Offshore Windmills Harm Endangered Species, New Studies Suggest

An effort to create ‘carbon-free energy’ may result in the injury and death of sea creatures, including protected ones.

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As the Biden administration expands its offshore wind projects as part of its goal to reach a carbon-free energy system, whales and other marine life may become collateral damage, according to new research.

Two independent studies measuring ocean wind turbine construction noise found that the sound emitted by vessels mapping the seafloor was significantly louder than estimated and that noise protection for whales and other sea creatures during wind turbine pile driving doesn’t work.