Nature Positive Role of the Offshore Wind Sector

In 2023, Attentive Energy partnered with New York City’s Billion Oyster Project to support marine ecosystem restoration in New York Harbor. This collaboration focuses on restoring oyster reefs, which are crucial to the local marine environment. Once abundant in the harbour, oysters play a crucial role in water filtration and shoreline protection, with each oyster filtering up to 50 gallons of water daily and creating natural barriers against erosion. The partnership helps expand the Billion Oyster Project’s restoration efforts by providing financial and educational resources. These initiatives aim to restore a billion live oysters to the harbour by 2035, but also promote community involvement, engaging students and volunteers in hands- on restoration activities. This collaboration highlights the integration of renewable energy and marine restoration, demonstrating how the offshore wind industry can contribute to ecosystem rehabilitation. Attentive Energy’s commitment to sustainability through this project underscores the power of corporate-community partnerships in driving long-term ecological resilience.CASE STUDY 5 How Attentive Energy supports the Billion Oyster Project 3.5 Catalyse multistakeholder collaboration and contribute to wider policy and systems change There are a number of alliances that bring together industries, governments, civil society, academia and other stakeholder groups to promote the timely deployment of offshore wind projects and grid infrastructure while protecting and restoring marine ecosystems. Some examples include the World Economic Forum’s Responsible Renewables Infrastructure Initiative, the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN), the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR), the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) and Ocean Energy Pathway.Priority action 5 Nature Positive: Role of the Offshore Wind Sector 36