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
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
Modelling of a Wave Energy Converter Impact on Coastal Erosion, a Case Study for Palm Beach-Azur, Algeria Moradi, M.; Chertouk, N.; Ilinca, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Potential Influence of Offshore Wind Farms on the Marine Stratification in the Waters Adjacent to China Lian, Z.; Liu, K.; Yang, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Considerations on environmental, economic, and energy impacts of wind energy generation: Projections towards sustainability initiatives Msigwa, G.; Ighalo, J.; Yap, P-S. Journal Article Wind Energy Changes in Flow, Noise Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Development and Dynamics of Sediment Waves in a Complex Morphological and Tidal Dominant System: Southern Irish Sea Creane, S.; Coughlan, M.; O’Shea, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The species-specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species Scacco, M.; Arrondo, E.; Donazar, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow, Collision Birds, Raptors
Unstated impacts of the green energy industry on the habitat of a coastal delphinid: Turbid-turbulent wakes induced by offshore wind turbine foundations Huang, S-L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment
Impacts of accelerating deployment of offshore windfarms on near-surface climate Akhtar, N.; Geyer, B.; Schrum, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Social and Ecological Impacts of Marine Energy Development in Malaysia Fadzil, N.; Rahman, A.; Abdul-Rahman, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effects of Tidal Stream Energy Exploitation on Estuarine Circulation and Its Seasonal Variability Sanchez, M.; Fouz, D.; López, I.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Coupled BEM and two-phase mixture model for surrounding flow of horizontal axial turbine over sediment seabed Li, J.; Chen, X. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
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
Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea Lloret, J.; Turiel, A.; Solé, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
Effect of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines on Atmospheric Circulation in California Raghukumar, K.; Chartrand, C.; Chang, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Surface impacts of large offshore wind farms Golbazi, M.; Archer, C.; Alessandrini, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Tidal streams, fish, and seabirds: Understanding the linkages between mobile predators, prey, and hydrodynamics Couto, A.; Williamson, B.; Cornulier, T.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish
An Evaluation of Wind Turbine-Induced Topographic Change in the Offshore Intertidal Sandbank Using Remote Sensing-Constructed Digital Elevation Model Data Zhang, D.; Zhang, H.; Zhou, Y.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Climatic Impacts of Wind Wave Wake Interactions in Offshore Wind Farms Fischereit, J.; Larsén, X.; Hahmann, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Experimental study of bed level changes in the vicinity of flap-type wave energy converters Taheri, O.; Kolahdoozan, M.; Faghihirad, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Modelling the influence of Tidal Energy Converters on sediment dynamics in Banks Strait, Tasmania Auguste, C.; Nader, J.; Marsh, P.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery to Characterise Pursuit-Diving Seabird Association With Tidal Stream Hydrodynamic Habitat Features Slingsby, J.; Scott, B.; Kregting, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds
Anthropogenic Mixing in Seasonally Stratified Shelf Seas by Offshore Wind Farm Infrastructure Dorrell, R.; Lloyd, C.; Lincoln, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Coupled Wave Energy Converter and Nearshore Wave Propagation Models for Coastal Impact Assessments Flanagan, T.; Wengrove, M.; Robertson, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Field Observations of Scour Behavior around an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Lancaster, O.; Cossu, R.; Heatherington, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Interactions between tidal stream turbine arrays and their hydrodynamic impact around Zhoushan Island, China Zhang, J.; Zhang, C.; Angeloudis, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
An observational study of hydrodynamic impact on water mass transport due to tidal power generation Kim, J.; Woo, S-B.; Song, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Influences from Ocean Current Energy Conversion Sites in the South–Southeastern Brazilian Inner Shelf de Paula Kirinus, E.; Oleinik, P.; Marques, W. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Emergence of Large-Scale Hydrodynamic Structures Due to Atmospheric Offshore Wind Farm Wakes Christiansen, N.; Daewel, U.; Djath, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
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
The Potential of Wave Energy Conversion to Mitigate Coastal Erosion from Hurricanes Ozkan, C.; Mayo, T.; Passeri, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Human Dimensions
Impacts of offshore wind farms on the atmospheric environment over Taiwan Strait during an extreme weather typhoon event Lee, T-Y.; Wu, Y-T.; Kueh, M-T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
A Review of Modeling Approaches for Understanding and Monitoring the Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Buenau, K.; Garavelli, L.; Hemery, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise
Study on the operation of small rooftop wind turbines and its effect on the wind environment in blocks Zhang, S.; Du, B.; Ge, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow
Predicting coastal impacts by wave farms: A comparison of wave-averaged and wave-resolving models David, D.; Rijnsdorp, D.; Hansen, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Biological Consequences of Marine Energy Development on Marine Animals Hemery, L.; Copping, A.; Overhus, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Seabirds, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
The Irish Sea bed load parting zone: Is it a mid-sea hydrodynamic phenomenon or a geological theoretical concept? Creane, S.; O'Shea, M.; Coughlan, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Refined hydro-environmental modelling for tidal energy generation: West Somerset Lagoon case study Guo, B.; Ahmadian, R.; Falconer, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Tidal current resource assessment and study of turbine extraction effects in Banks Strait, Australia Marsh, P.; Penesis, I.; Nader, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Assessing impacts of tidal power lagoons of a consistent design Mackie, L.; Kramer, S.; Piggott, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
A new seabed mobility index for the Irish Sea: Modelling seabed shear stress and classifying sediment mobilisation to help predict erosion, deposition, and sediment distribution Coughlan, M.; Guerrini, M.; Creane, S.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The rebirth and eco-friendly energy production of an artificial lake: A case study on the tidal power in South Korea Park, E.; Lee, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality
Environmental Impacts of Tidal and Wave Energy Converters Hutchison, Z.; Lieber, L.; Miller, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Local climatic and environmental effects of an onshore wind farm in North China Luo, L.; Zhuang, Y.; Duan, Q.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow
Floating offshore wind turbine aerodynamics: Trends and future challenges Micallef, D.; Rezaeiha, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Three-dimensional analysis of bat flight paths around small wind turbines suggests no major collision risk or behavioral changes Hochradel, K.; Hartmann, S.; Reers, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow, Collision Bats
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
Offshore Wind Energy and the Mid-Atlantic Cold Pool: A Review of Potential Interactions Miles, T.; Murphy, S.; Kohut, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Unbalanced sediment transport by tidal power generation in Lake Sihwa Kim, J.; Ha, H.; Woo, S-B.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Potential environmental effects of deepwater floating offshore wind energy facilities Farr, H.; Ruttenberg, B.; Walter, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Environmental Assessment of the Impacts and Benefits of a Salinity Gradient Energy Pilot Plant Marin-Coria, E.; Silva, R.; Enriquez, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment

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