The
Anemoi project studies the chemical emissions from offshore wind farms
(OWFs) and their impact on ecosystems and aquaculture. Along with the expansion of OWFs in the
North Sea, the environmental impact of OWFs is routinely monitored by
assessing the effect of novel habitat introduction, the exclusion of
fisheries or the introduction of energy. However, the possible contamination of the marine environment by dissolved and particulate pollutants, e.g. due to corrosion protection systems, is largely overlooked.
As such,
Anemoi aims to (1) identify relevant chemical emissions from OWFs, (2)
to assess the effect on ecosystem and aquaculture activities and (3) to
propose solutions and opportunities to reduce chemical emissions from
OWFs.
