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
A Fuzzy Logic Technique for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Power Plants Flores, P.; Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual Impacts
Spatial compatibility between emerging marine economies and existing uses in the exclusive economic zone of southern Brazil Medeiros, J.; Weiss, C.; Scherer, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessing the Potential of Marine Renewable Energy in Mexico: Socioeconomic Needs, Energy Potential, Environmental Concerns, and Social Perception Martinez, M.; Chavez, V.; Silva, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Identification of applicable regulation and public policy gaps regarding marine renewable energy in Mexico Rivera, G.; Ortiz, M.; Rivera-Arriaga, E.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Mexico OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Regulations for Bat Protection in Mexico's Wind Farms Uribe, M.; Aguilera, J.; Villada-Canela, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Vertical Axis Helical Turbine Development for the Cozumel Channel Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía (CEMIE) - Océano Project Site Marine Energy, Ocean Current
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
Recording the Magnetic Field Produced by an Undersea Energy Generating Device: A Low-Cost Alternative Luna, V.; Silva, R.; Mendoza, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF Marine Mammals
Wind farm noise and anuran diversity patterns: a case study in Brazilian seasonal dry tropical forest de Oliveira, R.; Lira, A.; Zaffaroni-Caorsid, V.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
Wind energy potential assessment for Mexico's Yucatecan Shelf García-Caballero, E.; Appendini, C.; Figueroa-Espinoza, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Environmental assessment of proposed areas for offshore wind farms off southern Brazil based on ecological niche modeling and a species richness index for albatrosses and petrels Lemos, C.; Hernandez, M.; Vilardo, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Potential sites for the use of ocean energy in the Mexican Caribbean Chavez, V.; Bárcenas, J.; Martinez, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Environmental Impact Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment for a Deep Water Floating Offshore Wind Turbine on the Brazilian Continental Shelf de Paula, L.; Carmo, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Harnessing Offshore Wind Energy along the Mexican Coastline in the Gulf of Mexico—An Exploratory Study including Sustainability Criteria Galvez, G.; Liévano, D.; Martínez, O.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Factors affecting searcher efficiency and scavenger removal of bat carcasses in Neotropical wind facilities Barros, M.; Iannuzzi, L.; Silva, I.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Participatory Methodologies and the Production of Data on Artisanal Fishing in Areas with Offshore Wind Farm Projects in Ceará, Brazil de Figueiredo Xavier, T.; Gorayeb, A.; Brannstrom, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
One size doesn’t fit all: Singularities in bat species richness and activity patterns in wind-energy complexes in Brazil and implications for environmental assessment Pereira, C.; Falcão, F.; Bernard, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Influences from Ocean Current Energy Conversion Sites in the South–Southeastern Brazilian Inner Shelf de Paula Kirinus, E.; Oleinik, P.; Marques, W. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Perception of Environmental Impacts of Wind Farms in Agricultural Areas of Northeast Brazil Sobrinho Junior, M.; Hernandez, M.; Amora, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
In search of wind farm sustainability on the Yucatan coast: Deficiencies and public perception of Environmental Impact Assessment in Mexico Zárate-Toledo, E.; Wood, P.; Patiño, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessment of marine energy-biotopes for Cozumel Island's reefs: A resource for tourism and renewable ocean energy Callejas-Jiménez, M.; Alcérreca-Huerta, J.; Carrillo, L. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Brazil's offshore wind energy potential assessment based on a Spatial Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Vinhoza, A.; Schaeffer, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental impacts of offshore wind installation, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning activities: A case study of Brazil Hernández Carrascal, O.; Shadman, M.; Amiri, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Renewable energy production in a Mexican biosphere reserve: Assessing the potential using a multidisciplinary approach Wojtarowski, A.; Martinez, M.; Silva, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Environmental Assessment of the Impacts and Benefits of a Salinity Gradient Energy Pilot Plant Marin-Coria, E.; Silva, R.; Enriquez, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
La urgencia de hacer Restauración ecológica en México Mendez-Toribio, M.; Izquierdo- Calderón, N.; Martinez-Garza, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
The Conservational State of Coastal Ecosystems on the Mexican Caribbean Coast: Environmental Guidelines for Their Management Guimarais, M.; Zuniga-Rios, A.; Cruz-Ramirez, C.; et al. Journal Article Chemicals Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Land-use impacts of Brazilian wind power expansion Turkovska, O.; Castro, G.; Klingler, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
In-Stream Tidal Energy Resources in Macrotidal Non-Cohesive Sediment Environments: Effect of Morphodynamic Changes at Two Bays in the Upper Gulf of California Bermúdez-Romero, A.; Magar, V.; Gross, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Environmental impact index for tidal power plants in amazon region coast Progênio, M.; Blanco, C.; Cruz, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal
Social impact of wind energy in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico, using Likert-fuzzy Martínez-Mendoza, E.; Rivas-Tovar, L.; Fernández-Echeverría, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A Review on Environmental and Social Impacts of Thermal Gradient and Tidal Currents Energy Conversion and Application to the Case of Chiapas, Mexico Rivera, G.; Felix, A.; Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Enabling stakeholder participation in marine spatial planning: the Bangladesh experience Mannan, S.; Nilsson, H.; Johansson, T.; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The effectiveness of the social impact assessment (SIA) in energy transition management: Stakeholders' insights from renewable energy projects in Mexico Martinez, N.; Komendantova, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Is ocean energy an alternative in developing regions? A case study in Michoacan, Mexico Hernández-Fontes, J.; Martinez, M.; Wojtarowski, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Changes in bird species composition after a wind farm installation: A case study in South America Justo Falavigna, T.; Pereira, D.; Lara Rippel, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Human Dimensions
Climate drivers of directional wave power on the Mexican coast Oderiz, I.; Silva, R.; Mortlock, T.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Glucocorticoid profiles in frugivorous bats on wind farms in the Mexican tropics Medina-Cruz, G.; Salame-Méndez, A.; Briones-Salas, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Environmental Impact Assessment of the Operation of an Open Cycle OTEC 1MWe Power Plant in the Cozumel Island, Mexico Chan, E.; Tun, M.; Graniel, J.; et al. Book Chapter Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Connections Between Wind Energy, Poverty and Social Sustainability in Brazil's Semiarid de Medeiros Galvao, M.; dos Santos, M.; da Silva, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Estimates of aerial vertebrate mortality at wind farms in a bird migration corridor and bat diversity hotspot Cabrera-Cruz, S.; Cervantes-Pasqualli, J.; Franquesa-Soler, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Overcoming barriers to onshore wind farm implementation in Brazil Farkat Diógenes, J.; Rodrigues, J.; Farkat Diógenes, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
National growth and regional (under)development in Brazil: The case of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon Iorio, M.; Monni, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Contentious Dynamics Within the Social Turbulence of Environmental (In)justice Surrounding Wind Energy Farms in Oaxaca, Mexico Ramírez, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Ocean Renewable Energy Potential, Technology, and Deployments: A Case Study of Brazil Shadman, M.; Silva, C.; Faller, D.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Impactos Ambientales de la Energía Eólica (Environmental Impacts of the Wind Energy) Hernández-Galvez, G.; Pampillón-González, L.; Hernández-Almenares, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Visual Impacts
Procedural and distributive justice inform subjectivity regarding wind power: A case from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Frate, C.; Brannstrom, C.; de Morais, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Justice, social exclusion and indigenous opposition: A case study of wind energy development on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico Zárate-Toledo, E.; Patiño, R.; Fraga, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
On the Marine Energy Resources of Mexico Hernández-Fontes, J.; Felix, A.; Mendoza, E.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Wave Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment

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