Knowledge Base - Wind Energy

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind energy, supporting the WREN initiative. 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
Acoustic and Genetic Data Can Reduce Uncertainty Regarding Populations of Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Impacted by Wind Energy Hale, A.; Hein, C.; Straw, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Influencing Activity of Bats by Dimly Lighting Wind Turbine Surfaces with Ultraviolet Light Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; Straw, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
A Miniature Radio-Frequency Transmitter for Environmental Permitting and Mitigation of Wind Energy Deng, D.; Lu, J.; Duberstein, C.; et al. Presentation Wind Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Acoustic Exposure to Turbine Operation Quantifies Risk to Bats at Commercial Wind Energy Facilities Peterson, T.; Mcgill, B.; Hein, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Timing and Weather Offer Alternative Mitigation Strategies for Lowering Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in Ontario Squires, K.; Thurber, B.; Zimmerling, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
High vulnerability of juvenile Nathusius' pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus nathusii) at wind turbines Kruszynski, C.; Bailey, L.; Bach, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
The Use of Intrinsic Markers for Studying the Migratory Movements of Bats Brewer, C.; Rauch-Davis, W.; Fraser, E. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats
The Relation between Migratory Activity of Pipistrellus Bats at Sea and Weather Conditions Offers Possibilities to Reduce Offshore Wind Farm Effects Brabant, R.; Laurent, Y.; Poerink, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Bats
Offshore Occurrence of a Migratory Bat, Pipistrellus nathusii, Depends on Seasonality and Weather Conditions Lagerveld, S.; Poerink, B.; Geelhoed, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Wozep midterm evaluation 2021 Odinga, J.; Barbé, D.; van Mastrigt, A.; et al. Report Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
A review of the effectiveness of operational curtailment for reducing bat fatalities at terrestrial wind farms in North America Adams, E.; Gulka, J.; Williams, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Activity Pattern and Correlation between Bat and Insect Abundance at Wind Turbines in South Sweden de Jong, J.; Millon, L.; Håstad, O.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision Bats, Invertebrates
Monitoring and Modeling Tree Bat (Genera: Lasiurus, Lasionycteris) Occurrence Using Acoustics on Structures off the Mid-Atlantic Coast—Implications for Offshore Wind Development True, M.; Reynolds, R.; Ford, W. Journal Article Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew Jiguet, F.; Schwemmer, P.; Rousseau, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats, Birds, Shorebirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind COP Appendix II-F4: Bat Survey Report Biodiversity Research Institute Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats
Acoustic deterrents influence foraging activity, flight and echolocation behaviour of free-flying bats Gilmour, L. ; Holderied, M. ; Pickering , S. ; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats
Camera traps with white flash are a minimally invasive method for long-term bat monitoring Krivek, G.; Schulze, B.; Poloskei, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats
Oceanic records of North American bats and implications for offshore wind energy development in the United States Solick, D.; Newman, C. Journal Article Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction Bats
Simulating Wind Energy Production Effects from Detection-based Smart Curtailment Bat Strategies for Alberta Wind Facilities Newman, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
The scope and severity of white‐nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America Cheng, T.; Reichard, J.; Coleman, J.; et al. Journal Article Bats
A Review of Biodiversity Data Needs and Monitoring Protocols for the Offshore Wind Energy Sector in the Baltic Sea and North Sea Stephenson, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Bat activity patterns relative to temporal and weather effects in a temperate coastal environment Gorman, K.; Barr, E.; Ries, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats
State of Maine Offshore Wind Energy Research Array: Application for an Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Research Lease State of Maine Report Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessing fatality minimization for hoary bats amid continued wind energy development Friedenberg, N.; Frick, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Land suitability assessment for wind farms through best-worst method and GIS in Balıkesir province of Turkey Tercan, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement
Limitations of acoustic monitoring at wind turbines to evaluate fatality risk of bats Voigt, C.; Russo, D.; Runkel, V.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Silence and reduced echolocation during fight are associated with social behaviors in male hoary bats ( Lasiurus cinereus ) Corcoran, A.; Weller, T.; Hopkins, A.; et al. Report Bats
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
Comments on Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Morro Bay, California, East and West Extensions Flick, P.; Hislop, K.; Humphries, E.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Reptiles
Wind Turbine Interactions with Wildlife and Their Habitats: A Summary of Research Results and Priority Questions (2021 Update) American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) Report Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
Ecological Baseline Studies of the US Outer Continental Shelf Willmot, J.; Forcey, G.; Vukovich, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Land-Based Wind Energy Siting: A Foundational and Technical Resource Christol, C.; Oteri, F.; Laurienti, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Research Goals for Studying Bat Behavior at the Wind Turbine-scale Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC) Report Wind Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Experimental and numerical aeroacoustic analysis of an ultrasound whistle Zeng, Z.; Sharma, A. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision Bats
The Role of Regional-Scale Weather Variables in Predicting Bat Mortality and Bat Acoustic Activity: Potential for Use in the Development of Smart Curtailment Algorithms Farnsworth, A.; Horton, K.; Heist, K.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Bat Workgroup Report for the State of the Science Workshop on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy 2020: Cumulative Impacts Hein, C.; Williams, K.; Jenkins, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision Bats
Draft Preliminary Environmental Assessment: Vandenberg Offshore Wind Energy Projects California State Lands Commission Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
Evidence of Absence Regression: A Binomial N-Mixture Model for Estimating Bird and Bat Fatalities at Wind Power Facilities McDonald, T.; Bay, K.; Studyvin, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
Assessing the effect of wind farms in fauna with a mathematical model Roman, P.; Salinas, C.; Araujo, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Collision risk of bats with small wind turbines: Worst-case scenarios near roosts, commuting and hunting structures Hartmann, S.; Hochradel, K.; Greule, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
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
2021 Spring Post - Construction Bat Mortality Monitoring Report Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Veileder for arealtildeling, konsesjonsprosess og søknader for vindkraft til havs Ministry of Energy, Norway Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Relative energy production determines effect of repowering on wildlife mortality at wind energy facilities Huso, M.; Conkling, T.; Dalthorp, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Post-construction bird and bat fatality monitoring studies at wind energy projects in Latin America: A summary and review Agudelo, S.; Mabee, T.; Palmer, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
State of the Science Workshop on Offshore Wind and Wildlife 2020: Cumulative Impacts New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles
The State of the Science on Operational Minimization to Reduce Bat Fatality at Wind Energy Facilities Whitby, M.; Schirmacher, M.; Frick, W. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Behavioral patterns of bats at a wind turbine confirm seasonality of fatality risk Goldenberg, S.; Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement Bats
La urgencia de hacer Restauración ecológica en México Mendez-Toribio, M.; Izquierdo- Calderón, N.; Martinez-Garza, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds

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