Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind and marine renewable energy, supporting the OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
PMEC-NETS Annual Operations and Monitoring Report 2013 Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) Report Marine Energy, Wave EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
TidGen Power System Commercialization Project Final Technical Report ORPC Maine Report Tidal, Marine Energy
Environmental Survey Report Hywind Offshore Windfarm MMT Sweden Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals: Acoustic Threshold Levels for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Report Noise Marine Mammals
Underwater Active Acoustic Monitoring Network For Marine And Hydrokinetic Energy Projects Stein, P.; Edson, P. Report Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals
Predicting and Mapping Potential Whooping Crane Stopover Habitat to Guide Site Selection for Wind Energy Projects Belaire, J.; Kreakie, B.; Keitt, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
D2.5 EC Report on Instrumentation Best Practice Têtu, A.; Frigaard, P.; Kofoed, J.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Effects of Wind Energy Development on Survival of Female Greater Prairie-Chickens Winder, V.; NcNew, L.; Gregory, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Offshore Observations of Eastern Red Bats (Lasiurus borealis) in the Mid-Atlantic United States Using Multiple Survey Methods Hatch, S.; Connelly, E.; Divoll, T.; et al. Journal Article Bats
Hydrokinetic Turbine Effects on Fish Swimming Behaviour Hammar, L.; Andersson, S.; Eggertsen, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Demersal Fish
Field Surveys of Whales and Sea Turtles For Offshore Wind Energy Planning in Massachusetts 2011-2012 Kraus, S.; Taylor, J.; Wikgren, B.; et al. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Market Analysis Report for the Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site Hassan, G. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
D2.6 Report on Offshore Wind System Monitoring Practice and Normalisation Procedures Schaumann, P.; Achmus, M.; Schlurmann, T.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Using Drifting Passive Echolocation Loggers to Study Harbour Porpoises in Tidal-Stream Habitats Wilson, B.; Benjamins, S.; Elliot, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Advanced flow and noise simulation method for wind farm assessment in complex terrain Shen, W.; Zhu, W.; Barlas, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
Behavioral Responses of a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) to Playbacks of Broadband Pile Driving Sounds Kastelein, R.; van Heerden, D.; Gransier, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Biological and Existing Data Analysis to Inform Risk of Collision and Entanglement Hypotheses Kropp, R. Report Marine Energy, Wave Avoidance, Collision, Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Tethys: Developing a Commons for Understanding Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A.; Smith, C.; Hanna, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
MERiFIC 3.3.2: Grey Seal Population Surveys of the Isles of Scilly and Parc Naturel Marin d'Iroise Witt, M. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Energy Profiling of Demersal Fish: A Case-Study in Wind Farm Artificial Reefs De Troch, M.; Reubens, J.; Heirman, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish
Estimating Effects of Tidal Power Projects and Climate Change on Threatened and Endangered Marine Species and Their Food Web Busch, S.; Greene, C.; Good, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions
The Opportunity for Co-Operation and Collaboration between Ireland and Scotland in Ocean Energy Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Permitting, Risk and Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Development Dubbs, L.; Keeler, A.; O'Meara, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Foraging Ranges of Northern Gannets in Relation to Proposed Offshore Wind Farms in the UK: 2010-2012 Langston, R.; Teuten, E.; Butler, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
MaRVEN Research Study - Noise, Vibrations and Electromagnetic Emissions Thomsen, F. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
Estimates of Bird Collision Mortality at Wind Facilities in the Contiguous United States of America Loss, S.; Will, T.; Marra, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
The Influence of Group Size and Social Interactions on Collision Risk with Obstacles Croft, S.; Budgey, R.; Pitchford, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Birds
Hidden Markov Models for Estimating Animal Mortality from Anthropogenic Hazards Etterson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Wind Turbine Fatalities Approach a Level of Concern in a Raptor Population Bellebaum, J.; Korner-Nievergelt, F.; Durr, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Fairhead Tidal Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Document McGrath, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Appraisal (EA) for the Argyll Tidal Demonstrator Project Argyll Tidal Limited Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Insect Prey Eaten by Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus) Prior to Fatal Collisions with Wind Turbines Valdez, E.; Cryan, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Evidence that Bats Perceive Wind Turbine Surfaces to be Water McAlexander, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Attraction Bats
Final Report: Post-Construction Avian Monitoring Digby Neck Wind Farm Craig, C.; Kearney, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Noise Birds
Underwater Acoustic Modeling Report - Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP) Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Identifying ecological thresholds for regulating human activity: Effective conservation or wishful thinking? Johnson, C. Journal Article Ecosystem Processes
Harbor Seals & Harbor Porpoises-Pile Driving: Detection, Behavioral Response and TTS Kastelein, R. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Comparing the Ecological Impacts of Wind and Oil and Gas Development: A Landscape Scale Assessment Jones, N.; Pejchar, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Leaning Juniper II Wind Power Facility Wildlife Fatality Monitoring Study January 2011-July 2013 Downes, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Responsible Practices for Minimizing and Monitoring Environmental Impacts of Marine Seismic Surveys with an Emphasis on Marine Mammals Nowacek, D.; Bröker, K.; Donovan, G.; et al. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals
How Deep does an Anchor Penetrate the Seafloor? Maushake, C. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Breeding Bird Surveys Arkwright Summit Wind Project Chautauqua County, New York Lukins, W.; Young, D.; Bay, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
A Protocol for Implementing the Interim Population Consequences of Disturbance (PCoD) approach: Quantifying and Assessing the Effects of UK Offshore Renewable Energy Developments on Marine Mammal Populations Booth, C.; Donovan, C.; King, S.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Marine Mammals
Classification of sound-scattering layers using swimming speed estimated by acoustic Doppler current profiler Lee, K.; Mukai, T.; Lee, D.; et al. Journal Article Fish, Pelagic Fish
D2.7 Tidal Measurement Best Practice Manual Elsaesser, B.; Schmitt, P.; Boake, C.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
MRSea Package (version 0.0.1): Statistical Modelling of Bird and Cetacean Distributions in Offshore Renewables Development Areas Scott-Hayward, L.; Oedekoven, C.; Mackenzie, M.; et al. Report Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Birds
Use of Deterrent Devices and Improvements to Standard Mitigation during Piling - Research Summary Herschel, A.; Stephenson, S.; Sparling, C.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Attraction Marine Mammals
Report on the Implication for European Sites Proposed East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm The Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Network approach for local and community governance of energy: The case of Oxfordshire Parag, Y.; Hamilton, J.; White, V.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
NIMBYism revisited: public acceptance of wind energy in the United States Petrova, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data

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