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Offshore Wind Webinar Library

NYSERDA has developed a library of free, publicly available webinars related to offshore wind energy development and wildlife to serve as a resource for stakeholders. Webinars are listed in alphabetical order by year (most recent first) and can be filtered by topical category, webinar series, and year. Please contact us regarding additional webinars to add to the library.

Last Update: November 25 2024

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Webinars

*Listed alphabetically by year (most recent first)

A Windfall: Can offshore wind save money and the planet?

Host Organization(s): The Nature Conservancy

Speaker(s): Susan Muller, Union of Concerned Scientists; Melissa Whited, Synapse Energy Economics; Sarah Krame, Sierra Club; Tricia Jedele, The Nature Conservancy

Description: This webinar discusses the results of a recent analyses on why offshore wind is important for New England, especially during the winter, and how it can reduce energy costs for New England rate-payers.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

59 min

Acoustic Telemetry Workshop

Host Organization(s): Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind

Speaker(s): Emily Scumchenia, Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative; Sue Barco RWSC Sea Turtle Lead; Jordan Katz, RWSC Protected Fish Lead, NOAA Fisheries; Renee Reilley, Mike Pol, Responsible Offshore Science Alliance; Debbie Brill, RWSC Marine Mammal Lead

Description: Sea Turtle and Protected Fish Species Subcommittees hosted an Acoustic Telemetry Workshop. These subcommittees identified acoustic telemetry as a key research and management tool in support of environmental monitoring for offshore wind (OSW). The workshop offers perspectives from partners about challenges, needs, and opportunities for regional collaboration regarding acoustic telemetry and offshore wind research.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

3h 3 min

Assessing Offshore Wind Electromagnetic Fields in Our Communities

Host Organization(s): New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Speaker(s): William H. Bailey, Benjamin R. T. Cotts, Pamela Dopart, Exponent

Description: This webinar discusses electromagnetic fields from offshore wind energy generation and how potential health effects are assessed.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1h 5 min

Environmental Impacts and Effects of Offshore Wind

Host Organization(s): Marine Renewables Canada

Speaker(s): Sarah Courbis, Worley Consulting

Description: This webinar delves into topics like mitigation measures and the latest technology innovations for improving marine environment monitoring and mitigation, as well as the potential range of onshore and offshore impacts on marine mammals, fish, benthic habitats, and more.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1h 1 min

How Converter Stations and Substations Support Offshore Wind

Host Organization(s): New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Speaker(s): Bradford Winer, Con Edison

Description: Bradford Winer with Con Edison explains the role of converter stations and substations in an offshore wind project, the different technologies and components, and how this infrastructure delivers energy to the grid.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1h 3 min

How Offshore Wind Connects to New York's Electric Grid

Host Organization(s): New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Speaker(s): Thinh T. Nguyen, New York Independent System Operator

Description: This webinar reviews the process for connecting an offshore wind farm into New York's electric grid, including a discuss of the NYISO Interconnection Queue and cost allocations.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

58 min

Impulsive Sound and Offshore Wind

Host Organization(s): Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS)

Speaker(s): Sander von Benda-Beckmann, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research

Description: This webinar discusses impulsive sound from offshore wind and the effects on hearing and behavior of marine life.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

58 min

In-Air Acoustic Assessments for Offshore Wind

Host Organization(s): New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Speaker(s): Tricia Pellerin, Tetra Tech

Description: Discussion on how in-air acoustic impacts are assessed for offshore wind projects, including methodologies for analyzing operational and construction noise

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1h

Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Offshore Wind

Host Organization(s): New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Speaker(s): Christine Sloan, National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium

Description: This webinar presents new and emerging advancements within the offshore wind industry related to technology, transmission, environmental mitigation, and site characterization, and describes how offshore wind drives innovation and development beyond the offshore wind industry.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1h 1min

Mapping the Course: Navigating Offshore Wind Siting Strategies

Host Organization(s): The Nature Conservancy

Speaker(s): Seth Theuerkauf, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Jocelyn Runnebaum, Tricia Jedele, The Nature Conservancy

Description: This webinar discusses the federal siting process for offshore wind development and explains the approach the federal government uses to identify wind energy areas in the ocean that are suitable for offshore wind leasing.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

57 min

Oceanographic Responses to Offshore Wind: From First Principles to Potential Effects

Host Organization(s): U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research (SEER)

Speaker(s): Kate Morrice, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Beth Scott, University of Aberdeen; Eileen Hofmann, Old Dominion University; Kaus Raghukumar, Integral Consulting

Description: This webinar explores how potential shifts in the ocean's physical environment associated with wind energy infrastructure could affect primary productivity, marine food webs, and marine animals.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1h 1min

Offshore Wind & Birds: How Research Helps to Maximize Global Benefits and Reduce Local Impacts

Host Organization(s): The Nature Conservancy

Speaker(s): Don Lyons, National Audubon Society; Erik Johnson, Audubon Delta; Alexandra Wilke, Juliet Lamb, Tricia Jedele, The Nature Conservancy

Description: This webinar talks about the effect that climate change is having on birds, the risks and benefits of offshore wind to birds and how research and monitoring can help us make better decisions when it comes to siting, technology choices and mitigation.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1hr

Pathways to Climate Action: Offshore Wind

Host Organization(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Speaker(s): Susan Phillips, WHYY; Josh Kohut, Rutgers University; Tricia Jedele, The Nature Conservancy

Description: Journalist moderates discussion with research professor and NGO leader on potential benefits and challenges presented by offshore wind, what the current economic and policy landscape for implementing the technology is, and considerations for future projects.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1h 14min

Remote Technology to Support Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance

Host Organization(s): New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Speaker(s): Idalia Machuca, DNV

Description: This webinar discusses the roles that remote technologies play in operations and maintenance of offshore wind farms, including risk and cost reduction.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

59 min

Seabirds in 3D: A Framework to Evaluate Collision Vulnerability in Future Offshore Wind Developments

Host Organization(s): Shatz Energy Research Center

Speaker(s): Eli Wallach, Arne Jacobson, Shatz Center; Stephanie Schneider, Sharon Kramer, H.T. Harvey & Associates; Lisa Ballance, Oregon State University

Description: This webinar explores the methods used to model the collision vulnerability of 44 seabird species, and how wind facility power generation was simulated. Possible tradeoffs between seabird vulnerability and power generation are discussed.

Year:

2024

|   Webinar Duration:

1h 55 min

Photo credits: Offshore wind farm © Chuyuss-Shutterstock; Underwater turbine structures © Arhnue Tan; Whale and birds © Humberto Braojos

The Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) is a New York State outreach and collaboration effort with environmental stakeholders and offshore wind energy developers from Maine to North Carolina.

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