Renewable Energy Research

BOEMRE Ongoing Studies

Information Synthesis and Gap Analysis: Studies to obtain a better understanding of human and environmental aspects of ecological communities and physical oceanographic processes that drive shelf and deep-sea ecosystems and potentially sensitive areas.

	Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Data Search and Literature Synthesis Including Stranding and Nesting Sites
	North and Central Atlantic Information Resources:  Data Search and Literature Synthesis
	South Atlantic Information Resources: Data  Search and Literature Synthesis
	Atlantic Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Data Search and Literature Synthesis Including Stranding and Nesting Sites
	Support for the Development of a Marine Mammal Data Archive

Geospatial Data Management: Studies creating comprehensive searchable database’s of geo-referenced ecological information resources to support ecosystem-based management.

	Ecospatial Information Database (ESID) U.S. Atlantic Region
	Compendium of Avian Information and Comprehensive GIS Geodatabase
	Automated Analysis of Bird Vocalization Recordings

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.

	Evaluation of Visual Impacts on Historic Properties
	OCS Renewable Energy and Space-Use Conflicts and Related Mitigation  (16.36 KB PDF)
	Battle of the Atlantic Expedition 2010, 2011
	Energy Market and Infrastructure Information for Evaluating Alternative Energy Projects for OCS Atlantic and Pacific Regions
	Renewable Energy Visual Evaluations

Biological Effects: Studies to address multiple populations of birds, fish, turtles, marine mammals and other endangered species, by literature synthesis, data collection and analysis to better understand their interactions with offshore facilities and activities.

	Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Data Search and Literature Synthesis Including Stranding and Nesting Sites
	Underwater Hearing Sensitivity in the Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea): Assessing the Potential Effect of Anthropogenic Noise
	Potential for Interactions between Endangered and Candidate Bird Species with Wind Facility Operations on the Atlantic OCS
	Determining Distributions and Movements of Long-tailed Ducks Using Satellite Telemetry
	Surveying for Marine Birds in the Northwest Atlantic
	Automated Analysis of Bird Vocalization Recordings
	Compendium of Avian Information and Comprehensive GIS Geodatabase
	Acoustic Monitoring of Temporal and Spatial Abundance of Birds Near Structures on the OCS of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
	Pilot Study of Aerial High-Definition Video Surveys for Seabirds, Marine Mammals, and Sea Turtles on the Atlantic OCS
	Atlantic Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Data Search and Literature Synthesis Including Stranding and Nesting Sites
	Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS)
	Marine Mammal and Seabird Surveys of Potential Alternative Energy Sites Offshore Northern California, Oregon, and Washington
	Support for the Development of a Marine Mammal Data Archive
	Survey of Benthic Communities near Potential Renewable Energy Sites Offshore Oregon and Washington
	Effects of EMF From Transmission Lines on Elasmobranchs and Other Marine Species
	Effects of Pile Driving Sounds on Auditory and Non-Auditory Tissues of Fish
	Regional Importance of Manmade Structures as Rockfish Nurseries
	Habitat Mapping in the Santa Barbara Channel
	Seabed Scour Considerations (TA&R)
	Offshore Electrical Cable Burial for Wind Farms: State of the Art; Standards and Guidance; Acceptable Burial Depths and Separation Distances; and Sand Wave Effects (TA&R)
	Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling
	Opportunistic Study of Hearing in Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris): Measurement of Auditory Detection Thresholds for Tonal and Industry Sounds
	Support for Second International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
	Characterization and Potential Impacts of Noise Producing Construction and Operation Activities on the OCS (Part I)
	Characterization & Potential Impacts of Noise Producing Construction & Operations Activities on the OCS (Part II)
	Mitigation of Underwater Pile Driving Noise During Offshore Construction (TA&R)

Environmental Monitoring

	Protocols for Baseline Studies and Monitoring For Ocean Renewable Energy
	Support for National Oceanographic Partnership Program Project on Improving Cetacean Electronic Data Loggers
	Roadmap: Technologies for Cost Effective, Spatial Resource Assessments for Offshore Renewable Energy
	Evaluating Acoustic Technologies to Monitor Aquatic Organisms at Renewable Sites
	Developing Environmental Protocols and Modeling Tools to Support Ocean Renewable Energy and Stewardship
	Bayesian Integration for Marine Spatial Planning and Renewable Energy Sitting
	Acoustic Monitoring of Temporal and Spatial Abundance of Birds Near Structures on the OCS of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
	Pilot Study of Aerial High-Definition Video Surveys for Seabirds, Marine Mammals, and Sea Turtles on the Atlantic OCS

Technology and Assessment

	Floating Wind Turbines (TA&R)
	Design Standards for Offshore Wind Farms (TA&R)
	Characteristics, Behavior and Response Effectiveness of Spilled Dielectric Insulating Oil in the Marine Environment (TA&R)