The Ask the Experts (ATE) tool is a public resource that aims to serve as a clearinghouse of information for offshore renewable energy topics using the best available and latest science. We are conducting interviews with trusted university researchers to answer your questions and synthesize studies into user-friendly reading experiences.
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Sumbit Your Own QuestionHow Successful Is Cooperative Research and Monitoring?
At the Global Ocean Summit Series: Session 4, Dr. Lyndie Hice-Dunton (Executive Director, Responsible Offshore Science Alliance) and Jeff Grybowski (Former CEO of Deepwater Wind) explain how successful cooperative research and monitoring for offshore development has been and the predicted trajectory for its future.
September 16, 2020
In What Ways Did Rhode Island Minimize the Impacts Had on Birds From the Block Island Wind Farm? Have These Efforts Been Effective?
The Ask the Experts database managers conducted an interview with Dr. Scott McWilliams (Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Physiology) to summarize the findings of multiple URI studies that have set out to minimize the effects that the Block Island Wind Farm has had on birds and bats.
May 21, 2020
What have we learned from Europe About the Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Birds? Why Is This Information Applicable?
The Ask the Experts database managers conducted an interview with Dr. Scott McWilliams (Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Physiology) to summarize the findings of multiple URI studies that have set out to minimize the effects that the Block Island Wind Farm has had on birds and bats.
What is the Block Island Wind Farm?
The Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) is located within the Ocean SAMP Renewable Energy Zone approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island and over 16 miles (25.7km) south of the Rhode Island mainland1.
March 16, 2020
What Is the Current Thinking of Co-Locating Aquaculture With Offshore Wind?
At the Global Ocean Summit Series: Session 4, Andrew (Andy) Lipsky (Fisheries & Offshore Wind Lead at Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA) and Jeff Grybowski (Former CEO of Deepwater Wind) explain the current thoughts on co-locating aquaculture with offshore wind in the United States from both a federal entity and developer's perspective.
September 14, 2020