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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 below in alphabetical order by year (most recent first) and can be filtered by topic, taxa, webinar series, webinar duration, and year. Alternatively, you may search webinars by keyword:
Please contact us regarding additional webinars to add to the library.
Last Update: November 25 2024
Webinars
*Listed alphabetically by year (most recent first)
Marine Invertebrates and Sound
Host Organization(s): Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS)
Speaker(s): Marta Solé, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona TECH
Description: Speaker reviews the most current scientific knowledge on invertebrate bioacoustics (sound production, reception, sensitivity), as well as on how marine invertebrates are affected by anthropogenic noises.
Year:
2025
| Webinar Duration:
1h 6 min
DOSITS Webinars
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
RWSC Webinars
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
Ask an Expert OSW Webinar Series
Offshore Wind and 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
Nature Connects Webinar Series
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
Schatz Energy Research Center Webinars
Stochastic Collision Risk Assessment for Movement (SCRAM) Tool Webinar
Host Organization(s): Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind
Speaker(s): Evan Adams, Biodiversity Research Institute; Pam Loring, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; David Bigger, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Description: Lead investigators from USFWS, BOEM, and Biodiversity Research Institute gave an overview of their stochastic collision risk (SCRAM) model that uses movement data from automated radio telemetry to estimate avian collision risk at offshore wind energy projects.
Year:
2024
| Webinar Duration:
55 min
RWSC Webinars
Understanding Interactions Between Fish, Fish Habitat, and Offshore Wind in an Ever-chaining Ocean
Host Organization(s): The Nature Conservancy
Speaker(s): Brendan Runde, Tricia Jedele, The Nature Conservancy; Annie Murphy, INSPIRE
Description: This webinar focuses on research the speakers have been doing to understand more about how fish respond to offshore wind construction and adapt to new structures in the marine environment.
Year:
2024
| Webinar Duration:
59 min
Nature Connects Webinar Series
Whales and Offshore Wind: Addressing Myths and Matters of Fact
Host Organization(s): The Nature Conservancy
Speaker(s): Douglas Nowacek, Duke University; Jaclyn Daly, NOAA Fisheries; Tricia Jedele, The Nature Conservancy
Description: This webinar discusses how whales use sound in the ocean and how they respond to a number of different pressures in the ocean, including noise.
Year:
2024
| Webinar Duration:
1h
Nature Connects Webinar Series
Wind Turbine Design and Bats
Host Organization(s): Working Together to Resolve Environmental Effects of Wind Energy (WREN)
Speaker(s): Julie Garvin, NextEra Energy Resources; Eliot Quon, Michael Sinner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Description: Researchers from the United States present findings on how turbine size and wake influence bat interactions.
Year:
2024
| Webinar Duration:
59 min
WREN Webinar Archive
Bird Monitoring Methodologies for Offshore Wind
Host Organization(s): New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Speaker(s): Pamela Loring, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Description: Discussion of technologies and research that support bird monitoring and offshore wind energy development, including bird monitoring study designs and methods, and regional science plans.
Year:
2023
| Webinar Duration:
1h
Learning from the Experts Series
Emerging Technologies and Infrastructure for Monitoring Bats and Birds Offshore
Host Organization(s): U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research (SEER)
Speaker(s): Robb Diehl, U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Science Center; Kate Williams, Biodiversity Research Institute; Greg Forcey, Normandeau Associates
Description: Overview of advances in technologies and infrastructure for monitoring bats and birds offshore can help inform wind farm siting and potential mitigation.
Year:
2023
| Webinar Duration:
1h
SEER Webinars
Marine Mammals and Vessel Noise: Exposure, Impacts and Potential Sources
Host Organization(s): Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS)
Speaker(s): Dominik Nachtsheim, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover; Charlotte Findlay, Aarhus University
Description: Discussion on effects of anthropogenic activities, such as underwater noise, on marine mammals and what consequences this may have on individuals and populations.
Year:
2023
| Webinar Duration:
59 min
DOSITS Webinars
Offshore Wind and Birds: Understanding Risk to Inform Siting
Host Organization(s): NetZero Atlantic
Speaker(s): Julia Stepanuk, Julia Gulka, The Biodiversity Research Institute
Description: Presentation on the current research and risk assessment frameworks related to marine birds and offshore wind development including a demonstration of the methods currently used to minimize risks and understand potential effects.
Year:
2023
| Webinar Duration:
48 min
NetZero Atlantic
Project Wow x RWSC Public Webinar
Host Organization(s): Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind; Wildlife and Offshore Wind
Speaker(s): Emily Shumchenia, Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind; Pal Halpin, Doug Nowacek; Duke University; Saana Isojunno, Lindesay Scott-Hayward, University of St. Andrews
Description: Webinar on how RWSC and Project WOW are working together to advance the Draft Science Plan and Project WOW goals
Year:
2023
| Webinar Duration:
1h 28 min
RWSC Webinars
Regional Surveys to Improve Understanding of Ecosystems and Relevance to Offshore Wind Energy Development
Host Organization(s): U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research (SEER)
Speaker(s): Andy Lipsky, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries; Tim White, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Pat Halpin, Duke University
Description: Updates on ecosystem-level, big-picture considerations for large-scale surveys to inform the occurrence, distribution, habitat use and movement of marine mammals, fish, seabirds, and sea turtles offshore and the relevance of these data to offshore wind energy development.
Year:
2023
| Webinar Duration:
1h
SEER Webinars
Photo credits: Offshore wind farm © Chuyuss-Shutterstock; Underwater turbine structures © Arhnue Tan; Whale and birds © Humberto Braojos