Shipping & Navigation Constraints for Offshore Energy in the United States

海洋空间的开发正在增加，特别是由于海上可再生能源装置（OREI）的增长。通过领沃茨的船只的数量和规模也在增加，对船只交通的安全和效率造成越来越大的限制。为了获得海事监管机构的批准，开发商必须提供证据，证明在特定地点开发资产不会对该地区的航行安全产生重大影响。这对航运和航行的影响是批准当局的一个关键考虑因素，但通常在许可证申请过程中才考虑。为了消除这一冲突，需要一种更新和创新的海洋空间规划方法，帮助OREI开发商在规划过程中尽早考虑潜在影响，同时降低开发商风险。Marico Marine的创新地理空间约束映射工具包使开发人员在早期阶段考虑对航运和导航的影响具有商业可行性Marico Marine的原型提供了一个导航约束的地理空间可视化，对海事行业和海上开发商都有价值--该方法得到了行业机构RenewableUK的验证。该原型由Marico Marine设计，是英国水文局（UKHO）海军上将海洋创新计划“加速海上可再生能源增长”挑战的一部分。英国被视为全球海上可再生能源发展的领导者，因此为英国国内市场开发的技术和工艺需求量很大。在美国，OREI的发展势头越来越大，现在正是进行可行性研究的大好时机，以便参与并开始进入其市场的进程。美国的目标是到2030年部署30吉瓦（GW）的海上风电，并预计到2050年将实现110 GW的目标。将Marico Marine的创新航运和航行限制工具包适用于其他国家沃茨，将使英国能够进入一个重要的全球市场，并使英国能够利用其作为OREI规划和同意领导者的良好声誉。

Development of sea-space is increasing, especially due to the growth of Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREI). The number and size of vessels travelling through territorial waters is also growing - placing ever increasing constraints on the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic. In order to gain approval from maritime regulators, developers are required to provide evidence that development of an asset at a particular site will not significantly impact the safety of navigation in the area. This impact to shipping and navigation is a key consideration for consenting authorities yet is often considered late in the licence application process.To de-conflict this, an updated and innovative approach to marine spatial planning is needed, one that helps OREI developers consider the potential impacts early in the planning process, while simultaneously reducing developer risk. Marico Marine's innovative geospatial constraints mapping toolkit makes it commercially viable for developers to consider implications to shipping and navigation at an earlier stage (across multiple potential locations) and minimise the risk that projects are refused on shipping and navigation grounds.Marico Marine's prototype delivers a geospatial visualisation of navigation constraint that is of value to both the maritime industry and offshore developers simultaneously -- an approach validated with the industry body RenewableUK. The prototype was designed by Marico Marine as part of the UK Hydrographic Office's (UKHO) ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme "Accelerating growth in Offshore Renewable Energy" challenge.The UK is seen globally as a leader in the development of offshore renewables, and as such the techniques and processes developed for the UK domestic market are in high demand. In the United States OREI development is gaining increasing momentum, making now an excellent time for a feasibility study to engage and begin the process of accessing their market. The United States has a target to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030 and are anticipating to unlock a pathway to 110 GW by 2050\. Adaptation of Marico Marine's innovative shipping & navigation constraints toolkit for other national waters would give access to a significant global market and allow the UK to capitalise on its well-established reputation as a leader in OREI planning and consenting.