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PURPOSE AND GOALS• Show relevance of ocean current Energy Production Units (EPU) alongthe southeast Florida coast• Relate the configuration and environments of the continental shelf tocable laying scenarios• Introduce geomorphological maps of the shelf interpreted <strong>from</strong>LADS (Laser Airborne Depth Sounding) bathymetry• Indicate some potential environmental risks of transiting thecontinental shelf with electrical transmission cables• Discuss possible solutions of potential risks tocoastal marine environments caused byconnecting offshore EPUs with the electrical gridonshore
OCEAN CURRENT GENERATEDELECTRICITY: RISKS ANDVULNERABILITIES• Failure of EPU (Energy Production Units)• Maintenance of EPUs (e.g.. removing biofouling films andencrusting organisms such as barnacles)• Hazards to submarines, migrating mammals and fishes• Hazards to surface shipping vessels during maintenance• Damage to sensitive coastal marineenvironments during installationti
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