This book provides a multi-jurisdictional analysis of the role of law in accelerating the development of floating offshore wind energy. With ongoing technological advancements in the context of the energy transition, floating offshore wind represents a significant advancement in the global transition towards sustainable energy. Debates around the inherent ecological tensions raised by fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines, as well as the value of deeper offshore wind exploration, are considered alongside unanswered questions on the complexity of the marine environment and its governance in relation to the deployment of floating offshore wind energy. Other questions focus on marine spatial planning, licensing and permitting procedures, and the safety of installing and maintaining complex offshore energy infrastructure. Although these issues partially coincide with those related to traditional bottom-fixed installation, the book provides an opportunity to test the extent to which traditional legal and regulatory strategies may or may not be suited to the fast-growing deployment of floating offshore wind energy. Written by experts across multiple jurisdictions where floating projects are being developed, the book unlocks new thinking on regulatory modelling and design at a time when floating wind is expected to resolve the complexity of the Energy Quadrilemma.
Eddy Wifa is Senior Lecturer in Energy Law at the School of Law, University of Aberdeen, UK.Alexander Severance is Special Counsel at DLA Piper, Denmark.Elisa Scotti is Professor at the University of Macerata, Italy.Alessandro Monti is an Independent Scholar, formerly Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
1. Introduction, Eddy Wifa (University of Aberdeen, UK), Elisa Scotti (University of Macerata, Italy), and Alexander Severance (DLA Piper, Denmark) and Alessandro Monti (Independent Scholar, formerly University of Copenhagen, Denmark)Part 1: The Regulation of Floating Offshore Wind: Cross-cutting Themes2. Floating Offshore Wind in International Law, Youna LBL Lyons (Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea, UK) and Zhen Sun (National University of Singapore)3. Floating Offshore Wind in EU Law, Matteo Fermeglia (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Ceciel Nieuwenhout (University of Groningen, the Netherlands)4. Floating Offshore Wind in Maritime Law, Alexander Severance (DLA Piper, Denmark)Part 2: The Regulation of Floating Offshore Wind in Selected European Jurisdictions5. France, Cécile Cessac (Brun Cessac, France), Anaïs Morin Guerry (Science Po, France) and Elodie Annamayer (Université de Pau et des Pays de L’Adour, France)6. Ireland, Louise Michelle Fitzgerald (Dublin City University, Ireland)7. Italy, Alessandro Monti (Independent Scholar, formerly University of Copenhagen, Denmark) and Elisa Scotti (University of Macerata, Italy)8. Norway, Siren Ellensen (DLA Piper, Norway)9. Spain, Maria Luisa Gomez Jimenez (University of Malaga, Spain)10. Sweden, Melina Malafry (Uppsala University, Sweden)11. United Kingdom, John Paterson (University of Aberdeen, UK)Part 3: The Regulation of Floating Offshore Wind in Selected Extra-European Jurisdictions12. Brazil, Romulo SR Sampaio (Mattos Filho, Brazil) and Nilton Mattos (Mattos Filho, Brazil)13. Colombia, Margarita Nieves-Zárate (University of Groningen, the Netherlands) and Arturo Pulido Pérez (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia)14. India, Uday Shankar (Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India) and Arindam Basu (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India)15. Japan, Maciej M Sokolowski (Keio University, Japan) and Shinichi Kusanagi (University of Hyogo, Japan)16. Taiwan, Anton Ming-zhi Gao (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)17. United States, Grady S Hurley (Joens Walker LLP, USA) and Richard D Bertram (Joens Walker LLP, USA)18. China, Riu Zheng (Shanghai Maritime University, China)19. Korea, Junghwan Choi (Dalian Maritime University, China)20. Conclusion: The Future of Floating Offshore Wind, Eddy Wifa (University of Aberdeen, UK), Elisa Scotti (University of Macerata, Italy), and Alexander Severance (DLA Piper, Denmark)