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by Stephanie Young 8 years ago

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Offshore Renewable Energy

Offshore renewable energy encompasses various sources, including tidal, hydropower, geothermal, wave, and wind power. The implementation of these energy sources brings both opportunities and challenges.

Offshore Renewable Energy

Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE)

UK (Hattam et al, 2015)

Wales (Regeneris Consulting, 2012)
England (OffshoreWINDbiz, 2014)
Scotland (Heslop et al, 2014; The Scottish Government, 2013; Offshore Wind Journal, 2016)

Multi-Criteria Analysis

TOPSIS method (Brennan et al, 2011)
PROMETHEE method (Heslop et al, 2014)

Local community (Bailey et al, 2014)

Place attachment ('Not In My Backyard') (Bailey et al, 2014; Hattam et al, 2015)

Sources of ORE (Heslop et al, 2014)

Tidal power (Allan et al, 2015)
Hydropower (Heslop et al, 2014)
Geothermal power (Heslop et al, 2014)
Wave power (Allan et al, 2015)
Wind power ( Bailey et al, 2014; Hattam et al, 2015; Heslop et al, 2014)

Socioeconomic benefits (Heslop et al, 2014; The Scottish Government, 2013)

Increase in health/quality of life (Hattam et al, 2015)
Increase in skilled workers (Regeneris Consulting, 2012; Offshore Wind Journal, 2016)
Investment in ports & harbours (Offshore Wind Journal, 2016)
Increased GVA (Regeneris Consulting, 2012)
Job Creation (Allan et al, 2015; Regeneris Consulting, 2012; OffshoreWINDbiz, 2014)
Reduced power bills (Bailey at al, 2014)
Community benefit payments (Allan et al, 2015; Bailey et al, 2014)