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Future of London Array Offshore Wind Farm Depends on Red-throated Divers (UK)

Plans to build the second phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm could be binned beca...

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North Sea Platform Attract Fish (UK)

Oil platforms in the North Sea are attracting more cod and haddock than previously thought and wind ...

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Offshore Wind Farm Extension Could Attract Thousands of Starfish (UK)

Oyster fishermen supplying top Michelin-starred restaurants have warned that plans to extend a wind ...

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Offshore Wind Turbines Could Disturb Quiet Sea (France)

The planet’s great oceans – sometimes referred to as the “silent world” – are noisier than we though...

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Island Institute to Host Forum on Offshore Wind Energy Impact (UK)

On Thursday, September 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., Island Institute will host a forum exploring visual and...

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Biodiversity Research Institute Wins USD 4,5m Grant for Offshore Wind Research (USA)

  The Biodiversity Research Institute will study the risks to sea birds and marine mammals from...

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PNNL Studies Environmental Impact of Water Power Production (USA)

  Aquatic sources of power — waves, tides and currents — are expected to play a large role in m...

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Siera Club Raises Concern on How Texas Offshore Wind Farm Might Negatively Affect Wildlife (USA)

An environmental group outlined concerns Wednesday on how proposed offshore wind farms, poised to be...

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Six Buoys Return to CMWS With Data for Offshore Wind Energy Development (USA)

  In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CM...

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Wind Turbines Offshore South Padre Island Could Pose Threat to Birds and Marine Environment

If you were looking for the absolute worst place in the United States of America to install a massiv...

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Report Reveals Better Conditions for Offshore Wind Power (Sweden)

  Conditions for offshore wind power production in Sweden are better than earlier believed, a r...

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Bubbles to Reduce Offshore Wind Turbine Noise Pollution (Germany)

As Germany forges ahead with its energy revolution, offshore wind parks are becoming increasingly im...

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Offshore Wind Noise Reduction Test for Marine Mammals off Travemünde (Germany)

Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods...

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The Netherlands: Offshore Wind Farms Create Artificial Habitat for Some Species

A new study in Environmental Research Letters, looking at the first offshore wind farm in the Nether...

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Martha’s Vineyard Commission Releases Wind Energy Rules for Public Comment (USA)

The draft Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County, released for public comment last week, looks at the wid...

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Marine Management Organisation and Natural England Conduct Licence Inspection for Walney 2 (UK)

On 29 June 2011, Marine Management Organisation and Natural England conducted a site visit at Walney...

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Turbines to Harness Tidal Energy in Admiralty Inlet (USA)

Below the surface of America’s coastal waters could be the energy needed to power your clothes drier...

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Orgs to Conduct Marine Wildlife Surveys for MassCEC (USA)

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in partnership with the Executive Office of Energy ...

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