scholarly journals Correction: Residency, demographics, and movement patterns of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis in an offshore wind energy development area in southern New England, USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Quintana-Rizzo ◽  
S Leiter ◽  
TVN Cole ◽  
MN Hagbloom ◽  
AR Knowlton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
New England ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Eubalaena Glacialis ◽  
Southern New England ◽  
North Atlantic Right Whales ◽  
Development Area ◽  
Wind Energy Development

scholarly journals Evaluation of offshore wind power in the China sea

2021 ◽  
pp. 014459872199226
Author(s):  
Yu-chi Tian ◽  
Lei kou ◽  
Yun-dong Han ◽  
Xiaodong Yang ◽  
Ting-ting Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Business Operation ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Wind Energy Development ◽  
The Impact

With resource crisis and environmental crisis increasingly grim, many countries turn the focus to pollution-free and renewable wind energy resources, which are mainly used for offshore wind power generation, seawater desalination and heating, etc., on the premise that the characteristics of resources are fully grasped. In this study, the evaluation of offshore wind energy in offshore waters in China, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of existing studies were overviewed from four aspects: the spatial-temporal characteristics of wind energy, wind energy classification, the short-term forecast of wind energy and the long-term projection of wind energy, according to the research content and the future considerations about wind energy evaluation (evaluation of wind energy on islands and reefs, the impact of wind energy development on human health) were envisaged, in the hope of providing a scientific basis for the site selection and business operation ‘or military applications’ here (after business operation), etc. of wind energy development, ‘aritime navigation against environmental construction,’ here and also contributing to the sustainable development and health of human beings.

Distribution and abundance of cetaceans in a wind energy development area offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey M. Stone ◽  
Sarah M. Leiter ◽  
Robert D. Kenney ◽  
Brooke C. Wikgren ◽  
Jessica L. Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Development Area ◽  
Wind Energy Development

scholarly journals Winds of change – Predicting water-based recreationists' support and opposition for offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Ferguson ◽  
Samantha L. Powers ◽  
Nate Trauntvein ◽  
Jeffrey B. Jacquet ◽  
Alan R. Graefe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Great Lakes ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Energy ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Wind Energy Development

scholarly journals Enabling Renewable Energy While Protecting Wildlife: An Ecological Risk-Based Approach to Wind Energy Development Using Ecosystem-Based Management Values

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9352
Author(s):  
Andrea E. Copping ◽  
Alicia M. Gorton ◽  
Roel May ◽  
Finlay Bennet ◽  
Elise DeGeorge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Marine Animals ◽  
Ecosystem Based Management ◽  
Wind Energy Development

Acceptance of wind energy development is challenged by stakeholders’ concerns about potential effects on the environment, specifically on wildlife, such as birds, bats, and (for offshore wind) marine animals, and the habitats that support them. Communities near wind energy developments are also concerned with social and economic impacts, as well as impacts on aesthetics, historical sites, and recreation and tourism. Lack of a systematic, widely accepted, and balanced approach for measuring the potential damage to wildlife, habitats, and communities continues to leave wind developers, regulators, and other stakeholders in an uncertain position. This paper explores ecological risk-based management (RBM) in wind energy development for land-based and offshore wind installations. This paper provides a framework for the adaptation of ecosystem-based management to wind energy development and examines that framework through a series of case studies and best management practices for applying risk-based principles to wind energy. Ten case studies indicate that wind farm monitoring is often driven by regulatory requirements that may not be underpinned by scientific questions. While each case applies principles of adaptive management, there is room for improvement in applying scientific principles to the data collection and analysis. Challenges and constraints for wind farm development to meet RBM framework criteria include collecting sufficient baseline and monitoring data year-round, engaging stakeholder facilitators, and bringing together large and diverse scientific teams. The RBM framework approach may provide insights for improved siting and consenting/permitting processes for regulators and their advisors, particularly in those nations where wind energy is still in the early development stages on land or at sea.

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