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 …

Potential impacts of floating wind turbine technology for marine species and habitats

SM Maxwell, F Kershaw, CC Locke… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Offshore wind energy is expanding globally and new floating wind turbine technology now
allows wind energy developments in areas previously too deep for fixed-platform turbines …

Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities

R May, T Nygård, U Falkdalen, J Åström… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As wind energy deployment increases and larger wind‐power plants are considered, bird
fatalities through collision with moving turbine rotor blades are expected to increase …

[HTML][HTML] The presence of wind turbines repels bats in boreal forests

SP Gaultier, TM Lilley, EJ Vesterinen… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Impacts of wind power on bats are usually evidenced by the recorded fatalities, while other
impacts are not well understood or considered during project planning. However, wind …

A review of life extension strategies for offshore wind farms using techno-economic assessments

B Pakenham, A Ermakova, A Mehmanparast - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to look into the current information surrounding decommissioning
and life extension strategies in the offshore wind sector and critically assess them to make …

Challenges of decommissioning offshore wind farms: Overview of the European experience

E Topham, E Gonzalez, D McMillan… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In the coming years, an important number of offshore wind turbines will reach the end of their
initially planned service life. In a wind turbine end-of-life scenario, owners can decide …

[HTML][HTML] Life-cycle impacts of wind energy development on bird diversity in Norway

R May, CR Jackson, H Middel, BG Stokke… - Environmental Impact …, 2021 - Elsevier
While wind energy remains a preferred source of renewable energy, understanding the full
spectrum of impacts are vital to balance climate-related benefits against their costs to …

Bats and wind farms: The role and importance of the Baltic Sea countries in the European context of power transition and biodiversity conservation

SP Gaultier, AS Blomberg, A Ijäs… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Although labeled as environmentally friendly, wind power can have negative impacts on the
environment, such as habitat destruction or wildlife fatalities. Considering the distribution …

Innovation for sustainability: Harnessing the power of efficient natural resource markets for a greener economic recovery

R Qi, G Ma, Q Zhang, C Liu, Q Wang - Resources Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Amidst China's wealth of resources, not all are harnessed effectively. With a surging
economy and population, enhancing ecological capacity through more efficient resource …

Long-term visual impacts of aging infrastructure: Challenges of decommissioning wind power infrastructure and a survey of alternative strategies

H Szumilas-Kowalczyk, N Pevzner, R Giedych - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents the current trends and challenges related to the aging of renewable
energy infrastructure and its visual impact, looking at case studies in California, United …