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
Simply Blue Energy 1 Floating Offshore Wind Farm: Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report MarineSpace Ltd Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Monitoring Report EMEC AK-1000 Rigg, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Environmental Impact Assessment
Oriel Wind Farm Project RPS group Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Examining the hearing abilities of fishes Popper, A.; Hawkins, A.; Sand, O.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
WETS Acoustic Survey Final Report 2019 Sea Engineering Inc Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment for Onshore Windfarm Siting in Greece Vagiona, D.; Karapangiotiduou, X. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Draft Environmental Assessment Wild Horse Wind Project Eagle Permit US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental assessment of intake alternatives for seawater reverse osmosis in the Arabian Gulf Al-Kaabi, A.; Mackey, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Sound exposure level as a metric for analyzing and managing underwater soundscapes Martin, S.; Morris, C.; Bröker, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Recreation & Tourism
Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project FERC No. P-12611 Article 401 RMEE Plan Amendments Verdant Power Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Morlais Project Environmental Statement: Non-Technical Summary Royal Haskoning Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Synopsis of Research Programs that can Provide Baseline and Monitoring Information for Offshore Energy Activities in the Pacific Region: Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys in the Pacific Region Adams, J.; Lafferty, K.; Kelsey, E.; et al. Report Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Moving Beyond Silos in Cumulative Effects Assessment Hodgson, E.; Halpern, B.; Essington, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Vitamine ENA: A framework for the development of ecosystem-based indicators for decision makers Safi, G.; Giebels, D.; Arroyo, N.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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
Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan and Incidental Take Permit for Marbled Murrelet, Bald Eagle, and Golden Eagle Lewis and Thurston Counties, Washington: Final Environmental Impact Statement Anchor QEA Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Final License Application for the PacWave South Project Oregon State University Report Marine Energy, Wave Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Navigation
Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Annual Report 2017 De Conseth, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
EMEC Billia Croo Test Site: Environmental Appraisal Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Review of Raptor Sections of the Bluestone Wind Avian Risk Assessment Miller, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Consideration of scales in offshore wind environmental impact assessments Ryan, K.; Danylchuk, A.; Jordaan, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wave energy to power a desalination plant in the north of Gran Canaria Island: Wave resource, socioeconomic and environmental assessment Fernández Prieto, L.; Rodríguez Rodríguez, G.; Schallenberg Rodríguez, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Investigating cumulative effects across ecological scales Hodgson, E.; Halpern, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Assessment for Hydropower License: Igiugig Hydrokinetic Project Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Report Marine Energy, Riverine Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Retrospective and Outlook for an Environmentally Sound Development of Offshore Wind Energy Lüdeke, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Scapa Flow Scale Site Environmental Description 2019 European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Wave Environmental Impact Assessment
World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation Volume III: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts Sheppard, C. Book Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Resolving Issues with Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Installations Maclean, I.; Inger, R.; Benson, D.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Environmental impact assessment for tidal energy schemes: an exemplar case study of the Strait of Messina El-Geziry, T. ; Bryden, G. ; Couch, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Virginia Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Final Environmental Assessment Horton, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Adaptive Environmental Management Plan Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Aquamarine Power Appropriate Assessment Aquamarine Power Ltd Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
First Steps for Marine Life Impact Assessment of Hydrokinetic Turbines in the Arctic Birjadni, A.; Hamta, A.; Hood, J.; et al. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Is EIA Part of the Wind Power Planning Problem? Smart, D.; Stojanovic, T.; Warren, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Key Criteria for Sustainable Wind Energy Planning - Lessons from an Institutional Perspective on the Impact Assessment Literature Thygesen, J.; Agarwal, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessments for Wave Energy Developments - Learning from Existing Activities and Informing Future Research Priorities Leeney, R.; Greaves, D.; Conley, D.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Strengthening the Role of Science in Marine Governance through Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study of the Marine Renewable Energy Industry Wright, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Ecological research at the offshore test site "Alpha Ventus" to be used in an evaluation of the BSH's Standards for Environmental Impact Assessments (StUKplus) Beiersdorf, A.; Boethling, M.; Binder, A.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Diagnostic environnemental 2013-2014 pour le groupe avifaune et évaluation du risque d’impact dans le cadre du projet de parc éolien en mer de Saint- Nazaire. Matthieu, F.; Benjamin, C.; Franck, L.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Strategic foresight: how planning for the unpredictable can improve environmental decision-making Cook, C.; Inayatullah, S.; Burgman, M.; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
EMEC Fall of Warness Test Site: Environmental Appraisal European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
No evidence of displacement due to wind turbines in breeding grassland birds Hale, A.; Hatchett, E.; Meyer, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Displacement Birds, Passerines, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Report on Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Strategies TROPOS Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Windpark Mermaid Milieueffectenrapport International Marine and Dredging Consultants Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Powered by Renewable Energy Shahabi, M.; McHugh, A.; Anda, M.; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Repowing Draft Program Environmental Impact Report Alameda County Community Development Agency Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts Revised Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Final Site-Wide Environmental Assessment Department of Energy's National Wind Technology Center Golden, Colorado at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Analysis of Experience from Environmental Impact Assessments of Wave Energy Test Centres Conley, D.; Magagna, D.; Greaves, D.; et al. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment

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