Visual Modeling for Aqua Ventus I off Monhegan Island, ME

Technical Report · Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1110474· OSTI ID:1110474

Hanna, Luke A.; Whiting, Jonathan M.; Copping, Andrea E.

To assist the University of Maine in demonstrating a clear pathway to project completion, PNNL has developed visualization models of the Aqua Ventus I project that accurately depict the Aqua Ventus I turbines from various points on Monhegain Island, ME and the surrounding area. With a hub height of 100 meters, the Aqua Ventus I turbines are large and may be seen from many areas on Monhegan Island, potentially disrupting important viewsheds. By developing these visualization models, which consist of actual photographs taken from Monhegan Island and the surrounding area with the Aqua Ventus I turbines superimposed within each photograph, PNNL intends to support the project’s siting and permitting process by providing the Monhegan Island community and various other stakeholders with a probable glimpse of how the Aqua Ventus I project will appear.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1110474
• Report Number(s): PNNL-22982; WW0200000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English