2024-12-22
https://w3.windfair.us/wind-energy/news/40688-orsted-offshore-wind-turbine-foundation-corals-safe-haven-taiwan-biodiversity-impact-scaling-initiative-wind-farm-greater-changhua-1

Ørsted: turning offshore wind turbine foundations into safe havens for corals

Increased surface temperatures in shallow waters can lead to coral bleaching. At offshore wind farm locations further offshore, temperatures are more stable due to vertical mixing in the water column, preventing extreme temperature increases.

Official Press Release Ørsted:

Ørsted trials turning offshore wind turbine foundations into safe havens for corals

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Ørsted trials turning offshore wind turbine foundations into safe havens for corals

Ørsted, the world’s most sustainable energy company, is planning a world-first attempt to support coral reefs by growing corals on offshore wind turbine foundations. Together with Taiwanese partners, the company will test the concept in the tropical waters of Taiwan this summer. The aims are to determine whether corals can be successfully grown on offshore wind turbine foundations and to evaluate the potential positive biodiversity impact of scaling up the initiative.

According to the UN Environment Programme, coral reefs provide habitat for an... ... More: Official Press Release Ørsted

Keywords:
Ørsted, offshore, wind turbine, foundation, corals, safe haven, Taiwan, biodiversity, impact, scaling, initiative, wind farm, Greater Changhua 1







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