National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
Modelling the flow-on effects of offshore wind farms
Sep 3, 2026
Oceanographers are modelling how this wind loss may affect nutrient cycling in Bass Strait under a scenario of wind farm development off Gippsland, Victoria. Dr Clothilde Langlais and Dr Mathieu Mongin of CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, developed the three-dimensional hydrodynamic, biogeochemical and sediment model Bass2 (Bass Strait regional model). The Bass2 model encompasses the…
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Feb 7, 2024
Workshop bridges knowledge and expertise to support offshore wind farm environmental assessment
Jun 17, 2025
The two-day workshop was part of a hub project that is developing regional modelling and risk assessment to support decision-making in the Gippsland Declared Area off the coast of Victoria. Presenters outlined ecosystem modelling approaches, the status of environmental knowledge and existing activities such as fishing and offshore petroleum for the Bass Strait region. The…