Potential environmental impacts of floating solar photovoltaic systems

S Benjamins, B Williamson, SL Billing, Z Yuan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of floating photovoltaic systems in freshwater and marine environments is forecast
to increase dramatically worldwide within the next decade in response to demands for …

Hydrodynamic characteristics of a hybrid oscillating water column-oscillating buoy wave energy converter integrated into a π-type floating breakwater

Y Cheng, W Du, S Dai, C Ji, M Collu, M Cocard… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Combining multiple-types of Wave Energy Converters (WECs) and integrating them into in-
development or pre-existing marine platforms can reduce the total Levelised Cost of Energy …

A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks

O Floerl, J Atalah, AB Bugnot, M Chandler… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Around the world, coastal urbanization continues to replace natural marine habitats with
engineered structures, resulting in wholesale changes to shallow-water ecosystems and …

[HTML][HTML] The biodiversity-wind energy-land use nexus in a global biodiversity hotspot

V Kati, C Kassara, Z Vrontisi, A Moustakas - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wind energy is the leading renewable technology towards achieving climate goals, yet
biodiversity trade-offs via land take are emerging. Thus, we are facing the paradox of …

[HTML][HTML] Systems approaches for sustainable fisheries: A comprehensive review and future perspectives

R Zhang, T Chen, Y Wang, M Short - Sustainable production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recirculating aquaculture systems (RASs) have been identified as having high potential for
aquaculture development, attributed to their significant advantages, such as higher …

Planning and licensing for marine aquaculture

L Falconer, K Cutajar, A Krupandan… - Reviews in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Marine aquaculture has the potential to increase its contribution to the global food system
and provide valuable ecosystem services, but appropriate planning, licensing and …

[HTML][HTML] Toward a sustainable decommissioning of offshore platforms in the oil and gas industry: A PESTLE analysis

N Capobianco, V Basile, F Loia, R Vona - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The growing complexity of environmental challenges has progressively led to the
emergence of Sustainable Business Models (SBMs) able to embed economic …

Agreements and benefits in emerging ocean sectors: Are we moving towards an equitable Blue Economy?

AM Cisneros-Montemayor, AK Ducros… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Transitioning to a Blue Economy that prioritizes social equity will be challenging in
ocean sectors but could be comparatively easier for newer industries where appropriate …

Hydrodynamic analysis of a floating platform coupled with an array of oscillating bodies

X Zhao, F Xue, L Chen, M Göteman, D Han, J Geng… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, based on multi-body dynamics and beam bending theory, a frequency-domain
model is developed to investigate the hydrodynamic performance of a hybrid floating …

[HTML][HTML] Site selection for offshore renewable energy platforms: A multi-criteria decision-making approach

M Bao, E Arzaghi, MM Abaei, R Abbassi, V Garaniya… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel methodology for site selection of Offshore Renewable Energy
(ORE) systems, addressing the growing global energy demand and the need for sustainable …