Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of multi-use of marine space : A comparative analysis of offshore wind energy and mussel farming in the Belgian Continental Shelf with terrestrial alternatives

The Belgian Continental Shelf is a highly used part of the North Sea, where many different maritime activities thrive, such as shipping, fishing and energy production. Offshore wind energy in particular has gained importance in the region and concessions zones are allowed to be combined with aquaculture activities. It is unclear what the environmental impact of maritime multi-use is, from a life-cycle perspective, where there is potential to create synergies in the value chains, and how similar the impact compares to currently used alternatives. Therefore, this study performs a Life Cycle Asse... Mehr ...