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- Guidance for Assessment of Cumulative Impacts on the Historic Environment from Offshore Renewable Energy
- New report published on trial high definition video survey of seabirds
- New report published on the further use of aerial surveys to detect bird displacement by offshore windfarms
- Publication of the COWRIE workshop on the cumulative impact of offshore windfarms on birds
- New report published on the potential use of population viability analysis to assess the impact of offshore windfarms on bird populations
- New report published on radar in-fill for the Greater Wash area - feasibility study
- New report published on the potential for acoustic deterrents to mitigate the impact of underwater noise on marine mammals
- New report published on the potential engineering solutions to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise on marine mammals
- New Graduate and Postgraduate Awards for Environmental Research into Marine Renewable Energy
- Guidance for the assessment of cumulative impact on the historic environment from offshore renewable energy: released for consultation (15 June 2007)
- First Awards made through the COWRIE Graduate and Postgraduate Awards for Environmental Research into Marine Renewable Energy (March 2007)
- COWRIE-sponsored Marine Stakeholders Event
- Consultation: Historic Environment Guidance Note
- New report published on bird displacement
- New Graduate and Postgraduate Awards for Environmental Research into Marine Renewable Energy
- New underwater noise report published (6th July 2006)
- Electromagnetic Fields Stage 1 Report
- Wind Fire and Water: Renewable Energy and Birds
- ENewsletter January 2006
- COWRIE Ltd a Registered Charity
- Remote Techniques
- Tender Opportunities
- COWRIE Seminar at the 27th BWEA Conference
- Review on Potential Impacts of Offshore Windfarm Sub Sea Cables Published
- COWRIE Data and Information Management Seminar
- Developers Data Seminar Programme
- Developers Data Questionnaire
- Seminar Summary
- Seminar Presentations
Developers' Seminar and data management Questionnaire
Introduction
COWRIE, the Collaborative Offshore Windfarm Research Into The Environment, was set up "to advance and improve understanding and knowledge of the potential environmental impacts and benefits of offshore windfarm development in UK waters". COWRIE will achieve this through:
- a coherent programme of short to medium term generic environmental research leading to the publication and dissemination of reports, guidance notes and best practice documents;
- the management and dissemination of environmental data and information collected, analysed and interpreted throughout the whole life cycle of each windfarm project (from development through operation and decommissioning);
- raising awareness of the UK offshore windfarm programme through a comprehensive education, communications and outreach strategy.
Under the terms of Agreement for Lease and Lease for Round II marine renewable projects all environmental data and information collected as part of developers' site investigations and environmental impact assessments and monitoring is to be provided to The Crown Estate. It is proposed that the data and information will be brought together based on the implementation of a Data and Information Management Plan (DIMP). The DIMP implementation will also incorporate the outputs and data from the COWRIE-funded research programmes. It is envisaged that the outcome of the DIMP will be guidance and best practice on data and information management, web-based access to metadata and data generated through Round II and from research programmes and a long-term (c 50 year) data management strategy.
The Consultation Draft of the Data and Information Management Plan (DIMP) and an online comment form is available at: data.offshorewind.co.uk
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the seminar is to explore what COWRIE proposes within the DIMP and to enable discussion on current data holding, data submission and data and information retrieval. The objectives of the workshop are to:
- brief and update developers / consultants on COWRIE's data management role,
- describe the main elements of the Data and Information Management Plan,
- highlight experiences of developers and consultants in managing data and information,
- identify the challenges to data collation, the need for standards, guidance and tools to facilitate data and information submission,
- to help developers understand:
- the scale and nature of their expected contribution;
- the likely format of and timescale for future data submissions; and
- processes for data retrieval from COWRIE and longer term data and information management,
- explore the next steps in the implementation of the Data and Information Management Plan.
Developers'/ Consultants' Questionnaire
Marine Renewable Energy Projects
This questionnaire seeks responses from Round II developers regarding the nature of the data collected and information produced during the exploration, and EIA stages of offshore windfarm developments. We also encourage Round 1 developers to complete the questionnaire as some have experience of data gathering during the operational and monitoring phases of Projects.
Developers of wave and tidal devices are also encouraged to complete the questionnaire as data management will be a requirement of any lease or licence from The Crown Estate.
There are sections of the questionnaire that are more relevant to developers and other questions more relevant to consultants. Please answer all where you have information.
As a developer, information collected in support of a Round 2 offshore wind farm development will be contributed to The Crown Estate.
As a consultant on offshore windfarm development you may be creating (through survey or processing) datasets and information or managing data for a developer.
What we would like to understand is the current procedures and management approaches you have taken to help ensure that the transfer to the COWRIE Data and Information Management system is as efficient as possible and that maximum benefits accrue through access to the information.
Please complete this questionnaire and forward to COWRIE Data Plan, GeoData Institute, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ.
