Potential of Marine Spatial Planning as a Basis for Offshore Wind Impact Assessments

Kendra Ryan

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Kendra is a PhD student and IGERT fellow at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in the Intercampus Marine Sciences department. Her research focuses on overcoming environmental permitting barriers to offshore wind in the US. She previously worked at the NATO Undersea Research Center in the Marine Mammal Risk Mitigation project and at the US Army Corps of Engineers in the Environmental Protection division. Kendra holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in Environmental Engineering from Rice University and a Master in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington. In her spare time, Kendra teaches yoga and enjoys hiking in the mountains of Colorado.

Abstract

Offshore wind energy (OWE) is a reality in European waters for the last 25 years; however, no offshore turbines are yet operational in the United States. A cumbersome environmental permitting process, which includes... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Kendra Ryan (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Topic Areas

Threatened or endangered species , Other , Europe , U.S. - No Specific Region , U.S. - Northeast (USFWS Region 5) , Impact assessment , Offshore , Other

Session

00 » Posters (12:30 - Friday, 2nd December, Centennial Ballroom)

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