Atlantic Wind & Wildlife
Abstract
Offshore wind is a resource with tremendous potential to power our nation’s energy
demand while significantly reducing our country’s carbon emissions. However, wind
energy can pose a threat to local habitats. This study conducts a two-fold analysis
of both the United States’ current offshore wind energy permitting process and a GIS
analysis of optimal wind farm sites in relation to sensitive habitats. On account
of the highly migratory wildlife off the Atlantic coast, environmental assessments
of wind energy areas should be completed for the entire Atlantic cost before issuing
permits to wind developers. After conducting a comprehensive sensitive habitat analysis
of the Atlantic coast, this study determines optimal wind farm locations that have
the best wind resources while also having the least impact on wildlife.
Type
Master's projectSubject
Offshore Wind Energy GISPermalink
https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6654Citation
Boone, Leighanne (2013). Atlantic Wind & Wildlife. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6654.Collections
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