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A Giant Wind Farm Is Taking Root Off Massachusetts

The offshore energy project will have turbines taller than any building in Boston, but they will be barely visible from Martha's Vineyard that is being staged out of New Bedford, MA

Nature-Inclusive Offshore Wind Infrastructure:

MOCEAN advances nature-inclusive offshore wind infrastructure through research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the Marine Biological Laboratory.

Virginia's Offshore Wind Turbines Have Become A Haven For Marine Life:

After only a couple of years in the water, the two offshore wind monopiles off the coast of Virginia show great promise for the potential of offshore wind foundations and scour protection to strengthen fishing stocks

Nature-Based Designs For Augmenting Offshore Wind Structures:

Turbine Reefs could be created by the underwater infrastructure of offshore wind (foundations and scour protection), and now is the perfect time to be experimenting with potential enhancements

Fish Reef Project:

Fish Reef Projects involve creating kelp, seaweed, and other farms that improve the marine ecosystem. Such projects could be co-located within offshore wind farms

Belgian Energy Island:

The European Community has a two-decade head start on the Offshore Renewable Energy, and we have much to learn from their initiatives

2024 State of the Science Workshop:

Taking an ecosystem approach: Integrating Offshore Wind, Wildlife, and Fisheries

New Paper On Gravity-Based Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines:

The paper "Low-Carbon, Nature-Inclusive Concrete Gravity-Based Foundationsfor Offshore Wind Turbines" covers longer design lives for concrete structures which provide greater opportunity for creating turbine reefs

EU Missions - Restore Our Oceans and Waters:

The European Horizon Program are investing 175 Billion Euros over 14 years in use-inspired research. One of their five missions is the Ocean, and much is being learned through large multi-institutional projects

Can Offshore Wind Farms have a Positive Biodiversity Impact?:

The symposium will bring together scientific, regulatory, legal, and industry experts from the United States and Europe to discuss the biodiversity opportunities for offshore wind farms.

Euro Ocean Coalition on Energy And Nature:

The missions and values expressed by OCEAN and MOCEAN are well aligned. Both initiatives see an apportunity to create wind farms that bring significant benefits to traditional and new fishing and aquaculture communities.

2018 White Paper by POWER-US:

Reaching Convergence in United States Offshore Wind Energy Research: A Multidisciplinary Framework for Innovation

2018 Ocean Test Beds White Paper

The Development of Ocean Test Beds Ocean technology, adaptation and integration into the emerging U.S. offshore wind energy industry


Our Mission Statement

The U.S. is at the cusp of the large-scale development of its offshore wind energy resource along its eastern seaboard. This brings great challenges and opportunities for the shared-use of our coastal waters. MOCEAN (Mission being the OCEAN) aims to support the advancement of marine and material science, engineering practice, economic models, bluetech, policy, and data-driven frameworks that will ensure healthy oceans, a strong and diverse new blue economy, and a just energy transition.

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