Resources

Comparative Study of Aerial Survey Techniques (AT-22-03)

Farr, H., Ruttenberg, B., Walter, R. K., Wang, Y. H., & White, C. (2021). Potential environmental effects of deepwater floating offshore wind energy facilities. Ocean & Coastal Management, 207, 105611.

Floeter, J., van Beusekom, J.E., Auch, D., Callies, U., Carpenter, J., Dudeck, T., Eberle, S., Eckhardt, A., Gloe, D., Hänselmann, K. and Hufnagl, M., 2017. Pelagic effects of offshore wind farm foundations in the stratified North Sea. Progress in Oceanography, 156, pp.154-173.

ICF. 2020. Comparison of Environmental Effects from Different Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Headquarters, Sterling, VA. OCS Study BOEM 2020-041. 42 pp

Kordan, M.; Yakan, S. (2024). The effect of offshore wind farms on the variation of the phytoplankton population. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 69 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103358

Rockwood, R.C., L. Salas, J. Howar, N. Nur and J. Jahncke. 2024. Using Available Data and Information to Identify Offshore Wind Energy Areas Off the California Coast. Unpublished Report to the California Ocean Protection Council. Point Blue Conservation Science (Contribution No. 12758). 95 pp.

Raghukumar, K.; Chartrand, C.; Chang, G.; Cheung, L.; Roberts, J. (2022). Effect of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines on Atmospheric Circulation in California. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.863995

Raghukumar, Kaus, Tim Nelson, Grace Chang, Chris Chartrand, Lawrence Cheung, Jesse Roberts, Michael Jacox, and Jerome Fiechter. 2020. A Numerical Modeling Framework to Evaluate Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on California’s Coastal Upwelling Ecosystem. Publication Number: CEC-500-2024-006.

Development of Computer Simulations to Assess Entanglement Risk to Whales and Leatherback Sea Turtles in Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Moorings, Cables, and Associated Derelict Fishing Gear Offshore California (PC-19-x07)

Rockwood, R.C., L. Salas, J. Howar, N. Nur and J. Jahncke. 2024. Using Available Data and Information to Identify Offshore Wind Energy Areas Off the California Coast. Unpublished Report to the California Ocean Protection Council. Point Blue Conservation Science (Contribution No. 12758). 95 pp.

Rueda-Bayona, J. G., Eras, J. J. C., & Chaparro, T. R. (2022). Impacts generated by the materials used in offshore wind technology on Human Health, Natural Environment and Resources. Energy, 261, 125223.

The Environmental Status of Artificial Structures Offshore California (PC-20-02)

(SEER) U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research. 2022. Benthic Disturbance from Offshore Wind Foundations, Anchors, and Cables. Report by National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, Wind Energy Technologies Office. Available at https://tethys.pnnl.gov/seer.

(SEER) U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research. 2022. Introduction of New Offshore Wind Farm Structures: Effects on Fish Ecology. Report by National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, Wind Energy Technologies Office. Available at https://tethys.pnnl.gov/seer.

(SEER) U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research. 2022. Presence of Vessels: Effects of Vessel Collision on Marine Life. Report by National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, Wind Energy Technologies Office. Available at https://tethys.pnnl.gov/seer.

Siedersleben, S. K., Lundquist, J. K., Platis, A., Bange, J., Bärfuss, K., Lampert, A., ... & Emeis, S. (2018). Micrometeorological impacts of offshore wind farms as seen in observations and simulations. Environmental Research Letters, 13(12), 124012.

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Wang, L., Wang, B., Cen, W., Xu, R., Huang, Y., Zhang, X., ... & Zhang, Y. (2023). Ecological impacts of the expansion of offshore wind farms on trophic level species of marine food chain. Journal of Environmental Sciences.

Watson, S. C., Somerfield, P. J., Lemasson, A. J., Knights, A. M., Edwards-Jones, A., Nunes, J., ... & Beaumont, N. J. (2024). The global impact of offshore wind farms on ecosystem services. Ocean & Coastal Management, 249, 107023.