| Title | Offshore wind energy in Atlantic Canada - a preliminary assessment of geological constraints and opportunities |
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| Author | Eamer, J |
| Source | Canadian Wind Energy Research Network webinar; 2021 p. 1 
Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2021 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20210030 |
| Publisher | Wind Energy Institute of Canada |
| Meeting | Canadian Wind Energy Research Network webinar; March 22 - April 6, 2021 |
| Document | Web site |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | html; pdf |
| Province | Eastern offshore region; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island |
| NTS | 1; 2; 10; 11; 12; 20; 21; 22 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -84.0000 -48.0000 60.0000 40.0000 |
| Subjects | marine geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; engineering geology; geophysics; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; energy resources; continental margins; continental shelf; marine
sediments; bedrock topography; geophysical surveys; Wind energy; Renewable energy |
| Program | Marine Geoscience for Marine Spatial Planning |
| Released | 2021 03 01 |
| Abstract | Offshore wind energy is a rapidly developing global renewable energy source, with large capacity existing (or proposed) for areas such as the North Sea and Atlantic coast of the United States, who share
a similar inner shelf geologic history. In Atlantic Canada, the available offshore wind resource is generally high and thus the main geophysical constraint on the development of offshore wind energy converters is the inner shelf geology. For this
presentation, several Atlantic Canadian sites with available high-resolution geophysical data are showcased for comparison with production and planned offshore wind farm sites found elsewhere. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Offshore wind energy is a rapidly developing global renewable energy source. In Atlantic Canada, wind resources are excellent, so one of the largest
barriers to the development of offshore wind energy converters is the geology of shallow areas close to land. For this presentation, several Atlantic Canadian sites with sufficient geological data coverage are showcased for comparison with production
and planned offshore wind farm sites found in regions where the industry is established (the United Kingdom) or developing (the United States). |
| GEOSCAN ID | 328266 |
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