Project outreach

Coordinator of the Anemoi project, Bavo De Witte (ILVO), discusses the path to minimal chemical pollution and increasing the sustainibility of offshore wind energy Find out more here   ...

The main objective of WP1 is the compilation of an overview of current national-level regulations on chemical emissions from offshore wind farms (OWFs) in the North Sea region. To reach this aim, stakeholders and project partners were contacted in the first year of the Anemoi project (2023) to recei...

Based on a thorough literature search, we have identified and listed >250 chemicals, mostly organic compounds, that we suspect can be found in or around OWFs. This includes leachates from coatings, particles from rotor blade abrasions, operating oils, leakages, etc. This list will form the backbo...

OWF paints may leach chemicals into the marine environment. To identify potential chemical leachates, small plaques were made and coated using the two most applied coatings currently used on OWFs in the North Sea. Each plaque was exposed to clean seawater in a closed system, mimicking similar condit...

In April and May, we went on two sampling campaigns taking samples in and nearby offshore wind farms and at reference locations in the Belgian and German parts of the North Sea. Sediment was collected with a box corer and will be used for the analysis of organics, inorganics, and particles. Water sa...