Multi-platform concepts for combining offshore wind energy and fish farming in freezing sea areas: Case study in the Gulf of Bothnia

Eeva Mikkola; Jaakko Heinonen; Markus Kankainen; Toni Hekkala; Juha Kurkela

doi:10.1115/OMAE2018-77677

Multi-platform concepts for combining offshore wind energy and fish farming in freezing sea areas: Case study in the Gulf of Bothnia

Eeva Mikkola, Jaakko Heinonen, Markus Kankainen, Toni Hekkala, Juha Kurkela

Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

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Abstract

Climate change together with increasing demand for space pose a challenge to energy and food production at sea areas. Co-location of offshore renewable energy production, aqua culture and other blue economy activities can answer the need for more sustainable marine space utilization while reducing and dividing costs of the different activities. This paper presents a case study of a multi-use platform that combines wind energy and fish farming in the Gulf of Bothnia, where the sea freezes every winter. A marine spatial planning (MSP) tool is used to find suitable locations for the multi-use platform with respect to economic potential of energy and nutrient production, structural solutions and environmental impact. The tool is used to visualize site selection criteria based on geographic information system (GIS) data such as seabed data, wind and wave data and ice data as well as protected marine areas. Production potential scenarios for the multi-use platform at different scales are calculated. Synergies of combining offshore wind energy and fish farming are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Ocean Space Utilization
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Number of pages	9
Volume	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-7918-5125-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2018-77677
Publication status	Published - Oct 2018
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2018 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 17 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018 Conference number: 37

Conference

Conference	37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2018
Abbreviated title	OMAE 2018
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	17/06/18 → 22/06/18

Funding

The authors acknowledge Academy of Finland for funding the SmartSea-project (Strategic research programme, grant numbers 292985 and 314225). The authors thank Riikka Marjamaa from Finnish Meteorological Institute for processing the wave hindcast data.

Keywords

Aquaculture
Gulf of Bothnia
Marine spatial planning
Multi-use
Wind power

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Mikkola, E., Heinonen, J., Kankainen, M., Hekkala, T., & Kurkela, J. (2018). Multi-platform concepts for combining offshore wind energy and fish farming in freezing sea areas: Case study in the Gulf of Bothnia. In ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering: Ocean Space Utilization (Vol. 6). Article OMAE2018-77677 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2018-77677

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Multi-platform concepts for combining offshore wind energy and fish farming in freezing sea areas: Case study in the Gulf of Bothnia

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