Acoustic imaging around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field deployments of the FLOWBEC platform

Benjamin Williamson; Philippe Blondel; James Waggitt; S Fraser; Paul Bell; Beth Scott

Acoustic imaging around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field deployments of the FLOWBEC platform

Benjamin Williamson
, Philippe Blondel
, James Waggitt
, S Fraser
, Paul Bell
, Beth Scott

University of Aberdeen
National Institute of Oceanography

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Abstract

Rapid development of Marine Renewable Energy Devices (MREDs) strongly focuses on tidal and wave sites, although little is known of impacts on surrounding ecosystems. Quantification of the behavior and distribution of animals around MREDs is crucial to understanding these impacts. The NERC/Defra collaboration FLOw, Water column and Benthic ECology (FLOWBEC) produced an innovative subsea platform [1], which includes an Imagenex multibeam echosounder oriented along the axis of tidal flow, and an EK60 multifrequency echosounder, identifying targets and characterising the morphology of turbulence. Co-registration and tracking [2] will be illustrated with examples from five 2-week deployments at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd PRIMaRE Conference
Editors	Jun Zang, Andrew Plummer, Carlos Perez-Collazo, Philippe Blondel
Place of Publication	University of Bath
Pages	32
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 5 Jul 2016
Event	3rd PRIMaRE conference: World-class research and technology transfer in marine energy - University of Bath, Bath, UK United Kingdom Duration: 5 Jul 2016 → 6 Jul 2016 http://www.primare.org/?q=content/3rd-primare-conference

Conference

Conference	3rd PRIMaRE conference
Country/Territory	UK United Kingdom
City	Bath
Period	5/07/16 → 6/07/16
Internet address	http://www.primare.org/?q=content/3rd-primare-conference

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Marine Renewable Energy
Acoustics
sonar
marine ecosystem

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Ocean Engineering
General Environmental Science

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FLOWBEC (FLOw, Water column and Benthic ECology 4-D)
Blondel, P. (PI)
NERC
1/09/11 → 22/12/14
Project: Research council

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Acoustic imaging around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field deployments of the FLOWBEC platform. / Williamson, Benjamin; Blondel, Philippe; Waggitt, James et al.
Proceedings of the 3rd PRIMaRE Conference. ed. / Jun Zang; Andrew Plummer; Carlos Perez-Collazo; Philippe Blondel. University of Bath, 2016. p. 32.

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

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Acoustic imaging around Marine Renewable Energy Devices - Field deployments of the FLOWBEC platform

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UN SDGs

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FLOWBEC (FLOw, Water column and Benthic ECology 4-D)

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