Can large-scale expansion of off-shore wind power be ecologically sustainable? In previous studies, AquaBiota has found that the impact can vary greatly depending on where wind farms are built, what technology is used, and what marine organisms are in the vicinity. In the 3 year project Marin MedVind – Basis for Large Scale Sustainable Windpower […]
wpd wind power park Eystrasalt
wpd has asked AquaBiota to conduct field surveys on the Eystrasalt offshore bank, located in the Bothnian sea. wpd is investigating the possibilities of building a wind park in the area around the Eystrasalt offshore bank. The area is located about 60 km east of Hudiksvall in the Swedish economic zone. The Eystrasalt Bank was […]
Ox2 Wind power park Galatea – Galene
Ox2 is planning to build an offshore wind power part in two sub-areas, named Galatea – Galene off the coast of Falkenberg and Varberg in Kattegatt. Since wind power is a renewable and emission-free energy source, an extensive development of more wind power parks could help Sweden to reach several of the national environmental objectives. […]
OX2 Wind power park Aurora
AquaBiota supports OX2 in the process of acquiring a permit to build a wind power park at the Aurora area. OX2 is planning to build a wind power park in the Baltic sea, located east of Öland called Aurora. Wind power is a renewable and emission-free source of energy and further development of wind power […]
Skyborn Offshore wind park Storgrundet
AquaBiota has since 2006 had various assignments related to Skyborn Renewables (former wpd Offshore) plans to build a windfarm at Storgrundet, an offshore bank in the southern Bothnian Sea outside Söderhamn in Gävleborg County. The assignments have involved a number of different tasks in the different phases of the project. In connection with the Environmental […]
Conservation value survey before cable laying in a lake
A conservation value survey is performed on land and in the water in the southern part of Lake Kvarnsjön, Huddinge before a planned cable laying in the lake. AquaBiota performs a conservation value survey in the southern part of lake Kvarnsjön, Huddinge for ABEKA before a planned cable laying in the lake which is known […]
Bathymetric mapping of lake Bastusjön, Nacka
AquaBiota performed bathymetric mapping of Lake Bastusjön in Nacka for COWI. In 2015, AquaBiota performed bathymetric mapping of Lake Bastusjön in Nacka for COWI as a part of an environmental impact assessment (EIA). The aim was to provide information about the depth levels of the lake bottom along a water conduit. The entire lake bottom […]
Blue mussels and their relation to long-tailed duck on a Baltic offshore bank
As part of the environmental impact assessment, AquaBiota has mapped the distribution of Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and related these to data on Long- tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) on the Swedish offshore bank ”Södra Midsjöbanken”. The area has been designated as a potential location for an offshore wind farm in the Southern Baltic Sea. AquaBiota […]
Review of environmental impact assessments for national marine spatial plans
AquaBiota reviewed environmental impact assessments (EIA) of the first drafts of marine spatial plans published by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management in December 2016. The review was made with focus on methodology and reasonableness in assessments and results. The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) published the first draft of […]