Sites exploring prioritisation of offshore wind energy potential and mapping for wind farms installation: Iranian islands case studies

MM Nezhad, M Neshat, G Piras, DA Garcia - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Offshore Wind Energy (OWE) can be considered the Renewable Energy Sources
(RESs) with a higher potential of newly installed power in marine areas more the following …

[HTML][HTML] Towards understanding environmental and cumulative impacts of floating wind farms: Lessons learned from the fixed-bottom offshore wind farms

F Rezaei, P Contestabile, D Vicinanza… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable energy sectors have been rapidly growing over the last three decades due to
the environmental concerns regarding fossil fuels and increasing demand of energy by …

Offshore wind farm artificial reefs affect ecosystem structure and functioning

S Degraer, DA Carey, JWP Coolen, ZL Hutchison… - Oceanography, 2020 - JSTOR
Offshore wind farms (OWFs) are proliferating globally. The submerged parts of their
structures act as artificial reefs, providing new habitats and likely affecting fisheries …

[HTML][HTML] Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds

DA Croll, AA Ellis, J Adams, ASCP Cook, S Garthe… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Offshore wind energy development (OWED) is rapidly expanding globally and has the
potential to contribute significantly to renewable energy portfolios. However, development of …

The effects of offshore wind farms on hydrodynamics and implications for fishes

J van Berkel, H Burchard, A Christensen… - Oceanography, 2020 - JSTOR
We review the state of knowledge about offshore wind farm (OWF) development-related
effects on hydrodynamics and their possible secondary effects on fishes derived from …

Countermeasures for local scour around offshore wind turbine monopile foundations: A review

F Zhang, X Chen, J Yan, X Gao - Applied Ocean Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The secure operation of offshore wind turbines is at risk due to local scour. To mitigate this
risk, effective countermeasures can be implemented to either halt or slow the progression of …

Environmental Impact Assessment for the decommissioning of offshore wind farms

R Hall, E Topham, E João - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of renewable energy developments, particularly offshore wind, means that
worldwide there are hundreds of artificial structures in the marine environment that will at …

An integrated conceptual model to characterize the effects of offshore wind farms on ecosystem services

Y Baulaz, M Mouchet, N Niquil, FBR Lasram - Ecosystem Services, 2023 - Elsevier
Offshore wind farm development has become a key measure of energy transition in recent
years. Coastal territories are particularly favorable to the development of offshore wind farms …

Ecological impacts of the expansion of offshore wind farms on trophic level species of marine food chain

L Wang, B Wang, W Cen, R Xu, Y Huang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global demand for renewable energy has resulted in a rapid expansion of offshore wind
farms (OWFs) and increased attention to the ecological impacts of OWFs on the marine …

Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example

V Komyakova, JBD Jaffrés, EMA Strain… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The human population is increasingly reliant on the marine environment for food, trade,
tourism, transport, communication and other vital ecosystem services. These services …