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Environmental controls on the detectability of hydrodynamic changes induced by offshore wind farm structures
Author: De Dominicis, Michela; et al.
Abstract: A combination of model simulations and field observations collected in 2023 and 2024 near Seagreen, Scotland’s largest Offshore Wind Farm (OWF), is used to assess when, where and by how much (physical) changes induced by OWFs structures become detectable and environmentally relevant. Seagreen has the deepest (> 55 m) fixed bottom foundations of any OWF in the world (in 2026), and in offshore deep (> 50 m) waters there is the potential for OWFs structures to perturb natural ocean mixing and modify seasonal . . .
More »Considering hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) home ranges to assess the impacts of development projects
Author: Kannegieser, Lara; et al.
Abstract Renewable energy development plays an important role in mitigating climate change, but poses challenges to biodiversity. The hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), a protected arboreal mammal, is increasingly at risk due to wind turbines being located into forested areas more frequently. This study theoretically examines the effects of clear-cuts on hazel dormouse home ranges. The home range data of two seasons of a long-term monitoring in Lithuania was digitised using QGIS. The home ranges were intersected with simulated clear-cuts of . . .
More »Efficacy of Painting Wind Turbine Blades as a Mitigation Measure to Reduce Bird Collisions in a Mediterranean Wind Farm
Author: May, Roel; et al.
ABSTRACT: One of the most notable impacts of wind energy is bird mortality due to collisions with wind turbines, making it necessary to adopt measures to prevent or mitigate this impact. In recent years, studies have been carried out to test the efficacy of painting wind turbine blades to increase their visibility and forewarn birds, thus preventing collisions. To corroborate these studies in other site- and species-specific settings, we report on a long-term experiment (2012–2024) performed at the El Ruedo . . .
More »Projected impacts of future offshore wind farms on coastal precipitation over the Northwest European shelf
Author: Akhtar, Naveed; Elizalde, Alberto; Geyer, Beate; and Schrum, Corinna
Abstract: Offshore wind energy plays a central role in reaching the European Green Deal target of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. In this study, we simulate offshore wind development for 2023, 2030, and beyond 2050 across the Northwest-European Shelf, using various turbine sizes over a 10-year period, an approach not previously undertaken. For the post-2050 scenario, we assess the maximum potential deployment within all currently identified development zones in North Sea countries. Results indicate that large-scale offshore wind farm expansion . . .
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