Sites exploring prioritisation of offshore wind energy potential and mapping for wind farms installation: Iranian islands case studies

MM Nezhad, M Neshat, G Piras, DA Garcia - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Offshore Wind Energy (OWE) can be considered the Renewable Energy Sources
(RESs) with a higher potential of newly installed power in marine areas more the following …

A bird's eye view of Ghana's renewable energy sector environment: a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making approach

EB Agyekum, F Amjad, M Mohsin, MNS Ansah - Utilities Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines Ghana's renewable energy (RE) sector environment using PESTLE
analysis (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental). The …

A new framework and tool for ecological risk assessment of wave energy converters projects

I Galparsoro, M Korta, I Subirana, Á Borja… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine renewable energy has considerable potential for enhancing the diversity of
renewable sources, to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and combat climate change. While …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of globalisation and education in promoting policies for renewables and energy efficiency

QY Zhang, R Best, A Chareunsy - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Policies targeting energy efficiency and renewable energy are sometimes viewed as more
politically feasible than carbon pricing in pursuit of emission reduction goals. This paper …

Environmental licensing for offshore wind farms: Guidelines and policy implications for new markets

RM de Vasconcelos, LLC Silva, MOA González… - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Offshore wind energy is a key driver of the global energy transition towards climate change.
The regulatory framework in environmental licensing for renewable energy sources is …

[HTML][HTML] Turning off the DRIP ('Data-rich, information-poor')–rationalising monitoring with a focus on marine renewable energy developments and the benthos

TA Wilding, AB Gill, A Boon, E Sheehan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Marine renewable energy developments (MREDs) are rapidly expanding in size and
number as society strives to maintain electricity generation whilst simultaneously reducing …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the cumulative environmental effects of marine renewable energy developments: Establishing common ground

E Willsteed, AB Gill, SNR Birchenough… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Assessing and managing the cumulative impacts of human activities on the environment
remains a major challenge to sustainable development. This challenge is highlighted by the …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions of commercial and recreational fishers on the potential ecological impacts of the Block Island Wind Farm (US)

TS Ten Brink, T Dalton - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Offshore wind is gaining momentum in the United States as a viable source for meeting
domestic energy needs. Although offshore wind farms have been developed in Europe and …

Challenges and opportunities in monitoring the impacts of tidal-stream energy devices on marine vertebrates

CJ Fox, S Benjamins, EA Masden, R Miller - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Marine tidal-stream renewable energy devices (MREDs) are beginning to move from
demonstration to early commercial deployment. However, the ecological impacts which may …

[图书][B] Wildlife and Wind Farms-Conflicts and Solutions: Onshore: Potential Effects

M Perrow - 2017 - books.google.com
Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy policy and the action to
limit the effects of climate change. There is, however, considerable concern over the impacts …