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
Establishing baselines for predicting change in ambient sound metrics, marine mammal, and vessel occurrence within a US offshore wind energy area Van Parijs, S.; DeAngelis, A.; Aldrich, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Maryland Offshore Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Task Force on Sustainable Tidal Energy Development in the Bay of Fundy Interim Report Fisheries and Oceans Canada Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
IECS Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology (WGFAST) Ariza, A.; Diogoul, N.; Gastauer, s.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Effects of wind turbine noise on songbird behavior during nonbreeding season Lehnardt, Y.; Barber, J.; Berger-Tal, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Passerines
Tidal energy extraction modifies tidal asymmetry and transport in a shallow, well-mixed estuary Spicer, P.; Yang, Z.; Wang, T.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Low impact siting for wind power facilities in the Southeast United States Feng, X.; Li, S.; Kalies, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
West of Orkney Windfarm Offshore Environmental Impact Assessment West of Orkney Windfarm Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Marine Spatial Planning Index: a tool to guide and assess marine spatial planning Reimer, J.; Devillers, R.; Zuercher, R.; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Validating a Tethered Balloon System and Optical Technologies for Marine Wildlife Detection and Tracking Amerson, A.; Gonzalez-Hirshfeld, I.; Dexheimer, D. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Consideration of avoidance behaviour of northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in collision risk modelling for offshore wind farm impact assessments (NECR512) Pavat, D.; Harker, A.; Humphries, G.; et al. Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds
Prevalence and predictors of wind energy opposition in North America Stokes, L.; Franzblau, E.; Lovering, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Literature review of tri-colored bat natural history with implications to management McCoshum, S.; Pratt, E.; Lent, K.; et al. Journal Article Bats
Detection of wind turbines rotary motion by birds: A matter of speed and contrast Blary, C.; Bonadonna, F.; Dussauze, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Passerines, Raptors
Grouse and Land-Based Wind Energy Development in the United States ECO Wind; Dempsey, L.; Savarino, P.; et al. Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
The Importance of Addressing Disagreements Between Nominal and Effective Treatments During Bat Mortality Minimization Validation Studies Clerc, J.; Hein, C.; Huso, M. Presentation Wind Energy Collision Bats, Human Dimensions
Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts 2023: Book of Abstracts Oikon Conference Paper Wind Energy
Quick scan of effects from large upscaling of offshore wind (part C) Quee, N. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Field data-based correlation between scour at offshore wind farms (OWFs) and hydrodynamic drivers Ludwig, F. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Behavioral responses to offshore windfarms during migration of a declining shorebird species revealed by GPS-telemetry Schwemmer, P.; Mercker, M.; Haecker, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds, Shorebirds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Mitigating the Negative Impact of Wind Power on Soaring Birds through Government Restrictions Liang, X.; Yang, C.; Zhang, Y.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Post-construction Bird and Bat Fatality Monitoring for Onshore Wind Energy Facilities in Emerging Market Countries: Good Practice Handbook and Decision Support Tool International Finance Corporation Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Empire Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Supergen Early Career Researcher Posters and Abstracts Arredondo-Galeana, A.; Holcombe, A.; Edwards, E.; et al. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy
Bat Smart Curtailment: Efficacy and Operational Testing Vallejo, G.; Saywers, D.; Rodriguez, R.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Towards blue growth: Multi-use possibilities for the development of emerging sectors in the Brazilian sea Weiss, C.; Bonetti, J.; Scherer, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Energy justice & coastal communities: The case for Meaningful Marine Renewable Energy Development Caballero, M.; Gunda, T.; McDonald, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Investigation of potential metal emissions from galvanic anodes in offshore wind farms into North Sea sediments Ebeling, A.; Wippermann, D.; Zimmermann, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals Physical Environment, Water Quality
Economic Impacts of Curtailing Wind Turbine Operations for the Protection of Bat Populations in Ontario Thurber, B.; Kilpatrick, R.; Tang, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Why municipalities reject wind power: A study on municipal acceptance and rejection of wind power instalments in Sweden Lindvall, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe Bosi, S.; Ramieri, E.; Picciulin, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy Turschwell, M. P.; Brown, C.; Lacharite, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Assessment of the impact of tidal power extraction from the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier through the evaluation of a pilot plant Fockert, A.; Bijlsma, A.; O'Mahoney, T.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Fish
A synthesis of approaches to support integrated assessments of hazards for the emerging Blue Economy Turschwell, M. P.; Fulton, E.; Melbourne-Thomas, J.; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Vulnerability Index to Scale Effects of Offshore Renewable Energy on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Off the U.S. West Coast (VIMMS) Southall, B.; Mazurek, R.; Eriksen, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Megafauna Aerial Surveys in the Wind Energy Areas of Southern New England with Emphasis on Large Whales: Final Report Campaign 7, 2022 O'Brien, O.; McKenna, K.; Hsu, S.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Influence of tidal and diurnal rhythms on fish assemblages in the surf zone of sandy beaches Xia, W.; Miao, Z.; Wang, S.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Mapping the Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory and Insights for Marine Planning in the US Virgin Islands Wright, J.; Wilson, R.; Wylie, M.; et al. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Mapping The Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory And Insights for Marine Planning In Puerto Rico Wright, J.; Wilson, R.; Wylie, M.; et al. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Tidal barriers and fish – Impacts and remediation in the face of increasing demand for freshwater and climate change Bice, C.; Huisman, J.; Kimball, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Vision paper: Decommissioning offshore windparks in the Belgian part of the North Sea Van Maele, T.; Desplenter, N.; Van Aken, I.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Noise Reduction Questionnaire Results and Recommendations Farr, H.; Ryan, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Responsible Practices for Regional Wildlife Monitoring and Research in Relation to Offshore Wind Energy Development Regional Synthesis Workgroup of the Environmental Technical Working Group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Floating offshore wind farms in Mediterranean marine protected areas: a cautionary tale Lloret, J.; Wawrzynkowski, P.; Dominguez-Carrió, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Offshore Grid Connection Pathway – Phase 2 Commission for Regulation of Utilities Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Noise Monitoring Report Wave Swell Energy King Island Project – UniWave200 Giudici, C. Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Assessing carcass relocation for offsetting golden eagle mortality at wind energy facilities Lonsdorf, E.; Gerber, J.; Ray, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Agricultural landowner perspectives on wind energy development in Alberta, Canada: insights from the lens of energy justice and democracy Chewinski, M.; Anders, S.; Parkins, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Towards Estimating Probability of Fish–Turbine Encounter: Using Drifters Equipped with Acoustic Tags to Verify the Efficacy of an Array of Acoustic Receivers Sanderson, B.; Karsten, R.; Hasselman, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms challenges the reliability of ICES-coordinated fish surveys—insights from the Baltic Sea Haase, S.; von Dorrien, C.; Kaljuste, O.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries

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