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
The State of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program Goldman Law Offices Report Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Response of Raptors to a Windfarm Garvin, J.; Jennelle, C.; Drake, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Avoidance Raptors, Birds
Summary of Post-Construction Monitoring at Wind Projects Relevant to Minnesota, Identification of Data Gaps, and Recommendations for Further Research Regarding Wind-Energy Development in Minnesota Poulton, V. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Night Migrant Fatalities And Obstruction Lighting At Wind Turbines In North America Kerlinger, P.; Gehring, J.; Erickson, W.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Lighting, Collision Birds
Pre-Wind Energy Development Assessment of the Avian Community in the Central Texas Panhandle Wulf, S. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Birds
Patterns of Bird and Bat Fatality at the Locust Ridge II Wind Farm, Pennsylvania Arnett, E.; Schirmacher, M.; Hein, C.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Magnetic Intensity Study: Long Island Replacement Cables Ocean Surveys Report EMF
Arguments for Using Population Models in Incidental Take Assessments for Endangered Species McGowan, C.; Ryan, M. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Avian and Bat Risk Assessment for the Montezuma II Wind Project, Solano County, California ICF International Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan: Ocean SAMP - Volume 1 Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council Report Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
2010 Initial Bird Assessment of the Dennis Water District Wind Turbine Project Site Podolsky, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Seabirds, Passerines, Birds
Temporal Patterns in Capture Rate and Sex Ratio of Forest Bats in Arkansas Perry, R.; Carter, S.; Thill, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Avian and Bat Protection Plan for the Spring Valley Wind Energy Facility SWCA Environmental Consultants Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Radar Monitoring of Bird and Bat Movement Patterns on Block Island and its Coastal Waters Mizrahi, D.; Fogg, R.; Magarian, T.; et al. Report Collision Birds, Bats
Call and Component Evaluation for Improved Performance of Recognition of Killer Whale Individuals Nichols, N.; Atlas, L.; Bowles, A.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Technical Manual for Evaluating Wildlife Impacts of Wind Turbines Requiring Coastal Permits NJ Department of Environmental Protection Report Wind Energy Habitat Change, Collision
Forecasting the consequences of climate-driven shifts in human behavior on cetaceans Alter, S.; Simmonds, M.; Brandon, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Fisheries
Post-Construction Avian Monitoring Study for the Shiloh II Wind Power Project Solano County, California Kerlinger, P.; Curry, R.; Culp, L.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
FARMLAND BIRDS ACROSS THE WORLD van der Weijden, W.; Terwan, P.; Guldemond, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Klondike III (Phase 1) Wind Power Project Wildlife Monitoring Study October 2007–October 2009 Gritski, B.; Downes, S.; Kronner, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Developing an Instrumentation Package for in-Water Testing of Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Devices Nelson, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
A crane movement model parameterized using portable radar for evaluating response to wind energy development Kirsch, E.; Diehl, R.; Suarez, M. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Shorebirds
Ocean Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies Final Report - Volume 1: Overview, Summary, and Application Geo-Marine Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Ocean Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies Final Report - Volume 3: Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Studies Geo-Marine Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles
Ocean Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies Final Report - Volume 2: Avian Studies Geo-Marine Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Passerines, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Ocean Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies Final Report - Volume 4: Fish and Fisheries Studies Geo-Marine Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Updated Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast Kaplan, B.; Beegle-Krause, C.; McCay, D.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Novel Scavenger Removal Trials Increase Wind Turbine - Caused Avian Fatality Estimates Smallwood, K.; Bell, D.; Snyder, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Megabenthic Invertebrates on Shell Mounds Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms Off California Goddard, J.; Love, M. Journal Article Habitat Change Invertebrates
Spatial Distribution, Abundance and Flight Ecology of Birds in Nearshore and Offshore Waters in Rhode Island Paton, P.; Winiarski, K.; Trocki, C.; et al. Report Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl
California Offshore Wind Energy Potential Dvorak, M.; Archer, C.; Jacobson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Conceptual Model of Offshore Wind Environmental Risk Evaluation System Anderson, R.; Copping, A.; Van Cleve, F.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Hydrodynamics of a Ship/Whale Collision Silber, G.; Slutsky, J.; Bettridge, S. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Ocean Planning and the Gulf of Maine: Exploring Bi-National Policy Options Fanning, L.; Heimes, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
A Net-Present Value Analysis for a Wind Turbine Purchase at a Small US College Johnson, N.; Solomon, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Public attitudes of wind energy in Texas: Local communities in close proximity to wind farms and their effect on decision-making Swofford, J.; Slattery, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effectiveness of Changing Wind Turbine Cut-in Speed to Reduce Bat Fatalities at Wind Facilities 2010 Arnett, E.; Schirmacher, M.; Huso, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
An Analysis of the Potential Acoustic Effects of Cape Wind's Offshore Wind Farm on Marine Mammal Populations Burgman, J. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Spatial Pattern of Summer Bat Mortality from Collisions with Wind Turbines in Mixed-Grass Prairie Piorkowski, M.; O'Connell, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Bats
Final Report Bird and Bat Fatality Studies Fowler Ridge I Wind-Energy Facility Benton County, Indiana: April 6 - October 30, 2009 Johnson, G.; Ritzert, M.; Nomani, S.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Bird and Bat Fatality Studies Fowler Ridge III Wind-Energy Facility Benton County, Indiana: April 2 - June 10, 2009 Johnson, G.; Ritzert, M.; Nomani, S.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Cumulative Impacts of Wave Energy In Oregon: Data Atlas Parametrix; Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Cumulative Impacts of Wave Energy In Oregon: A Literature and Research Review Aquatera; Parametrix Report Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Bats are not birds and other problems with Sovacool's (2009) analysis of animal fatalities due to electricity generation Willis, C.; Barclay, R.; Boyles, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Attraction Birds, Bats
Determination of Raptor Migratory Pathways over a Large Landscape Seeland, H. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Raptors, Birds
Assessment of the acoustic effects on marine animals by an offshore wind farm. Miller, J.; Potty, G.; Raposa, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Predicting the trends of vertebrate species richness as a response to wind farms installation in mountain ecosystems of northwest Portugal Santos, M.; Bastos, R.; Travassos, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Bat Acoustic Studies for the Pleasant Ridge Wind Resource Area - Livingston County, Illinois - Final Report July 15 - October 21, 2009 Good, R.; Ritzert, J.; Gruver, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Steel forests or smoke stacks: the politics of visualisation in the Cape Wind controversy Phadke, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Final Environmental Impact Report for the SMUD Solano Wind Project Phase 3 Sacramento Municipal Utility District Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind

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