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
Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Virginia Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Nest Survival of Red-Winged Blackbirds in Agricultural Areas Developed for Wind Energy Gillespie, M.; Dinsmore, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision Passerines, Birds
Common Raven Occurrence in Relation to Energy Transmission Line Corridors Transiting Human-Altered Sagebrush Steppe Coates, P.; Howe, K.; Casazza, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Assessing the Influence of Wind Turbines and Land-use on Mortality Risk of Avian Species on the Llano Estacado with Emphasis on Birds of Prey Linner, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Birds
Empirical Evidence for Factors Affecting Searcher Efficiency and Scavenging Rates at a Coastal, Terrestrial Wind-Power Facility Peters, K.; Mizrahi, D.; Allen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Bats
Benthic Habitat Characterization Offshore the Pacific Northwest Volume 1: Evaluation of Continental Shelf Geology Goldfinger, C.; Henkel, S.; Romsos, C.; et al. Report Invertebrates
Benthic Habitat Characterization Offshore the Pacific Northwest Volume 2: Evaluation of Continental Shelf Benthic Communities Henkel, S.; Goldfinger, C.; Romsos, C.; et al. Report Invertebrates
Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy for Invenergy's Pleasant Ridge Wind Project Invenergy Canada Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Behavior of Bats at Wind Turbines Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; Hein, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement Bats
Analysis of the Overlap between Priority Greater Sage-Grouse Habitats and Existing and Potential Energy Development Across the West: Final Report LeBeau, C.; Fruhwirth, J.; Boehrs, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Case Studies From Implementation of the First Commercial Leasing Processes for Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Under the U.S. Renewable Energy Regulations Trager, E. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Oil Platforms off California are Among the Most Productive Marine Fish Habitats Globally Claisse, J.; Pondella, D.; Love, M.; et al. Journal Article Habitat Change Pelagic Fish, Fish, Ecosystem Processes, Demersal Fish
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Block Island Wind Farm National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Optimizing Conservation Strategies for Mexican Free-Tailed Bats: A Population Viability and Ecosystem Services Approach Wiederholt, R.; Lopez-Hoffman, L.; Svancara, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions, Bats
Changes in fluxes of heat, H2O, and CO2 caused by a large wind farm Rajewski, D.; Takle, E.; Lundquist, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Getting it Right for the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis): A Last Opportunity for Effective Marine Spatial Planning? Petruny, L.; Wright, A.; Smith, C. Journal Article Collision, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Historical Challenges of Wind Energy/Wildlife Interactions: How This May Affect Distributed Wind Sinclair, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Birds, Bats
No Evidence of Displacement due to Wind Turbines in Breeding Grassland Songbirds Hale, A.; Hatchett, E.; Meyer, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Birds
Red Aviation Lights on Wind Turbines do not Increase Bat-Turbine Collisions Hale, A.; Bennett, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Lighting, Collision Bats
Assessing Bat and Bird Fatality Risk at Wind Farm Sites using Acoustic Detectors Heist, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
No evidence of displacement due to wind turbines in breeding grassland birds Hale, A.; Hatchett, E.; Meyer, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Displacement Birds, Passerines, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Aerial and Acoustic Surveys of Whales and Sea Turtles for Offshore Wind Energy Planning in Massachusetts Year 2 Report Kraus, S.; Leiter, S.; Wikgren, B.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations to Deepwater Wind for the Take of Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Block Island Wind Farm and Block Island Transmission System National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
A Comparison of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Benthic Habitat Mapping to Inform Offshore Wind Energy Development LaFrance, M.; King, J.; Oakley, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates
Home Range and Resource Selection by GPS-Monitored Adult Golden Eagles in the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion: Implications for Wind Power Development Watson, J.; Duff, A.; Davies, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Raptors, Birds
Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Feasibility Assessment Boezaart, A.; Edmonson, J.; Standridge, C.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions, Birds, Bats
Fuzzy Clustering in Avian Infrared Imagery Application Mirzaei, G.; Ross, J.; Jamali, M.; et al. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Evaluation of Mobile Acoustic Techniques for Bat Population Monitoring Whitby, M.; Carter, T.; Britzke, E.; et al. Journal Article Bats
Avian and Bat Survey Protocols For Large Wind Energy Conversion Systems in Minnesota Mixon, K.; Schrenzel, J.; Pile, D.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Lalamilo Wind Farm Repowering Project: Draft Environmental Assessment Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Offshore Activity of Bats Along the Mid-Atlantic Coast Sjollema, A.; Gates, J.; Hilderbrand, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats
Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Repowing Draft Program Environmental Impact Report Alameda County Community Development Agency Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts Revised Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Continental‐scale, seasonal movements of a heterothermic migratory tree bat Cryan, P.; Stricker, C.; Wunder, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Quantifying clutter: A comparison of four methods and their relationship to bat detection O’Keefe, J.; Loeb, S.; Hill, H.; et al. Journal Article Bats
Birds/bats movement tracking with IR camera for wind farm applications Wei, L.; Mirzaei, G.; Majid, M.; et al. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Characterization and Potential Impacts of Noise Producing Construction and Operation Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf: Data Synthesis Martin, B.; Zeddies, D.; MacDonnell, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Grande Prairie Wind Farm Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Rearing in a Distorted Magnetic Field Disrupts the 'Map Sense' of Juvenile Steelhead Trout Putman, N.; Meinke, A.; Noakes, D. Journal Article EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
Coordination and Cooperation in the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the US National Ocean Policy Maier, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
EcoSpatial Information Database: U.S. Atlantic Region Madsen, K.; Zimmer, B.; Fritze, B.; et al. Report Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Integrating Aerial and Ship Surveys of Marine Birds into a Combined Density Surface Model: A Case Study of Wintering Common Loons Winiarski, K.; Burt, M.; Rexstad, E.; et al. Journal Article Birds
Final Site-Wide Environmental Assessment Department of Energy's National Wind Technology Center Golden, Colorado at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Land-Based Wind Energy and the Environment: Potential Impacts for Wildlife and the West Michigan Landscape Gajewsk, B.; Schoolmaster, C.; VanderMolen, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Response to Wind Energy Development on Winter Range in South-Central, Wyoming Taylor, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Assessing Marine Ecosystem Acoustic Diversity Across Ocean Basins Parks, S.; Miksis-Olds, J.; Denes, S. Journal Article Ecosystem Processes
Hatchet Ridge Wind Farm Post-Construction Mortality Monitoring Comprehensive Three Year Report Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
California Current Cetacean & Ecosystem Assessment Survey (CalCurCEAS): Final Report to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regarding Surveys of Windfloat and Wave Energy Areas Barlow, J.; Henry, A.; Ballance, L. Report Wind Energy, Wave, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Ecosystem Processes, Cetaceans
Using Deuterium and GARP To Estimate Geographic Extents of Source Populations of Hoary (Lasiurus cinereus) and Eastern Red (Lasiurus borealis) Bats Killed at a Central Illinois Wind Facility Van Essen, R. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Regulatory Framework and Guidelines US Department of the Interior Website Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind

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