Thesis Defense: Energy Transition in Nova Scotia: Lessons from Danish Experiences Developing an Offshore Wind Industry
In the coming weeks, UW master's students will defend their theses. The subjects are varied and the students are from both master's programs, Coastal Marine Management and Coastal Communities and Regional Development. The defenses are accessible to everyone through zoom links but they are also open to the public, at the University Centre of the Westfjords in Ísafjörður.
Student: Julius Barth
Date & time: Monday September 9th at 13:00
Thesis title: Energy Transition in Nova Scotia: Lessons from Danish Experiences Developing an Offshore Wind Industry
Program: Coastal Communities and Regional Development
Zoom link: https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/64895799487
Abstract: This thesis investigates the development of the offshore
wind energy sector in Denmark, to make policy
recommendations for Nova Scotia, Canada, focusing on
spatial, financial, environmental, and policy dimensions.
Utilizing content analysis, 73 sources related to the Danish
offshore wind sector were analyzed to extract relevant
keywords and concepts. Findings were sorted into clusters
and subclusters and further analyzed to identify key
issues, challenges, and opportunities that have been
important factors in the growth of the Danish offshore
wind energy sector. The study finds that while certain
clusters and subclusters have significantly fewer
datapoints than others, they still represent key factors for
a successful and sustainable energy transition. Among all
keywords and concepts analyzed, 16 key lessons were
recognized to support and enhance the development of
offshore wind energy in Nova Scotia. This research
contributes to the field by offering comprehensive insights
into the success of Denmark‘s sustainable energy
transition and proposing recommendations for future
policy and practice in Nova Scotia, or other regions
anticipating the opportunity to harness their offshore wind
energy resources.
Defense schedule for this defense season:
| Date | Time | Student | Program | Thesis Title | Zoom link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 sept | 15:00 | Emma Dexter | CRD | Evaluating Place Attachment, Climate Change Awareness, and Risk Assessment: A Nationwide Study of Iceland in Times of Escalating Natural Hazard Risk | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/68684619097 |
| 4 sept | 13:00 | Matthew Russell | CMM | Evaluating and Addressing Climate Change Related Threats to Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Habitat in the East River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/62428026881 |
| 6 sept | 9:00 | Gaëlle Messmer | CMM | Going forward: A look at small Icelandic municipalities and waste management strategies | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/63109995907 |
| 9 sept | 13:00 | Julius Barth | CRD | Energy Transition in Nova Scotia: Lessons from Danish Experiences Developing an Offshore Wind Industry | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/64895799487 |
| 10 sept | 9:30 | Ricarda Neehuis | CRD | The Westfjords Way: Evaluating Floating Home Implementation in Ísafjörður | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/67507631213 |
| 10 sept | 13:00 | Mallorie Iozzo | CMM | A Site Suitability Analysis for Regenerative Ocean Farming in Long Island Sound | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/67988684832 |
| 11 sept | 9:30 | Louise Wittwer | CRD | Plastic vs. Policy: A Plastic Pollution Policy Analysis in the Arctic | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/68018684579 |
| 11 sept | 13:00 | Orla Mallon | CMM | Exploring Benthic Biodiversity using Underwater Imagery in Melville Bay, Greenland | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/62528427919 |
| 12 sept | 9:00 | Elisa Janssen | CMM | Patterns of co – occurrence of parasites in Eastern Baltic cod stocks within different depth strata | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/61157747546 |
| 12 sept | 14:00 | Sophie Martell | CMM | Human-Wildlife Conflict in Iberian Waters: Orcinus orca and Vessels’ Encounters from a Socio-Ecological Systems Approach | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/69084877127 |
| 13 sept | 8:30 | Ela Keegan | CRD | Coastal Heritage and How Resilience Can Manifest in The Face Of Change: A Case Study Using Social Arts Practices in Rakiura, Aoeatora/New Zealand. | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/61113812289 |
| 16 sept | 9:30 | Rozalie Rasovzka | CRD | Women and northern paganism: Feminine aspect and roles of women in contemporary pagan organization Ásatrú in Iceland | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/63043654968 |
| 16 sept | 13:00 | Lara Kumm | CMM | Coastal Classification of Jones Sound in the Canadian High Arctic | https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/62135985443 |