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
Tidal Stream Energy Project: Collision Risk Data and Evidence Summary Phillips, E.; Wren, S.; King, G.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Sustainability Assessment of an Oscillating Water Column During the Design, Installation, Operation, and Disassembly Phases Gallego-Ramírez, C.; López-Mosquera, J.; Chica, E.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Sea Space Analysis for Wave and Tidal Energy Lee, S.; Strong, V.; Anning, D.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
A Fuzzy Logic Technique for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Power Plants Flores, P.; Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual Impacts
Seals exhibit localised avoidance of operational tidal turbines Montabaranom, J.; Gillespie, D.; Longden, E.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Will red-crowned cranes avoid coastal wind farms? A research based on satellite tracking in Yancheng coastal wetland Hu, X.; Wu, D.; Chen, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Birds, Shorebirds
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report July 2023 to June 2024 Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Performance of a fine-scale acoustic positioning system for monitoring temperate fish behavior in relation to offshore marine developments Shipley, O.; Nicoll, A.; Cerrato, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Using Ultraviolet Light To Deter Bats From Wind Turbines—Short Science Summary ECO Wind Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Wave and Tidal Energy: Evaluation of Feasibility, Costs, and Benefits Senate Bill 605 Report Lee, S.; Strong, V.; Aspen Environmental Group Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
OES-Environmental 2024 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Context-dependent effects of wind turbines on bats in rural landscapes Sotillo, A.; Le Viol, I.; Barre, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Distribution of common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) activity is altered by airflow disruption generated by wind turbines Leroux, C.; Barre, K.; Valet, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance Bats
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Detection and Deterrent System in Reducing Golden Eagle Fatalities at Operational Wind Facilities Felton, S.; Perkins, L.; Smith, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Raptors
Assessing the Ecological and Social Impact of Wind Farms: A Comprehensive Study Rottbers, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Will future wind power development in Scandinavia have an impact on wolves? Miltz, C.; Eriksen, A.; Wikenros, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change Terrestrial Mammals
Lack of evasive behaviour by a Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus on impact with a turbine blade at a South African wind farm: causes and mitigations; Absence de comportement évasif d’un Aigle martial Polemaetus bellicosus lors de l’impact avec une pale Simmons, R.; Martins, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Raptors
Toward solving the global green–green dilemma between wind energy production and bat conservation Voigt, C.; Bernard, E.; Huang, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Bats
Animal displacement from marine energy development: Mechanisms and consequences Hemery, L.; Garavelli, L.; Copping, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement
Wind Farms and Power Lines Reduced the Territory Status and Probability of Fledgling Production in the Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Husby, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision, Noise Birds, Raptors
Approach Distances of Scottish Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos to Wind Turbines According to Blade Motion Status, Wind Speed, and Preferred Habitat Fielding, A.; Anderson, D.; Benn, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Raptors
Forest bat activity declines with increasing wind speed in proximity of operating wind turbines Ellerbrok, J.; Farwig, N.; Peter, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Noise Bats
Assessing the Use of Long-Term Lek Survey Data to Evaluate the Effect of Landscape Characteristics and Wind Facilities on Sharp Tailed Grouse Lek Dynamics in North Dakota and South Dakota Shaffer, J.; Buhl, D.; Newton, W. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds
Report on the ICES Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME) 2023 Ahola, M.; Alves, F.; Authier, M.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
BatTool: projecting bat populations facing multiple stressors using a demographic model Wiens, A.; Schorg, A.; Szymanski, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Bats
Imaging-sonar observations of salmonid interactions with a vertical axis instream turbine Bender, A.; Langhamer, O.; Francisco, F.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Measuring Detection Efficiency of High-Residency Acoustic Signals for Estimating Probability of Fish–Turbine Encounter in a Fast-Flowing Tidal Passage Sanderson, B.; Bangley, C.; McGarry, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish
Probability of Atlantic Salmon Post-Smolts Encountering a Tidal Turbine Installation in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy Sanderson, B.; Karsten, R.; Solda, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance Fish, Pelagic Fish
Fish response to the presence of hydrokinetic turbines as a sustainable energy solution Müller, S.; Muhawenimana, V.; Sonnino-Sorisio, G.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Attraction, Avoidance Fish
2023 North American State of the Bats Report Bat Conservation International Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
The presence of wind turbines repels bats in boreal forests Gaultier, S.; Lilley, T.; Vesterinen,E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Conservation: Tracking bats around wind turbines O'Mara, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
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
Wind-energy development alters pronghorn migration at multiple scales Milliganm M.; Johnston, A.; Beck, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Displacement Terrestrial Mammals
Wind energy expansion and birds: Identifying priority areas for impact avoidance at a national level Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Santangeli, A.; Piirainen, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report: Land based bird and mammal surveys Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map Lemasson, A.; Somerfield, P.; Schratzberger, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Quantifying Raptors’ Flight Behavior to Assess Collision Risk and Avoidance Behavior to Wind Turbines Linder, A.; Lyhne, H.; Laubek, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Raptors
International assessment of priority environmental issues for land-based and offshore wind energy development Green, R.; Gill, E.; Hein, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Distance to hedgerows drives local repulsion and attraction of wind turbines on bats: Implications for spatial siting Leroux, C.; Kerbiriou, C.; Le Viol, I.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Bats
Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites Ellerbrok, J.; Delius, A.; Peter, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Columbian sharp-tailed grouse brood success and chick survival in a wind-energy landscape Proett, M.; Roberts, S.; Messmer, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds
Coastal onshore wind turbines lead to habitat loss for bats in Northern Germany Reusch, C.; Lozar, M.; Kramer-Schadt, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats
Curtailment and acoustic deterrents reduce bat mortality at wind farms Good, R.; Iskali, G.; Lombardi, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Wind Farms and Power Lines Have Negative Effects on Territory Occupancy in Eurasian Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) Husby, M.; Pearson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision, Noise Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Factors influencing wind turbine avoidance behaviour of a migrating soaring bird Santos, C.; Ramesh, H.; Ferraz, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds
Efficacy and cost of acoustic-informed and wind speed-only turbine curtailment to reduce bat fatalities at a wind energy facility in Wisconsin Rabie, P.; Welch-Acosta, B.; Nasman, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Measuring and visualizing environmental and social impacts of wind energy projects Pian, A.; Verhoef, J.; De Vries, L.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions
Summary of Activates and the Results of Ornithological Monitoring in the Integrated system for Protection of Birds, 2021 Zehtindjiev, P.; Whitfield, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Birds

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