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Renewable Energy Research

BOEMRE Completed Studies

Technology and Assessment Biological Effects Information Synthesis and
Gap Analysis
Social, Economic, and Cultural Resources    

Technology and Assessment

bullet Assess/Develop Inspection Methodologies for Offshore Wind Turbine Facilities (TA&R) 
bullet Assess the Design/Inspection Criteria/Standards for Wave and/or Current Energy Generating Devices (TA&R) 
bullet Assess the Design and Inspection Criteria and Standards for Wave and Current Energy Generating Devices (TA&R)
 Wind Farm/Turbine Accidents and the Applicability to Risks to Personnel and Property on the OCS, and Design Standards to Ensure Structural Safety/Reliability/Survivability of Offshore Wind Farms on the OCS (TA&R) 
bullet Offshore Wind Turbine Inspection Refinements (TA&R) 
bullet Evaluate the Effect of Turbine Period of Vibration Requirements on Structural Design Parameters (TA&R)
 Comparative Study of OWTG Standards (Joint Industry/Federal Study on Standards) (TA&R)

Biological Effects

bullet Meeting on Birds and Offshore Wind Power Development in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic: Identifying Priority Species and Developing Research and Partnering Strategies 
bullet Determining Night Time Distribution of Long-tailed Ducks Using Radio Telemetry

Information Synthesis and Gap Analysis

bullet Offshore Wind and Ocean Energy Installation Cost Estimation in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (TA&R)
bullet Worldwide Synthesis and Analysis of Existing Information Regarding Environmental Effects of Alternative Energy Uses on the OCS and Workshop
bullet Literature Database
bullet Synthesis Technical Summary
bullet Workshop Technical Summary
bullet Update of Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast
 
bullet Technical Report
bullet Final Report
 

Social, Economic, and Cultural Resources

Studies to identify human use and space-use conflicts in coastal and offshore waters, as well as on the OCS, between renewable energy development, current users of ocean waters, and potential new uses of the OCS, and to identify ways to mitigate those conflicts.

bullet Offshore Wind and Ocean Energy Installation Cost Estimation in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (TA&R)