Shipping & Navigation Constraints for Offshore Energy in the United States

海洋空间的开发正在增加，特别是由于近海可再生能源设施(OREI)的增长。通过领海航行的船只的数量和大小也在增加，这对船只交通的安全和效率造成了越来越多的限制。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同意当局的一个关键考虑因素，但往往被认为是许可证申请过程的后期。为了消除这一影响，需要一种更新和创新的海洋空间规划方法，这种方法有助于OREI开发商在规划过程早期考虑潜在影响，同时降低开发商的风险。Marico Marine创新的地理空间约束绘图工具包使开发商在商业上可行，可以在较早阶段(跨越多个潜在位置)考虑对航运和导航的影响，并最大限度地减少航运和导航项目被拒绝的风险。Marico Marine的原型提供了导航约束的地理空间可视化，对航运业和离岸开发商同时具有价值--这一方法得到了行业组织RenewableUK的验证。该原型是由Marico Marine设计的，作为英国海道测量局(UKHO)海军部海洋创新计划的一部分，该计划的挑战是加快海上可再生能源的增长。英国被全球视为海上可再生能源开发的领导者，因此为英国国内市场开发的技术和工艺需求很高。在美国，OREI的发展势头正在增强，这使得现在是进行可行性研究并开始进入其市场的进程的绝佳时机。美国的目标是到2030年部署30千兆瓦(GW)的海上风能，并预计到2050年打开一条通往110千兆瓦的通道。Marico Marine创新的航运和航行限制工具包适用于其他国家水域，这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规划和同意领域领导者的良好声誉。

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.