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
Effects of small marine energy deployments on oceanographic systems Whiting, J.; Garavelli, L.; Farr, H.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wind Farm Blockage Revealed by Fog: The 2018 Horns Rev Photo Case Hasager, C.; Nygaard, N.; Poulos, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Overlap between the Mid-Atlantic Bight Cold Pool and offshore wind lease areas Horwitz, R.; Miles, T.; Munroe, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Waterbodies thermal energy based systems interactions with marine environment — A review Bordbar, A.; Georgoulas, K.; Dai, Y.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Study on the Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Surrounding Water Environment in the Yangtze Estuary Based on Remote Sensing Cai, L.; Hu, Q.; Qiu, Z.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Numerical Study of Turbulent Wake of Offshore Wind Turbines and Retention Time of Larval Dispersion Ajmi, S.; Boutet, M.; Bennis, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Modeling Morphodynamic Impacts and Optimization of Marine Hydrokinetic Arrays in Shallow Offshore Environments Moghadam, H.; Ortiz, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Morphological Modelling to Investigate the Role of External Sediment Sources and Wind and Wave-Induced Flow on Sand Bank Sustainability: An Arklow Bank Case Study Creane, S.; O'Shea, M.; Coughlan, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Spatiotemporal Variations of Ocean Upwelling and Downwelling Induced by Wind Wakes of Offshore Wind Farms Liu, K.; Du, J.; Larsén, X.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Oceanographic Effects of Offshore Wind Structures and Their Potential Impacts on the North Atlantic Right Whale and Their Prey Brodie, J.; Manhard, R.; Krebs, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
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
Annual environmental report 2022 – Belwind Belwind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Impact of wind farms on local land surface temperature in Qinghai Province, China Zhang, X.; Wang, H.; Shang, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The large-scale impact of anthropogenic mixing by offshore wind turbine foundations in the shallow North Sea Christiansen, N.; Carpenter, J.; Daewel, U.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan for Commercial Lease OCS Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement Bats, Birds, Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
Sustainable wind energy planning through ecosystem service impact valuation and exergy: A study case in south-central Chile Martínez-Martínez, Y.; Dewulf, J.; Aguayo, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
A Computational Platform to assess the Coastal Impact of the Marine Energy Farms Rusu, E.; Onea, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Ocean Wind 1 Construction and Operations Plan Ocean Wind 1 Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions
Projected cross-shore changes in upwelling induced by offshore wind farm development along the California coast Raghukumar, K.; Nelson, T.; Jacox, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
The bigger picture: developing a low-cost graphical user interface to process drone imagery of tidal stream environments Slingsby, J.; Scott, B.; Kregting, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Effects of offshore wind farms on suspended particulate matter derived from satellite remote sensing Brandao, I.; van der Molen, J.; van der Wal, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions Levin, L.; Alfaro-Lucas, J.; Colaco, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Safe passage for fish: The case for in-stream turbines Brown, E.; Sulaeman, S.; Quispe-Abad, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow, Collision, Noise Fish
Wind Power Increases the Plant Diversity of Temperate Grasslands but Decreases the Dominance of Palatable Plants Ji. G.; Ganjurjav, H.; Hu, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow
On the importance of wind turbine wake boundary to wind energy and environmental impact Fan, Z.; Li,S.; Gao, Z.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Human Dimensions
Environmental Impact Assessment: Wave Swell Energy Test Site, Grassy Harbour, King Island, Tasmania Marine Solutions Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Environmental Impact Assessment
Organic matter processing in a [simulated] offshore wind farm ecosystem in current and future climate and aquaculture scenarios Voet, H.; Vlaminck, E.; van Colen, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions
Wind farms dry surface soil in temporal and spatial variation Wang, G.; Li, G.; Liu, Z. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Insights from the management of offshore energy resources: Toward an ecosystem-services based management approach for deep-ocean industries Bravo, M.; Brandt, M.; van der Grient, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Social & Economic Data
Onshore wind farms do not affect global wind speeds or patterns Li, G.; Yan, C.; Wu, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow
Offshore Wind Farm Wake Effect on Stratification and Coastal Upwelling Paskyabi, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
A Scenario-Based Approach to Evaluating Potential Environmental Impacts Following a Tidal Barrage Installation Kidd, I.; Fisher, A.; Chai, S.; et al. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Ecosystem Processes
Numerical Modelling Study of the Effects of Suspended Aquaculture Farms on Tidal Stream Energy Generation O'Donncha, F.; James, S.; O'Brien, N.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Hydrodynamic Response to Large Scale Tidal Energy Extraction Brown, A.; Neill, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Sediment Transport in the Pentland Firth and Impacts of Tidal Stream Energy Extraction Fairley, I.; Masters, I.; Karunarathna, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Impact of Scaled Tidal Stream Turbine over Mobile Sediment Beds Ramírez-Mendoza, R.; Amoudry, L.; Thorne, P.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Beach Morphodynamics in the Lee of a Wave Farm Abanades, J.; Greaves, D.; Iglesias, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Wave Energy Converter Effects on Nearshore Wave Propagation Roberts, J.; Chang, G.; Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow
Marine Renewable Energy Sediment Stability Evaluation Framework Roberts, J.; Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Modelling Seabed Shear Stress, Sediment Mobility, and Sediment Transport in the Bay of Fundy Li, M.; Hannah, C.; Perrie, W.; et al. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
In situ observations of suspended particulate matter plumes at an offshore wind farm, southern North Sea Baeye, M.; Fettweis, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Foundation Damping and the Dynamics of Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles Carswell, W.; Johansson, J.; Løvholt, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Effects of Hydrokinetic Energy Turbine Arrays on Sediment Transport at São Marcos Bay, Brazil González-Gorbeña, E.; Wilson, G. Jr.; Rosman, P.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
TeraWatt Position Papers: A "Toolbox" of Methods to Better Understand and Assess the Effects of Tidal and Wave Energy Arrays on the Marine Environment Murray, R.; Maclver, R.; Reddy, N.; et al. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
The Cumulative Impact of Tidal Stream Turbine Arrays on Sediment Transport in the Pentland Firth Fairley, I.; Masters, I.; Karunarathna, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Hydrokinetic Turbine Models in Complex Channel Topography: Local Scour, Sediment Transport and Device Performance Hill, C.; Kozarek, J.; Sotiropoulos, F.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Modelling the Response of Sandbank Dynamics to Tidal Energy Extraction Chatzirodou, A.; Karunarathna, H.; Reeve, D. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The assessment of extactable tidal energy and the effect of tidal energy turbine deployment on the hydrodynamics in Zhoushan Hou, F.; Bao, X.; Li, B.; et al. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
Coastal impact of a hybrid marine farm operating close to the Sardinia Island Onea, F.; Rusu, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow

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