Event Title
Offshore Energy: A study of the Impacts of Electricity Transmission
Location
Diamond 145
Start Date
30-4-2015 9:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2015 11:55 AM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
With the increasing implementation of offshore wind facilities around the world, more of the public is coming into increasingly frequent contact with anthropogenic electromagnetic fields (emf) released by subsea cables. These cables bring the electricity created by offshore energy sources, such as wind, to be used by onshore facilities and homes. They are important to the future of renewable energy, but are also one of the major barriers to the implementation of offshore wind facilities. The public is worried about the impacts of electricity transmission on themselves, their homes, and the wildlife of their area. I will be presenting on the research findings on how man-made emf affects residents of areas where electricity transmission cables are present, and whether or not their concerns are valid.
Faculty Sponsor
Russ Cole
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Environmental Studies Program
CLAS Field of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1244
Offshore Energy: A study of the Impacts of Electricity Transmission
Diamond 145
With the increasing implementation of offshore wind facilities around the world, more of the public is coming into increasingly frequent contact with anthropogenic electromagnetic fields (emf) released by subsea cables. These cables bring the electricity created by offshore energy sources, such as wind, to be used by onshore facilities and homes. They are important to the future of renewable energy, but are also one of the major barriers to the implementation of offshore wind facilities. The public is worried about the impacts of electricity transmission on themselves, their homes, and the wildlife of their area. I will be presenting on the research findings on how man-made emf affects residents of areas where electricity transmission cables are present, and whether or not their concerns are valid.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/295