts of the Block Island Wind Farm on Recreational Saltwater Fishing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">David Bidwell, T. Smythe, Tracey Dalton, and J. Livermore<\/br>\r\nThis study uses qualitative and quantitative data to assess effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on recreational saltwater angling.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/01\/30\/investigation-of-users-preferences-for-and-values-of-recreational-boating-activities-associated-with-the-block-island-wind-farm\/\">Investigation of Users\u2019 Preferences for and Values of Recreational Boating Activities Associated with the Block Island Wind Farm<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tracey Dalton, J. Livermore, J. Opaluch, Rob Thompson<\/br> \r\nInvestigation of on-the-water users\u2019 preferences for recreational boating trips associated with off-shore wind farms in and around Rhode Island waters.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/2020\/01\/30\/understanding-marine-resource-user-response-to-ecological-impacts-of-offshore-wind-energy-a-case-study-of-the-block-island-wind-farm\/\">Understanding Marine Resource User Response to Ecological Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy: A Case Study of the Block Island Wind Farm<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">J. Livermore, J. McNamee and Tracey Dalton<\/br>\r\nThis interdisciplinary project investigates how the Block Island Wind Farm and its corresponding electricity transmission system to the mainland will impact the local marine ecosystem and how marine resource users will be affected by these impacts.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With its proximity to proposed offshore wind farms and abundant wave and tidal resources, the University of Rhode Island provides an ideal setting for studying the social, environmental, and technical aspects of these emerging sectors. Marine Affairs is an active participant in the university-wide interdisciplinary ocean renewable energy initiative. 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