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Reference Number	AE1227
Title	Assessment of the significance of changes to the inshore wave regime from an offshore wind array
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 100%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 75%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 25%;
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	DEFRA
Start Date	01 January 2003
End Date	30 September 2005
Duration	32 months
Total Grant Value	£123,563
Industrial Sectors	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Region	East of England
Programme
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) (100.000%)
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Objectives	Objectives not supplied
Abstract	Summary Objective Asses the significance of changes to the nearshore wave regime as a result of the construction of offshore windfarms. Provide field evidence to support /validate numerical modelling predictions of the effect of a wind farm on the adjacent coastline. Key Customer Purpose Improve guidance and advice to the FEPA licence process and ultimately Defra's responsibility for the sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment and in relation to coastal defence.
Publications	(none)
Final Report	CEFAS (2005). Assessment of the Significance of Changes to the Inshore Wave Regime as a consequence of an Offshore Wind Array. Final Report. (PDF 684 KB)
Added to Database	16/12/11