Coastal & Ocean Management Planning

Extreme Wind and Waves in U.S. East Coast Offshore Wind Energy Lease Areas

Source/Sponsor: 
MDPI
Creator/Author: 
Rebecca J. Barthelmie, Kaitlyn E. Dantuono, Emma J. Renner, Frederick L. Letson and Sara C. Pryor
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The Outer Continental Shelf along the U.S. east coast exhibits abundant wind resources and is now a geographic focus for offshore wind deployments. This analysis derives and presents expected extreme wind and wave conditions for the sixteen lease areas that are currently being developed.

 

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Publication Date: 
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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Vineyard Wind-NGO Agreement

Source/Sponsor: 
Vineyard Wind, LLC, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation Law Foundation
Creator/Author: 
Vineyard Wind, LLC, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation Law Foundation
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Publication Date: 
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
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Floating Frontiers: Offshore Wind in the U.S. Environmental Considerations

Source/Sponsor: 
The Business Network for Offshore Wind
Creator/Author: 
Ross Tyler
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Publication Date: 
Thursday, August 9, 2018
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New York Releases GEIS for Offshore Wind Energy Procurement

Source/Sponsor: 
New York State Public Service Commission
Creator/Author: 
New York State Department of Public Service, Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Description: 

This Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (draft GEIS), prepared pur- suant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), ana- lyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with the State’s procurement of this 2.4 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030, and builds upon and incorporates by reference relevant material from NYSERDA’s Offshore Wind Master Plan.

The docket for this matter can be found here.

 

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Publication Date: 
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Effects Matrix for Evaluating Potential Impacts of OSW Energy Development on U.S. Atlantic Coastal Habitats

Source/Sponsor: 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Creator/Author: 
ICF, Research Planning, Inc.
Description: 
This white paper provides a means of evaluating potential impacts of offshore wind (OSW) facilities on coastal habitats along the U.S. Atlantic coast in support of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation for OSW facilities. The intent of this white paper is to provide a mechanism to assist in efforts supporting a more “efficient and coordinated permitting process for offshore wind energy developments.” To this end, the final product is an effects matrix that generates a table of overall effects using intensity, context, and duration, as well as ranking (thresholds) for impacts.
 
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Publication Date: 
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
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Will Communities "open-up" to Offshore Wind?

Source/Sponsor: 
Energy Research & Social Science
Creator/Author: 
Sarah C. Klein, Terre Satterfield, Suzanne MacDonald, Nicholas Battista, Kai M.A. Chan
Description: 
In this study published in Volume 34 of Energy Research & Social Science, the authors conducted interviews and document analysis to assess the extent to which design principles from the analytic- deliberative process literature arose during public engagement on three New England islands adjacent to proposed offshore wind farms. In their study sites—amongst the array of criteria in the literature—good public engagement boiled down to two key themes: enabling bidirectional deliberative learning and providing community benefit. Decision processes perceived as effective occurred when (1) participants, including experts and local stakeholders, learned from each other while reconciling technical expertise with citizen values; and (2) outcomes included the provision of collaboratively negotiated community benefits. The findings highlight that community benefits are not the same as benefits to groups of individuals. Attending to these key themes may improve the quality of interactions among communities, government authorities and developers when deciding if and where to site renewable energy infrastructure. 
 
The study sites were Block Island (RI), Martha's Vineyard (MA), and Monhegan Island (ME).
 
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Publication Date: 
Thursday, June 29, 2017
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Maryland Energy Administration High Resolution Geophysical Resource Survey

Source/Sponsor: 
Maryland Energy Administration
Creator/Author: 
Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc.
Description: 

Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., a CB&I Company, was contracted by the Maryland Energy Administration to conduct a high-resolution geophysical survey of the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Maryland in an area designated by the U.S. Department of Interior as the Maryland Wind Energy Area. The main objective of the survey was to collect and compile a comprehensive geophysical dataset as well as identify potential hazards and submerged cultural resources in support of the future development of a large utility-scale wind farm that will supply Maryland electricity consumers with a sustainable source of clean renewable energy. The high- resolution geophysical survey was planned prior to the federal government’s leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf Maryland Wind Energy Area in an effort to streamline and jumpstart the development process.

 

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Publication Date: 
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
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New York State Department of State Offshore Atlantic Ocean Study

Source/Sponsor: 
New York State
Creator/Author: 
New York State Department of State
Description: 

This two-year study generated and assembled the most comprehensive dataset of physical, biological, geographic, and socioeconomic information available for the Atlantic Ocean waters offshore New York State. In its entirety, the offshore planning area constituted approximately 12,650 square nautical miles (16,740 square miles) off the south shore of New York City and Long Island. This study provides information for state and federal decision-making, supplementing available use and resource data. It contains physical, biological, geographic, and socioeconomic information.

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Publication Date: 
Monday, July 1, 2013
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Marine Wildlife Survey Results from BOEM and MassCEC

Source/Sponsor: 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Mass Clean Energy Center
Creator/Author: 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Mass Clean Energy Center
Description: 

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announce the results of two new multi-year marine wildlife survey efforts that focus on collecting baseline biological occurrence and distribution data for whale, turtle, and bird species within the Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The wildlife surveys found that the Massachusetts and Rhode Island WEAs avoid the high concentrations of protected species of whales, turtles and seabirds in these areas.

Reports:

Abundance and Distribution of Seabirds off Southeastern Massachusetts, 2011-2015.

Northeast Large Pelagic Survey Collaborative Aerial and Acoustic Surveys for Large Whales and Sea Turtles.

 

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Publication Date: 
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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