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 flexible framework for species based regional cumulative effects assessments to support offshore wind energy planning and management Ferguson, M.; Williams, K.; Goodale, W.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Offshore Wind Energy in Canada: Charting an Ecologically Sustainable Future from International Law and Policy Coordinates and State Practices Alikhani, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Noise Bats, Birds
Addressing offshore wind farms compatibilities and conflicts with marine conservation through the application of modelled benchmarking scenarios Montero, L.; Abramic, A.; Marrero, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement Human Dimensions, Fisheries
More robust offshore wind energy planning through model ensembling Depellegrin, D.; Ambrosino, M.; Roy, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
What We Heard Report: Building Capacity for the Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind Resource Net Zero Atlantic; Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq; Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR); et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Evaluating the Benefits of Noise Reduction Mitigation: The ECHO Program Malinka, C.; Tollit, D.; Trounce, K.; et al. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Diverse responses of coastal communities to offshore wind farming development in Southern Spain Frolova, M.; Pérez-Pérez, B.; Herrero-Luque, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Environmental Compatibility of the Parc Tramuntana Offshore Wind Project in Relation to Marine Ecosystems Diez-Caballero, K.; Troiteiro, S.; Garcia-Alba, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Application of Monte Carlo and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Processes for ranking floating wind farm locations Díaz, H.; Teixeira, A.; Soares, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Riding the wave: Challenges and opportunities for marine renewable energies in Canada’s energy transition Forrest, D.; Li, X.; Aviles, M.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Recommended metrics for quantifying underwater noise impacts on North Atlantic right whales Marotte, E.; Wright, A.; Breeze, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Introducing offshore wind energy in the sea space: Canary Islands case study developed under Maritime Spatial Planning principles Abramic, A.; Mendoza, A.; Haroun, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Lost (and found) in Transition: Expert stakeholder insights on low-carbon energy transitions in Spain Sorman, A.; Garcia-Muros, X.; Pizarro-Irizar, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Public acceptance of and heterogeneity in behavioral beach trip responses to offshore wind farm development in Catalonia (Spain) Voltaire, L.; Koutchade, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Foraging seabirds respond to an intermittent meteorological event in a coastal environment Waggitt, J.; Torres, R.; Fraser, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Investigating the potential impact of wind farms on Lake Erie Afsharian, S.; Taylor, P.; Momayez, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Managing the oceans: Site selection of a floating offshore wind farm based on GIS spatial analysis Castro-Santos, L.; Lamas-Galdo, M.; Filgueira-Vizoso, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
“Seas of risk”: Assessing the threats to colonial-nesting seabirds in Eastern Canada Lieske, D.; Tranquilla, L.; Ronconi, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
A modelling approach for offshore wind farm feasibility with respect to ecosystem-based marine spatial planning Pınarbaşı, K.; Galparsoro, I.; Depellegrin, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Synthesizing expert opinion to assess the at-sea risks to seabirds in the western North Atlantic Lieske, D.; Tranquilla, L.; Ronconi, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
An analysis of the state of impact assessment research for low carbon power production: Building a better understanding of information and knowledge gaps Hanna, K.; McGuigan, E.; Noble, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
On the Potential Impact of Lake Erie Wind Farms on Water Temperatures and Mixed‐Layer Depths: Some Preliminary 1‐D Modeling Using COHERENS Afsharian, S.; Taylor, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Visual Impact Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms Along the Cantabrian Coast Lopez-Uriarte, J.; Lizcano, P.; Manchado, C.; et al. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Co-location opportunities for renewable energies and aquaculture facilities in the Canary Archipelago Weiss, C.; Ondiviela, B.; Guinda, X.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Creation of microhabitats (tidepools) in ripraps with climax communities as a way to mitigate negative effects of artificial substrate on marine biodiversity Ostale-Valriberas, E.; Sempere-Valverde, J.; Coppa, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
The influence of regulatory framework on environmental impact assessment in the development of offshore wind farms in Spain: Issues, challenges and solutions Salvador, S.; Gimeno, L.; Larruga, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Streamlining the consent process for the implementation of offshore wind farms in Spain, considering existing regulations in leading European countries Salvador, S.; Gimeno, L.; Sanz-Larruga, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The impact of offshore wind farms on beach recreation demand: Policy intake from an economic study on the Catalan coast Voltaire, L.; Loureiro, M.; Knudsen, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Achieving Blue Growth through Maritime Spatial Planning: Offshore Wind Energy Optimization and Biodiversity Conservation in Spain Rodríguez-Rodríguez, D.; Malak, D.; Soukissian, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Data to Decision in a Dynamic Ocean: Robust Species Distribution Models and Spatial Decision Frameworks Halpin, P. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Recreation & Tourism
A strategic policy framework for promoting the marine energy sector in Spain Vazquez, S.; Astariz, S.; Iglesias, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine Mammals of British Columbia Current Status, Distribution and Critical Habitats Ford, J.; Nichol, L. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Offshore wind farm design with the Coral Reefs Optimization algorithm Salcedo-Sanz, S.; Gallo-Marazuela, D.; Pastor-Sánchez, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Assessment of Offshore Wind Farm Effects on Birds and Needs to Plan their Future Development in Spain Mateos-Rodriguez, M.; Muñoz, A.; Arroyo, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds
Seabird Aggregative Patterns: A New Tool for Offshore Wind Energy Risk Assessment Christel, I.; Certain, G.; Cama, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Seabirds, Birds
The Development and Use of a Method to Fill Time Gaps in Migration Counts Mateos-Rodriguez, M.; Thomas, L.; Arroyo, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Pathways of Effects for Offshore Renewable Energy in Canada Isaacman, L.; Daborn, G. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Modelling Seabird Collision Risk with Off-Shore Wind Farms Mateos, M.; Arroyo, G.; Rosario, J. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds
Marine Renewable Energy Legislation for Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Department of Energy Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Barotrauma is a Significant Cause of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines Baerwald, E.; D'Amours, G.; Klug, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats
Sediment Transport Patterns at Trafalgar Offshore Windfarm Besio, G.; Losada, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
PLOCAN Marine Test Site for Ocean Energy Converters Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN); Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) Project Site Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Does the Wind Power Industry Threaten Marbled Murrelets or Do Marbled Murrelets Threaten the Wind Power Industry? Cooper, J.; Beauchesne, S. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds
Behavioural Reactions of Free-Ranging Porpoises and Seals to the Noise of a Simulated 2 MW Windpower Generator Koschinski, S.; Culik, B.; Henriksen, O.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds

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