Floating Offshore Wind: Overcoming Seafloor Challenges
As the world continues the path of decarbonization and renewable energy transformation, the need for additional offshore wind facilities to meet the energy requirements of climate goals has become apparent. Recent lease sales in the waters of the United States by the...
The Benthic Zone (January 2024 Edition): Integral’s Sediment Newsletter
The Benthic Zone newsletter is the place where Integral scientists and engineers share their expertise, running the gamut of topics related to investigation, forensic evaluation, modeling, and remediation of contaminated sediment. Take a look under the water with us. ...
Using an Agent-Based Model to Estimate Effects of EMF Exposure from Offshore Wind Infrastructure on Benthic Marine Organisms
Poster presented at SETAC North America Annual Meeting, November 12–16, 2023, Louisville, Kentucky
Wind Power Update: Auction in CA; New Sites and Permitting and Financing Concerns
The Biden Administration has a goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030 to meet their decarbonization goals. This will require federal permitting of 16 individual wind farms by January 2025. Permitting is one of the most arduous processes to achieve and,...
EMF Risks from Offshore Wind: A Complete Understanding
All electrical conductors generate electric and magnetic fields (EMF), and submarine cables carrying electricity from offshore wind (OSW) farms are no different. This category of conductors includes cables at the base of wind turbines, buried inter-array cables...
Harnessing the Wind—Risk and Reward Issues with Renewable Energy
The signing of the Inflation Reduction Act on August 16 signaled commitment by the federal government to provide investment security for renewable energy development and provide investment opportunities and tax credits for green energy through 2031 or 2033. This new...