Decommissioning of offshore wind farms and its impact on benthic ecology

Spielmann, Vanessa; Dannheim, Jennifer; Brey, Thomas; Coolen, Joop W.P.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119022

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“…Glarou et al [112] reviewed current knowledge of artificial reef designs, which is similar to scour protection and suggested a transfer of knowledge from various artificial reef design refinements to future scour protection construction. Wind farm construction and the commissioning of offshore wind farms also affect epibenthic macrofauna biodiversity [117]. Similar findings were also reported by Bull et al [118] for the decommissioning of oil and gas platforms.…”

Section: Impacts Of Scour Protection Measures On the Environmentsupporting

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Scour Protection Measures for Offshore Wind Turbines: A Systematic Literature Review on Recent Developments

Wei,

Malekjafarian,

Salauddin

2024

Energies

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Offshore wind energy is considered as one of the most promising resources of clean and renewable energy to replace fossil fuels. Additionally, its cost is expected to be lower than onshore wind energy as the technology matures. Offshore wind turbines (OWTs) normally operate in harsh ocean environments, which could impact their structural integrity. Scour erosion around foundations of OWTs can substantially change the overall stiffness of these structures and shorten their lifetime. Currently, there are a limited number of studies on countermeasures and their engineering requirements for decreasing the scouring effect; this is due to their different hydraulic circumstances, such as their stability, reliability, and resistance capacity. To this end, advancements in scour protection measures in the offshore energy sector are evaluated in this paper through a thorough and critical review following the PRISMA systematic literature mapping approach. This includes 68 papers on scour protection and over 30 scour protection designs for various types of wind turbine foundations. Here, we aim to provide an overview of the latest scouring protection measures and their comprehensive assessment, as well as their prospects and future challenges. The findings of this study will provide key insights into scour protection measures for OWTs and will subsequently contribute to the future growth of the offshore renewable energy sector.

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Section: Impacts Of Scour Protection Measures On the Environmentsupporting

confidence: 80%