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
Potential environmental impacts of marine renewable energy due to the release of microplastic particles from synthetic mooring cables Paredes, G.; Vianello, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals Physical Environment, Water Quality
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Portugal OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Reduced survival in a soaring bird breeding in wind turbine proximity along the northern Baltic Sea coast Nebel, C.; Stjernberg, T.; Tikkanen, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Birds, Raptors
Quantifying land impacts of wind energy: a regional-scale assessment in Finland Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Byholm, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
CorPower Ocean HiWave-5 Project CorPower Ocean Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Floating wind and wave energy technologies: applications, synergies and role in decarbonization in Portugal White, C.; Carrelhas, A.; Gato, L.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
The presence of wind turbines repels bats in boreal forests Gaultier, S.; Lilley, T.; Vesterinen,E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Wind energy expansion and birds: Identifying priority areas for impact avoidance at a national level Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Santangeli, A.; Piirainen, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes
Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts Related to the Wind Farms End-of-Life Mello, G.; Dias, M.; Robaina, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Balancing profitability of energy production, societal impacts and biodiversity in offshore wind farm design Virtanen, E.A.; Lappallainen, J.; Nurmi, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Ecological and methodological drivers of persistence and detection of bird fatalities at power lines: Insights from multi-project monitoring data Bernardino, J.; Martins, R.; Bispo, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds
A Novel Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model to Evaluate Floating Wind Farm Locations Díaz, H.; Soares, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Collision Birds
European Scalable Offshore Renewable Energy Source (EU-SCORES) Francisco Correia da Fonseca Research Study Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Cost-benefit analysis of tidal energy production in a coastal lagoon: The case of Ria Formosa – Portugal Rodrigues, N.; Pintassilgo, P.; Calhau, F.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Estudio de la viabilidad económica y energética de la construcción de un parque eólico offshore en el litoral español. Benich, U. Thesis Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Birds
Habitat use by post-fledging white-tailed eagles shows avoidance of human infrastructure and agricultural areas Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Brommer, J.; Tikkanen, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Assessing the vulnerability of breeding bird populations to onshore wind-energy developments in Finland Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Valkama, J.; Byholm, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Wave Farms Impact on the Coastal Processes - A Case Study Area in the Portuguese Nearshore Onea, F.; Rusu, L.; Carp, G.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Legal framework of marine renewable energy: A review for the Atlantic region of Europe Ramos, V.; Giannini, G.; Calheiros-Cabral, T.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Biodiversity and bird surveys in Finnish environmental impact assessments and follow-up monitoring Mäkeläinen, S.; Lehikoinen, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
JUMP Deliverable 2: Inventory of background information Sobreira, F.; Cruz, E.; Luís, A.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Towards sustainable blue energy production: an analysis of legal transformative and adaptive capacity Simila, J.; Soininen, N.; Paukku, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
An integrated GIS approach for site selection of floating offshore wind farms in the Atlantic continental European coastline Díaz, H.; Soares, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Research on the social acceptance of renewable energy technologies: Past, present and future Batel, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
JUMP Deliverable 5.1: Regulatory Framework for underwater noise monitoring in Portugal Cruz, E.; Outeiro, J.; Simao, A.; et al. Report Noise Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Mapping the future: Pressures and impacts in the Portuguese maritime spatial planning Fernandes, M.; Sousa, L.; Quintela, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
An Overview of the Expected Shoreline Impact of the Marine Energy Farms Operating in Different Coastal Environments Raileanu, A.; Onea, F.; Rusu, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
An integrated approach for the design of a marine protected area network applied to mainland Portugal Timonet, D.; Abecasis, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Baseline assessment of underwater noise in the Ria Formosa Soares, C.; Pacheco, A.; Zabel, F.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Red-throated Diver Energetics Project: Preliminary Results from 2018/19 Duckworth, J.; Green, J.; Daunt, F.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Waterfowl
Monitoring of spring bird migration in the Integrated System for Protection of Birds Zehtindjiev, P.; Whitfield, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Birds
Is wind energy increasing the impact of socio-ecological change on Mediterranean mountain ecosystems? Insights from a modelling study relating wind power boost options with a declining species Ferreira, D.; Freixo, C.; Cabral, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Passerines
Social embeddedness of policy actors. The failure of consumer-owned wind energy in Finland Ratinen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Automatic Bird Identification for Offshore Wind Farms Niemi, J.; Tanttu, J. Book Chapter Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Camera-Trapping Versus Conventional Methodology in the Assessment of Carcass Persistence for Fatality Estimation at Wind Farms Rosa, L.; Neves, T.; Vieira, D.; et al. Book Chapter Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Site selection process for floating offshore wind farms in Madeira Islands Díaz, H.; Fonseca, R.; Soares, C. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Estimating the optimum size of a tidal array at a multi-inlet system considering environmental and performance constraints González-Gorbeña, E.; Pacheco, A.; Plomaritis, T.; et al. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
Assessing the Macro-Economic Benefit of Installing a Farm of Oscillating Water Columns in Scotland and Portugal Draycott, S.; Szadkowska, I.; Silva, M.; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Deployment characterization of a floatable tidal energy converter on a tidal channel, Ria Formosa, Portugal Pacheco, A.; Gorbeña, E.; Garel, E.; et al. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Physical Environment
Assessing space use by pre-breeding white-tailed eagles in the context of wind-energy development in Finland Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Brommer, J.; Saurola, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
The Effect of a Wave Energy Farm Protecting an Aquaculture Installation Silva, D.; Rusu, E.; Soares, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Modelling golden eagle habitat selection and flight activity in their home ranges for safer wind farm planning Tikkanen, H.; Rytkönen, S.; Karlin, O.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
Multi-Platform Concepts for Combining Offshore Wind Energy and Fish Farming in Freezing Sea Areas: Case Study in the Gulf of Bothnia Mikkola, E.; Heinonen, J.; Kankainen, M.; et al. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
How many observation days are needed to reliably describe bird migration? Tanskanen, A.; Yrjola, R.; Baum, U.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds
CENTRAL EÓLICA OFFSHORE WINDFLOAT ATLANTIC WindPlus; Julio de Jesus Consultores Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
MegaRoller Apolonia, M.; Simas, T. Research Study Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Biodiversity and Wind Farms in Portugal: Current Knowledge and Insights for an Integrated Impact Assessment Process Mascarenhas, M.; Marques, A.; Ramalho, R.; et al. Book Wind Energy Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Terrestrial Mammals
Comparing Field Methods Used to Determine Bird and Bat Fatalities Paula, J.; Augusto, M.; Neves, T.; et al. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Wind Industry in Portugal and Its Impacts on Wildlife: Special Focus on Spatial and Temporal Distribution on Bird and Bat Fatalities Marqués, J.; Rodrigues, S.; Ferriera, R.; et al. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Impacts of On-shore Wind Farms in Wildlife Communities: Direct Fatalities and Indirect Impacts (Behavioural and Habitat Effects) Pereira, P.; Salgueiro, N.; Mesquita, S. Book Chapter Wind Energy Terrestrial Mammals, Birds, Bats

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