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
Megafauna Aerial Surveys in the Wind Energy Areas of Southern New England with Emphasis on Large Whales: Final Report Campaign 7, 2022 O'Brien, O.; McKenna, K.; Hsu, S.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Vision paper: Decommissioning offshore windparks in the Belgian part of the North Sea Van Maele, T.; Desplenter, N.; Van Aken, I.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Noise Reduction Questionnaire Results and Recommendations Farr, H.; Ryan, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Responsible Practices for Regional Wildlife Monitoring and Research in Relation to Offshore Wind Energy Development Regional Synthesis Workgroup of the Environmental Technical Working Group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Offshore Grid Connection Pathway – Phase 2 Commission for Regulation of Utilities Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Noise Monitoring Report Wave Swell Energy King Island Project – UniWave200 Giudici, C. Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Maritime Spatial Planning in Europe: Discussion Paper on the Challenges and Potential Opportunities Around the Colocation of Offshore Wind Energy with Marine Protected Areas Stephenson, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Campaign 8 Interim Report 1 McKenna, K.; Hsu, S.; O'Brien, O.; et al. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Building a Collaborative Data Strategy for the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Courtney, F.; Sen, A. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Integrating Bird and Marine Mammal Monitoring into Offshore Wind Energy Development Infrastructure and Operations Courbis, S.; Etter, H.; Pacini, A.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Entanglement Birds, Marine Mammals
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report April 2022 to July 2023 Nova Innovation Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Erfahrungsbericht Betriebsschall: Projektübergreifende Auswertung und Bewertung der Unterwasserschallmessungen aus der Betriebsphase von Offshore-Windparks Bellmann, M.; Müller, T.; Scheiblich, K.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
ELEMENT: Local Community Engagement Report Lehnertz, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Scotland OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Reef-building species and biogenic reef enhancement in the Dutch North Sea Sas, H.; van Duren, L.; Herman, P.; et al. Report Habitat Change Invertebrates
Accelerating Offshore Wind – The Role of Innovative Technology in Decision Making and Faster Consenting ORE Catapult Report Wind Energy Collision, Noise Human Dimensions
Parc éolien en mer de Saint Nazaire _ Suivi de l'avifaune et de la mégafaune marine.: Rapport final de la mesure MSU10 en phase de construction (Octobre 2021- Septembre 2022) Biotope Report Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds
Ocean Energy and Net Zero: Policy Support for the Cost Effective Delivery of 12GW Wave and Tidal Stream by 2050 Wong, P.; Grattan, K.; Jeffrey, H. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Revolution Wind Farm and Revolution Wind Export Cable Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) from subsea power cables in the natural marine environment Gill, A.; Hutchison, Z.; Desender, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind EMF
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan TRC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Considerations for Floating Wind Energy Development in the Gulf of Maine Musial, W.; MacDonald, S.; Fuchs, R.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Spatiotemporal occurrence of bats at the southern North Sea 2017-2020 Lagerveld, S.; Geelhoed, S.; Wilkes, T.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Offshore Wind Energy Development and North Atlantic Right Whales Silber, G.; Dangerfield, A.; Smith, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II E1 - Essential Fish Habitat Assessment TRC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Suivi écologique le long du fuseau: Suivi substrats rocheux et enrochements en 2021: Suivi substrats meubles en 2022 TBM Environnement Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Bat and Bird Data Analysis and Results Summary: Progress Report #5 Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy Noise Bats, Birds
Power Analysis for Optimal Design of a Passive Acoustic Monitoring Network for US East Coast Offshore Wind Chudzinska, M.; Thomas, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Ongoing Study Plan: ADRIFT: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Cetaceans in the California Current Ecosystem Using Drifting Archival Passive Acoustic Monitoring (NSL #PC-20-04) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Scenario studies on potential ecosystem effects in future offshore wind farms in the North Sea Zijl, F.; Stendert, L.; Leummens, L.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Monitoring of spring bird migration in the Integrated System for Protection of Birds 2023 Zehtindjiev, P.; Whitefield, P. Report Wind Energy Birds
Deployment Readiness Framework Subtask 1.2 Outreach Report: Common Themes Among Clean Energy Transition Technical Assistance Projects Grantham, K.; Arkema, K.; Peterson, K.; et al. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
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
Nobelwind Offshore Energy: Annual Work Report 2022 Nobelwind Offshore Energy Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Shutting down offshore wind turbines during peak bird migration Rijkswaterstaat Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision Birds
EDEN 2000: Exploring Options For A Nature-Proof Development of Offshore Wind Farms Inside A Natura 2000 Area Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Vanaverbeke, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Beacon Wind Project: Beacon Wind 1 and Beacon Wind 2 Construction and Operations Plan AECOM Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental benthos survey, Hywind Scotland Moskeland, T. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Mapping Environmental Considerations for Marine Spatial Planning in Wales: Methodology Murray, L.; Bloomfield, H.; Skates, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
ENFAIT: Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal - Final Project and European ESEAs Norwood, R.; Olsen, S.; Brooker, R.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Eco-friendly reef restoration pilots in offshore wind farms Bos, O.; Kamermans, P.; Tonk, L.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions
Scoping Opinion for Dogger Bank D Offshore Wind Farm The Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Do the metals released by galvanic anodes used in offshore wind farms pose a risk to the marine environment? Henry, S.; Amouroux, I.; Aragon, E.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals Physical Environment, Water Quality
What are the potential effects of the electromagnetic fields produced by offshore wind farm power cables on marine organisms? Henry, S.; Carlier, A.; Chauvaud, S.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Invertebrates
Development of a Cumulative Impact Assessment tool for birds in Norwegian Offshore Waters: Trollvind OWF as a case study Layton-Matthews, K.; Buckingham, L.; Critchley, E.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds
Metabarcoding of sediment eDNA communities at the Hywind Scotland OWF – A pilot study Hestetun, J.; Dahlgren, T. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change
Field Observations During Offshore Wind Structure Installation and Operation, Volume 2 Ampela, K.; Bacon, C.; Khan, A.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Setting EU Threshold Values for continuous underwater sound Druon, J.; Hanke, G.; Casier, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Maryland Offshore Wind Project: Onshore Magnetic-Field Assessment Exponent Inc. Report Wind Energy EMF
Maryland Offshore Wind Project: Offshore Electric and Magnetic Field Assessment Exponent Inc. Report Wind Energy EMF Fish, Marine Mammals

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