Nantucket Shoals Wind Farm Field Monitoring Program: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Evaluation of Hydrodynamic Modeling and Implications for Offshore Wind Development

ISBN 10: 0309728657 / ISBN 13: 9780309728652

Published by National Academies Press, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nantucket Shoals Wind Farm Field Monitoring Program: Proceedings of a Workshop
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309728657
• ISBN 13: 9780309728652
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A 2024 consensus report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales, examined the potential for offshore wind farms in the Nantucket Shoals region to affect oceanic physical processes and in turn impact ecosystem dynamics, including zooplankton productivity and aggregations relevant to right whale foraging and population health. Among other recommendations, the report outlined the need for observational and modeling efforts to fill knowledge gaps and inform decision-making regarding wind energy development and operations in the region.

To delve further into specifically what observational and monitoring activities could best meet these needs, the National Academies hosted a follow-on workshop, entitled Field Monitoring Program to Evaluate Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: A Workshop, July 9-10, 2024 in Washington, DC. The workshop brought together participants from academia, government, and the offshore wind industry to explore examples of observational needs and discuss components of a field monitoring program that could help to advance models for elucidating the potential effects of wind energy development on Nantucket Shoals ecology. This Proceedings of a Workshop was prepared by rapporteurs as a high-level summary of what occurred at the workshop.