Crown Estate Supports Four Nature-Positive Offshore Wind Research Projects
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.
This is the sub-heading.
The Crown Estate has revealed that it is partnering with a range of UK-wide expert bodies to launch four research projects to support nature recovery and the coexistence of offshore wind farms with marine life.
The four projects are described in these paragraphs.
The first of four projects is called Prevalence of Seabird Species and Collision Events in OWF (PrediCtOr), led by the Carbon Trust under the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP).
It aims to develop a coordinated approach for reducing uncertainty surrounding bird collision risk and influencing factors, and therefore reducing consenting risk, at offshore wind farms.
The second project is Procellariiform Behaviour & Demographics (ProcBe), led by JNCC, which seeks to fill evidence gaps around how seabird species, such as storm petrels and Manx shearwater might interact with offshore wind farms and improve the demographic rate and population modelling approaches.
Reducing Seabird Collisions Using Evidence (ReSCUE) project, led by Natural England, is a three-and-a-half project that could improve the industry’s knowledge of seabird flight heights and collision risk with offshore wind turbines in UK waters.
And the last project, named Strategic Compensations Pilots for Offshore Wind, is led by OWIC.
Research like this will surely increase the acceptance of offshore wind power amongst conservationists.
Air-Purifying Totems Trial At Birmingham New Street Station
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Railway Gazette.
These two paragraphs outline the trial.
The use of air-purifying totems to reduce the impact of diesel train exhaust fumes on air quality is to be tested at Birmingham New Street station.
The Pluvo Column devices take in air at the bottom of the totem and pass it through a series of filters before releasing it at head height.
Note.
- This is the Pluvo web site.
- The company has an impressive list of backers including Innovate UK and Land Securities.
- Land Securities Group plc is the largest commercial property development and investment company in the United Kingdom.
- From my experience of Birmingham New Street station, the station could be an interesting application of the technology.
I believe this technology can be developed for a large number of applications.
The Anonymous Widower 