[HTML][HTML] Reviewing the ecological impacts of offshore wind farms

I Galparsoro, I Menchaca, JM Garmendia… - npj Ocean …, 2022 - nature.com
Offshore wind energy is widely regarded as one of the most credible sources for increasing
renewable energy production towards a resilient and decarbonised energy supply …

Renewable energy and biodiversity: Implications for transitioning to a Green Economy

A Gasparatos, CNH Doll, M Esteban, A Ahmed… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

Current status and future trends of offshore wind power in Europe

EPP Soares-Ramos, L de Oliveira-Assis… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
A considerable growth of large-scale offshore wind farms (OWF) is noticeable in Europe
mainly due to advances in wind turbines and foundation structures, which have improved …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea

J Lloret, A Turiel, J Solé, E Berdalet, A Sabatés… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The need for alternative energy systems like offshore wind power to move towards the
Green Deal objectives is undeniable. However, it is also increasingly clear that biodiversity …

Environmental impacts and benefits of marine floating solar

T Hooper, A Armstrong, B Vlaswinkel - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Deployment of floating solar photovoltaic installations (floatovoltaics) is advancing, with
various designs beginning to appear in a range of marine environments. Insight from …

Benthic effects of offshore renewables: identification of knowledge gaps and urgently needed research

J Dannheim, L Bergström… - ICES Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
As the EU's commitment to renewable energy is projected to grow to 20% of energy
generation by 2020, the use of marine renewable energy from wind, wave and tidal …

Environmental impacts of offshore wind installation, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning activities: A case study of Brazil

M Shadman, MM Amiri, C Silva, SF Estefen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of the paper is to perform a review of the environmental impacts of the
installation, operation and maintenance (O&M), and decommissioning of offshore wind …

Marine renewable energy in the Mediterranean Sea: status and perspectives

TH Soukissian, D Denaxa, F Karathanasi… - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this work, an extended overview of the marine renewable energy in the Mediterranean
Sea is provided as regards current status, potential problems, challenges, and perspectives …

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 …

Offshore wind energy and marine biodiversity in the North Sea: life cycle impact assessment for benthic communities

C Li, JWP Coolen, L Scherer, JM Mogollón… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Large-scale offshore wind energy developments represent a major player in the energy
transition but are likely to have (negative or positive) impacts on marine biodiversity. Wind …