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Celia Le Lievre - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Risk-Based Consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy Projects (RICORE)
Evolution of Marine Coastal Ecosystems under the Pressure of Global Changes, 2020Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Celia Le Lievre, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Iratxe Menchaca, Anne Marie O’hagan, T Simas, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:Consenting and environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures are two of the major non-technical barriers to the further expansion of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE). Risk-based consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy (RiCORE) is a Horizon 2020 funded project which aims to promote the successful development of ORE in the European Union by developing an environmental risk-based approach to the consenting of ORE projects, where the level of survey requirement is based on the environmental sensitivity of the site, the risk profile of the technology and the scale of the proposed project. The project aims to provide guidance on how to potentially improve consenting processes to ensure cost-efficient delivery of the necessary surveys, clear and transparent reasoning for work undertaken, improving knowledge sharing and reducing the non-technical barriers to the development of the ORE sector. The output from RiCORE includes deliverables over six work packages including four expert workshops conducted with relevant stakeholders (regulators, industry and EIA practitioners). The first workshop considered the practices, methodologies and implementation of pre-consent surveys, post-consent and post-deployment monitoring. The second workshop examined the legal framework in place in the partner Member States (MS) to ensure that the framework developed will be applicable for roll out across these MS and further afield. Two further workshops have involved target stakeholders to develop and refine recommendations and discuss their effective implementation. This communication highlights the main findings and draft recommendations from the RiCORE project to date. For further information and associated deliverable reports visit http://ricore-project.eu.
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Sustainably reconciling Offshore Renewable Energy with Natura 2000 sites: An interim adaptive management framework
Energy Policy, 2019Co-Authors: Celia Le LievreAbstract:Abstract The nascent nature of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) technologies coupled with the existence of considerable data gaps and uncertainty on the receiving marine environment demands a paradigm shift in our approach to assessing and managing the impacts of the ORE sector on marine Natura 2000 sites. This paper investigates how the ecosystem-based principles of resilience and adaptive management can be best applied under the appropriate assessment process of the Habitats Directive to reconcile the increasing demand for Offshore Renewables and biodiversity conservation. In so doing, it challenges the strict interpretation of the precautionary principle which has been crystallised by the EU judiciary under the regime of Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive and suggests embracing adaptive management as a better methodology to enhance the outcomes of the appropriate assessment in the face of uncertain impacts on Natura 2000 sites and their qualifying features. The aim of this study is solution-based: it seeks to improve the implementation of the assessment procedure of the Habitats Directive before it truly becomes an ‘obstacle course’ for Offshore Renewable Energy developers.
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Profiling Member State consenting processes and reconciling EU legal requirements.
2016Co-Authors: Anne Marie O'hagan, Celia Le Lievre, Ross Culloch, Finlay BennetAbstract:This presentation outlines the findings of the second work package of the RiCORE project, focusing on understanding and comparing existing EU Member State consenting processes for Offshore Renewable Energy projects.
Pierre Mascarenhas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Risk-Based Consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy Projects (RICORE)
Evolution of Marine Coastal Ecosystems under the Pressure of Global Changes, 2020Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Celia Le Lievre, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Iratxe Menchaca, Anne Marie O’hagan, T Simas, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:Consenting and environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures are two of the major non-technical barriers to the further expansion of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE). Risk-based consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy (RiCORE) is a Horizon 2020 funded project which aims to promote the successful development of ORE in the European Union by developing an environmental risk-based approach to the consenting of ORE projects, where the level of survey requirement is based on the environmental sensitivity of the site, the risk profile of the technology and the scale of the proposed project. The project aims to provide guidance on how to potentially improve consenting processes to ensure cost-efficient delivery of the necessary surveys, clear and transparent reasoning for work undertaken, improving knowledge sharing and reducing the non-technical barriers to the development of the ORE sector. The output from RiCORE includes deliverables over six work packages including four expert workshops conducted with relevant stakeholders (regulators, industry and EIA practitioners). The first workshop considered the practices, methodologies and implementation of pre-consent surveys, post-consent and post-deployment monitoring. The second workshop examined the legal framework in place in the partner Member States (MS) to ensure that the framework developed will be applicable for roll out across these MS and further afield. Two further workshops have involved target stakeholders to develop and refine recommendations and discuss their effective implementation. This communication highlights the main findings and draft recommendations from the RiCORE project to date. For further information and associated deliverable reports visit http://ricore-project.eu.
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Pre-consent survey guidance.
2016Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Teresa Simas, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:This report provides advice for whether or not (and to what extent in terms of data volume) pre-consent surveys are required during the creation of Offshore Renewable Energy projects. This comes as part of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the use of Offshore Renewable Energy projects in the EU by streamlining consenting processes.
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RiCORE project novel technology selection.
2015Co-Authors: Pierre Mascarenhas, Anne Marie O'hagan, Juan Bald, Iratxe Menchaca, Teresa SimasAbstract:This report compiles and inventory of technology types (within the tidal, wave and Offshore wind categories) that the RiCORE project considers when providing recommendations and guidelines in favour of implementing a risk-based consenting approach for Offshore Renewable Energy projects.
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Review of the state of the art and future direction of the Survey, Deploy and Monitor policy.
2015Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Anne Marie O'hagan, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Paul Smith, Iratxe Menchaca, Teresa Simas, Ian M. Davies, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:This report reviews the state of the art of the Survey, Deploy and Monitor Licensing Policy Guidance in order to set the basis for its further development to all relevant technologies in the Offshore Renewable Energy sector, including the adaptation of the policy as new technologies emerge. This comes as part of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the use of Offshore Renewable Energy projects in the EU by streamlining consenting processes.
Michelle E. Portman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Offshore Wind Energy Development in the Exclusive Economic Zone: Legal and Policy Supports and Impediments in Germany and the U.S.
2016Co-Authors: Michelle E. Portman, John A. Duff, Johann Köppel, Jessica Reisert, Megan E. HigginsAbstract:The development of Renewable Energy as a major component of efforts to combat climate change serves as the impetus for the location of Energy production facilities in coastal ocean space. Yet, while many coastal nations see Offshore Renewable Energy development as an important way forward, the speed and manner in which these efforts take shape varies dramatically. This paper assesses the role of coastal nations’ domestic legal and policy frameworks in the siting of Offshore Renewable Energy facilities in areas under federal jurisdiction. It focuses on two nations – Germany and the United States. Both have articulated their interest in Renewable Offshore Energy, but while Germany has approved many Offshore sites, recent U.S. proposals have for the most part stalled. Based on a review of legal and policy documents, laws and regulations, academic literature, and interviews, this research identifies and compares factors that figure most prominently for the development of Offshore Renewable Energy policies. Comparisons are organized under four categories: the regulatory framework, the public’s role in siting, targeted economic mechanisms, and indirect mechanisms. The paper concludes with observations about prominent supports and impediments and suggestions for further research.
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Involving the public in the impact assessment of Offshore Renewable Energy facilities
Marine Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Michelle E. PortmanAbstract:Abstract Public participation in decision-making about development has many benefits especially in the coastal zone and in the near-shore marine environment. This research expands the discussion of public involvement in decisions about marine resource use by examining public participation in environmental impact assessment as relevant for Offshore Renewable Energy facilities. A review of empirical and theoretical research supports the development of a framework for further analysis. The framework consists of five main features: (1) effective communication, (2) broad-based inclusion, (3) prioritization, (4) early three-way learning, and (5) alternatives analysis. The paper's concluding sections explore the relevance of such a framework and indicate possible applications.
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Offshore wind Energy development in the exclusive economic zone: Legal and policy supports and impediments in Germany and the US
Energy Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Michelle E. Portman, John A. Duff, Johann Köppel, Jessica Reisert, Megan E. HigginsAbstract:Abstract The development of Renewable Energy as a major component of efforts to combat climate change serves as the impetus for the location of Energy production facilities in coastal ocean space. Yet, while many coastal nations see Offshore Renewable Energy development as an important way forward, the speed and manner in which these efforts take shape vary dramatically. This paper assesses the role of coastal nations’ domestic legal and policy frameworks in the siting of Offshore Renewable Energy facilities in areas under federal jurisdiction. It focuses on two nations—Germany and the United States. Both have articulated their interest in Renewable Offshore Energy, but while Germany has approved many Offshore sites, recent US proposals have for the most part stalled. Based on a review of legal and policy documents, laws and regulations, academic literature, and interviews, this research identifies and compares factors that figure most prominently for the development of Offshore Renewable Energy policies. Comparisons are organized under four categories: the regulatory framework, the public's role in siting, targeted economic mechanisms, and indirect mechanisms. The paper concludes with observations about prominent supports and impediments and suggestions for further research.
Juan Bald - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Risk-Based Consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy Projects (RICORE)
Evolution of Marine Coastal Ecosystems under the Pressure of Global Changes, 2020Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Celia Le Lievre, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Iratxe Menchaca, Anne Marie O’hagan, T Simas, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:Consenting and environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures are two of the major non-technical barriers to the further expansion of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE). Risk-based consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy (RiCORE) is a Horizon 2020 funded project which aims to promote the successful development of ORE in the European Union by developing an environmental risk-based approach to the consenting of ORE projects, where the level of survey requirement is based on the environmental sensitivity of the site, the risk profile of the technology and the scale of the proposed project. The project aims to provide guidance on how to potentially improve consenting processes to ensure cost-efficient delivery of the necessary surveys, clear and transparent reasoning for work undertaken, improving knowledge sharing and reducing the non-technical barriers to the development of the ORE sector. The output from RiCORE includes deliverables over six work packages including four expert workshops conducted with relevant stakeholders (regulators, industry and EIA practitioners). The first workshop considered the practices, methodologies and implementation of pre-consent surveys, post-consent and post-deployment monitoring. The second workshop examined the legal framework in place in the partner Member States (MS) to ensure that the framework developed will be applicable for roll out across these MS and further afield. Two further workshops have involved target stakeholders to develop and refine recommendations and discuss their effective implementation. This communication highlights the main findings and draft recommendations from the RiCORE project to date. For further information and associated deliverable reports visit http://ricore-project.eu.
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Pre-consent survey guidance.
2016Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Teresa Simas, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:This report provides advice for whether or not (and to what extent in terms of data volume) pre-consent surveys are required during the creation of Offshore Renewable Energy projects. This comes as part of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the use of Offshore Renewable Energy projects in the EU by streamlining consenting processes.
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RiCORE project novel technology selection.
2015Co-Authors: Pierre Mascarenhas, Anne Marie O'hagan, Juan Bald, Iratxe Menchaca, Teresa SimasAbstract:This report compiles and inventory of technology types (within the tidal, wave and Offshore wind categories) that the RiCORE project considers when providing recommendations and guidelines in favour of implementing a risk-based consenting approach for Offshore Renewable Energy projects.
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Report on the analysis of commonalities and differences in approaches to pre-consent surveys.
2015Co-Authors: Teresa Simas, Ross Culloch, Juan Bald, Iratxe Menchaca, Julia. Heinrichs, Finlay BennetAbstract:This report identifies commonalities and transferability of pre-consent surveying among Renewable Energy technology types. This comes as part of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the use of Offshore Renewable Energy projects in the EU by streamlining consenting processes.
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Review of the state of the art and future direction of the Survey, Deploy and Monitor policy.
2015Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Anne Marie O'hagan, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Paul Smith, Iratxe Menchaca, Teresa Simas, Ian M. Davies, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:This report reviews the state of the art of the Survey, Deploy and Monitor Licensing Policy Guidance in order to set the basis for its further development to all relevant technologies in the Offshore Renewable Energy sector, including the adaptation of the policy as new technologies emerge. This comes as part of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the use of Offshore Renewable Energy projects in the EU by streamlining consenting processes.
Finlay Bennet - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Risk-Based Consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy Projects (RICORE)
Evolution of Marine Coastal Ecosystems under the Pressure of Global Changes, 2020Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Celia Le Lievre, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Iratxe Menchaca, Anne Marie O’hagan, T Simas, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:Consenting and environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures are two of the major non-technical barriers to the further expansion of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE). Risk-based consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy (RiCORE) is a Horizon 2020 funded project which aims to promote the successful development of ORE in the European Union by developing an environmental risk-based approach to the consenting of ORE projects, where the level of survey requirement is based on the environmental sensitivity of the site, the risk profile of the technology and the scale of the proposed project. The project aims to provide guidance on how to potentially improve consenting processes to ensure cost-efficient delivery of the necessary surveys, clear and transparent reasoning for work undertaken, improving knowledge sharing and reducing the non-technical barriers to the development of the ORE sector. The output from RiCORE includes deliverables over six work packages including four expert workshops conducted with relevant stakeholders (regulators, industry and EIA practitioners). The first workshop considered the practices, methodologies and implementation of pre-consent surveys, post-consent and post-deployment monitoring. The second workshop examined the legal framework in place in the partner Member States (MS) to ensure that the framework developed will be applicable for roll out across these MS and further afield. Two further workshops have involved target stakeholders to develop and refine recommendations and discuss their effective implementation. This communication highlights the main findings and draft recommendations from the RiCORE project to date. For further information and associated deliverable reports visit http://ricore-project.eu.
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Pre-consent survey guidance.
2016Co-Authors: Juan Bald, Ross Culloch, Finlay Bennet, Teresa Simas, Pierre MascarenhasAbstract:This report provides advice for whether or not (and to what extent in terms of data volume) pre-consent surveys are required during the creation of Offshore Renewable Energy projects. This comes as part of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the use of Offshore Renewable Energy projects in the EU by streamlining consenting processes.
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Guidance on effective adaptive management and post-consent monitoring strategies.
2016Co-Authors: Finlay Bennet, Ross Culloch, Adrian TaitAbstract:This report considers policy approaches and scientific methods of relevance to post-consent monitoring. The aim is to help decision makers become better informed by cost-effectively reducing the scientific uncertainties associated with the impacts of Offshore Renewable Energy on biodiversity. This comes as part of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the use of Offshore Renewable Energy projects in the EU by streamlining consenting processes.
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Profiling Member State consenting processes and reconciling EU legal requirements.
2016Co-Authors: Anne Marie O'hagan, Celia Le Lievre, Ross Culloch, Finlay BennetAbstract:This presentation outlines the findings of the second work package of the RiCORE project, focusing on understanding and comparing existing EU Member State consenting processes for Offshore Renewable Energy projects.
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The survey, deploy and monitor (SDM) policy: an example of adaptive management?
2016Co-Authors: Finlay BennetAbstract:This presentation explores the Survey, Deploy and Monitor policy developed by Marine Scotland, within the context of adaptive management. This comes as part of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the use of Offshore Renewable Energy projects in the EU by streamlining consenting processes.
