At the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium Session #5: Effects of Noise and EMF on Benthic Communities, Zoë Hutchison (Research Fellow, University of Rhode Island) explained how EMF affects marine animals.
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How Do Environmental Impact Statements Account for Unknown Impacts?
At the New York State Environmental Technical Working Group’s State of the Science Workshop on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy 2020 Session #4: Current Knowledge on Cumulative Impacts I, Ian Slayton (Physical Scientist, BOEM) explained the assumptions that were made when creating the Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement published in June 2020.
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With increasing populations, nations across the globe are facing the challenge of how to best meet their community’s increasing demands for energy. To answer this question, many countries are turning towards offshore renewable energy, in particular— offshore wind energy (OWE).
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At the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium Session #3: Sediment and Sound, Monique LaFrance Bartley (Marine Ecologist, National Park Service in the Ocean and Coastal Resources Branch) explains whether or not mussels have the potential to damage offshore wind turbine foundations.
Continue reading "Do Mussels and Other Epifaunal Species Damage Offshore Wind Turbine Structures?"How do offshore wind turbines change the seafloor? In what ways does this affect the associated marine communities?
At the 17th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium Session #3: Sediment and Sound, Monique LaFrance Bartley (Marine Ecologist, National Park Service in the Ocean and Coastal Resources Branch) explains how offshore wind turbines alter the seafloor and how this, in turn, affects the associated marine communities.
Continue reading "How do offshore wind turbines change the seafloor? In what ways does this affect the associated marine communities?"Are the Risks Associated With the Block Island Wind Farm Similar to Those With Larger Wind Farms?
The Ask the Experts database managers adapted an interview with John O’Keeffe (Head of Marine Affairs for North America at Ørsted) that was conducted by URI students’— Eileen Dillon, Jack Gilmour, Jake McNamara and JP Monteverdi for their Marine Affairs capstone course instructed by Austin Becker. The interview takes a deep dive into Navigational Risk at the Block Island Wind Farm.
Continue reading "Are the Risks Associated With the Block Island Wind Farm Similar to Those With Larger Wind Farms?"[Full Video Interview] Navigational Risk at The Block Island Wind Farm (13:32)
The Ask the Experts database managers adapted an interview with John O’Keeffe (Head of Marine Affairs for North America at Ørsted) that was conducted by URI students’— Eileen Dillon, Jack Gilmour, Jake McNamara and JP Monteverdi for their Marine Affairs capstone course instructed by Austin Becker. The interview takes a deep dive into Navigational Risk at the Block Island Wind Farm.
Continue reading "[Full Video Interview] Navigational Risk at The Block Island Wind Farm (13:32)"How Are Navigational Risks Addressed After They Are Identified?
The Ask the Experts database managers adapted an interview with John O’Keeffe (Head of Marine Affairs for North America at Ørsted) that was conducted by URI students’— Eileen Dillon, Jack Gilmour, Jake McNamara and JP Monteverdi for their Marine Affairs capstone course instructed by Austin Becker. The interview takes a deep dive into Navigational Risk at the Block Island Wind Farm.
Continue reading "How Are Navigational Risks Addressed After They Are Identified?"What Is the Process of Identifying Navigational Risk at an Offshore Wind Farm?
The Ask the Experts database managers adapted an interview with John O’Keeffe (Head of Marine Affairs for North America at Ørsted) that was conducted by URI students’— Eileen Dillon, Jack Gilmour, Jake McNamara and JP Monteverdi for their Marine Affairs capstone course instructed by Dr. Austin Becker, Associate Professor. The interview takes a deep dive into Navigational Risk at the Block Island Wind Farm.
Continue reading "What Is the Process of Identifying Navigational Risk at an Offshore Wind Farm?"How Is Stakeholder Input Involved in Determining Navigational Risk at an Offshore Wind Development?
The Ask the Experts database managers adapted an interview with John O’Keeffe (Head of Marine Affairs for North America at Ørsted) that was conducted by URI students’— Eileen Dillon, Jack Gilmour, Jake McNamara and JP Monteverdi for their Marine Affairs capstone course instructed by Dr. Austin Becker, Associate Professor. The interview takes a deep dive into Navigational Risk at the Block Island Wind Farm.
Continue reading "How Is Stakeholder Input Involved in Determining Navigational Risk at an Offshore Wind Development?"