Expected Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Mediterranean Marine Life

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Evangelos Voukouvalas¹  Takvor Soukissian²  Sofia Reizopoulou²  Carme Alomar³  Salud Deudero³  Maite Vázquez-Luis³  Jason M. Hall-Spencer⁴  Martin J. Attrill⁴  Laura Bray⁴ 

[1] European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Climate Risk Management Unit, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, I-21027 Ispra (VA), Italy;Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, Athens-Souniou Ave 46.7 km, Anavissos, Attica 19013, Greece;Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, Moll de Ponent s/n, 07015 Palma de Mallorca, Spain;Marine Institute, Plymouth University, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK;

关键词: renewable energy;    Mediterranean Sea;    ecological impacts;    marine energy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jmse4010018

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Current climate policy and issues of energy security mean wind farms are being built at an increasing rate to meet energy demand. As wind farm development is very likely in the Mediterranean Sea, we provide an assessment of the offshore wind potential and identify expected biological effects of such developments in the region. We break new ground here by identifying potential offshore wind farm (OWF) “hotspots” in the Mediterranean. Using lessons learned in Northern Europe, and small-scale experiments in the Mediterranean, we identify sensitive species and habitats that will likely be influenced by OWFs in both these hotspot areas and at a basin level. This information will be valuable to guide policy governing OWF development and will inform the industry as and when environmental impact assessments are required for the Mediterranean Sea.

【 授权许可】

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