Alison Bates

Colby College

Affiliations

Computer Science Department

East Asian Studies Department

Studies Of Department Of Environmental

NoneAlison Bates is currently serving as a Computer Science faculty at Colby College.

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Alison Bates

Colby College

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public policy sustainable development environmental planning community solar social sciences energy transition offshore wind power offshore structures offshore mechanics offshore technology environmental justice environmental policy wind power ocean engineering solar energy policy mechanical engineering environmental engineering fluid mechanics energy policy resource policy energy justice energy community floating wind turbine marine energy photovoltaic power station hydrodynamic effects fluid dynamics global responsibility social anthropology marine structures marine engineering environmental fluid mechanics energy research urban affairs urban history urban studies environmental values indigenous studies indigenous peoples nearshore process offshore platform environmental politics fossil fuels carbon emission trading low-carbon technology carbon credits energy regulation energy democracy power grid operations electric grid integration distributed energy generation power networks grid system disaster management disaster vulnerability disaster mitigation disaster research clean energy urban infrastructure ocean space utilization journal citation report wind development indigenous narratives shallow water energy structures inclusive research equitable energy transition low-carbon future post-industrial city net zero storage technology expert perspectives surface roughness literature review research gaps grid interconnection

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Comment on Wes-2025-171. (2026)

journal citation report

Imagining a Future Without Fossil Fuels: From Mid-Transition to Net Zero in a New England Environmental Justice City. Applied Energy (2025)

sustainable developmenturban studiespublic policysustainability sciencefossil fuelsurban historyenvironmental valuessustainable citiesenvironmental politicsnet zeroenvironmental policyenvironmental planningsocial sciencesenvironmental justiceurban affairsurbanismsustainable urbanism

Preference and Willingness-To-Pay Analysis for an Eco-Engineering Technology for Floating Wind Turbines. (2025)

sustainable energyoffshore structuresagricultural economicseconomicswillingness-to-pay analysisrenewable energymarine energywind powerwind turbinesoffshore mechanicsengineeringfloating wind turbineenergy economicseco-engineering technologysustainable energy technologiesoffshore wind poweroffshore technologyenvironmental economicsenergy assessment

The Power of Place: The Role of Place Attachment in the Offshore Wind Debate in the Gulf of Maine. Marine Policy (2025)

coastal engineeringoffshore mechanicsmarine policyoffshore wind powerurban-coastal interactionoffshore structuresoffshore wind debateoffshore technologyarchitecturegeographyocean engineeringsocial sciencesmarine spatial planningplace attachment

Transatlantic Coastal Community Voices on Floating Offshore Wind Farms With Artificial Reefs. Wind Energy (2025)

oceanographyoffshore wind farmscoastal researchoffshore mechanicsoffshore wind powercoastal managementoffshore structuresartificial reefsrenewable energyoffshore technologymarine energygeographywind powerocean engineeringocean space utilization

Trust, Fairness, and Transparency: Perceptions of Energy Justice in Maine's Offshore Wind Planning Process. Energy Research & Social Science (2025)

business ethicspublic policyenergy regulationenergy democracytrustresource policypublic managementenergy communityenergy policysocial responsibilityenvironmental policyenvironmental planningsocial sciencesenergy justiceenvironmental justiceclimate policy

Community Planning for Solar: Toolkit Overview. (2024)

Dwayne BregerZara DowlingRiver StrongAlison Bates

community solarcommunity planningtoolkit overview

Forming a Collaborative Community Solar Planning Team. (2024)

Dwayne BregerZara DowlingRiver StrongAlison Bates

community developmentcommunity solarcollaborative infrastructurecommunity planningenvironmental planningenvironmental science

Hurricanes Make Headlines, but Chronic Utility Failure Drives Energy (in)Security in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Energy Policy (2024)

disaster risk reductionnatural disastersdisaster preventiondisaster risk sciencepublic policyenergy strategiesenergy institutedisaster researchresiliencedisaster mitigationchronic utility failurerisk managementvulnerabilityu.s. virgin islandsdisastersnatural hazardsenergy policydisaster managementdisaster vulnerability

Solar Finance and Ownership Options. (2024)

Dwayne BregerZara DowlingRiver StrongAlison Bates

financeownership optionssolar finance