As part of our research activities carried out within the (Appeal) project, Geo4Seas is developing a methodology to identify potential sites of fewer constraints for offshore wind farms based on biological, economic and social indicators (Le Guyader, 2019).
Issue
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How to identify potential offshore wind farm sites that maximise the potential energy production while minimising negative interactions with biological and socio-economic compartments?
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How can this model be used to carry out spatialized prospective simulations according to different scenarios?
Hypothesis
- The Systematic Conservation Planning conceptual framework can be used to identify potential siting sites.
References
Le Guyader, D. (2019). Identifying the multi-objectives most suitable implant sites for offshore floating wind farms : A spatial optimization attempt. Decision aiding for a sustainable development of the ocean. 90th meeting of the Euro working group on Multi-Criteria Decision Aiding (EWG-MCDA 90), IMT Atlantique, Plouzané. https://mcda90.sciencesconf.org/