Knowledge Base - Wind Energy

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Frequently Asked Questions: Offshore Wind and Whales Whale Communications Committee; Biodiversity Research Institute Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Offshore wind industry product carbon footprinting guidance: Guidance for measuring the life cycle carbon footprint of offshore wind developments Dineen, C.; Shackley, L.; Harvey, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); US Department of the Interior (DOI) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Marine Delivery Routemap: Towards a shared vision for our seabed and coastline The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Future of Offshore Wind: Considerations for development and leasing to 2030 and beyond The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Modeling the Underwater Sound of Floating Offshore Windfarms in the Central Mediterranean Sea Baldachini, M.; Burns, R.; Buscaino, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise
Planning and Licensing of Onshore Wind Power Projects (Planlegging og konsesjonsbehandling av vindkraftanlegg på land) Ministry of Energy, Norway Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
What We Heard Report: Building Capacity for the Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind Resource Net Zero Atlantic; Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq; Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR); et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Estimating collision risk for whitetailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) in onshore wind power environments: Application of spatial modelling frameworks and predictive mapping Halgunset, G. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
A decade of curtailment studies demonstrates a consistent and effective strategy to reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines in North America Whitby, M.; O'Mara, M.; Hein, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Assessing the engineering, environmental and economic aspects of repowering onshore wind energy Ahmed, F.; Foley, A.; Dowds, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Representative Project Design Envelope for Floating Offshore Wind Energy: A Focus on the California 2023 Federal Leases Cooperman, A.; Biglu, M.; Hall, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Socioeconomic Characterization of West Coast Fisheries in Relation to Offshore Wind Energy Development Pfeiffer, L.; Alkire, C.; Ise, J. Report Wind Energy Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Monopile-induced turbulence and sediment redistribution form visible wakes in offshore wind farms Bailey, L.; Dorrell, R.; Kostakis, I.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Offshore Oregon Final Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); US Army Corps of Engineers; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wind of change: Wind power establishments correlate with changes in moose harvests in central Sweden and Norway Berg, E. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Terrestrial Mammals
Synthesis of multinational marine aquaculture and clean energy co-location Gonzales, C.; Chen, S.; Froehlich, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
An efficient model for underwater noise prediction during pile driving He, R.; Song, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Flight behaviour of Red Kites within their breeding area in relation to local weather variables: Conclusions with regard to wind turbine collision mitigation Aschwanden, J.; Stark, H.; Liechti, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project: Vessel Strike Avoidance Plan Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Marine Mammals
Collaboration for Environmental Mitigation and Nature Inclusive Design (CEMNID) Xodus Group; The Rich North Sea - De Rijke Noordzee Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Continental shelf wave generation due to surface stress anomalies in the wake of offshore wind farms Weber, J.; Broström, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Harbour porpoise responses to the installation of XXL monopiles without noise abatement; implications for noise management in the Southern North Sea Benhemma-Le Gall, A.; Hastie, G.; Brown, A.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Challenges and Opportunities for Floating Offshore Wind Energy in Ultradeep Waters of the Central Atlantic Musial, W.; McCoy, A.; Hernando, D.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Guidance for Pre- and Post-Construction Monitoring to Detect Changes in Marine Bird Distributions and Habitat Use Related to Offshore Wind Development Avian Displacement Guidance Committee Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement Birds
Modeling rare plant habitat together with public land managers using an iterative, coproduced process to inform decision-making on multiple-use public lands Jarnevich, C.; Carter, S.; Davidson, Z.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Collaborative Whale Detection Technology Evaluation Virtual Workshop Series Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC); Marine Technology Society (MTS) Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Preliminary study on the environmental effects of hydrogen production at sea Plantema, M.; van Erp, C.; Verweij, L. ; et al. Report Chemicals, Noise Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Effects of Wind Farm Construction on Soil Nutrients and Vegetation: A Case Study of Linxiang Wind Farm in Hunan Province Li, L.; Ma, W.; Duan, X.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Potential for spatial coexistence of a transboundary migratory species and wind energy development Huang, T-K.; Feng, X.; Derbridge, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Raptors and Land-Based Wind Energy in the United States ECO Wind; Dempsey, L.; Watson, K.; et al. Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
Wind Energy: Technologies and Approaches to Help Address Environmental Effects United States Government Accountability Office Report Wind Energy Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Beneath the blades: Marine wind farms support parts of local biodiversity - a systematic review Knorrn, A.; Teder, T.; Kaasik, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates
State of the Science: Compensatory Mitigation and Voluntary Conservation for Birds Goyert, H.; Ellis, A.; Wilson, D.; et al. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds
Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false-positive N-mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends Udell, B.; Straw, B.; Loeb, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats
Analysis of the Impact of Wind Farm Construction on the Marine Environment Lazuga, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals Physical Environment, Water Quality
Perspectives on Collison Risk Cook, A.; Miller, J.; Vail-Muse, S.; et al. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds
Bats and Offshore Wind: Addressing Three Critical Needs for Effective Management Fuller, N.; Dempsey, L.; Whitby, M. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Bats
The Interface Between Science & Offshore Wind Policy in a Dynamic Ecosystem Rosenbaum, H.; Rekdahl, M.; King-Nolan, C.; et al. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Working Group on Offshore Renewable Energy (WGORE; outputs from 2023 meeting) Rumes, B.; Wood, D.; Copping, A.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Review of the Sustainable Siting of Offshore Wind Farms Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, P.; Skiniti, G.; Tournaki, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Resource Equivalency Analysis: Quantifying Mitigation for Offshore Wind Projects Grigelis, P.; Phillips-Hagedorn, M. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Offshore Wind Energy Development and Compensatory Mitigation in the Northeast Region Vail-Muse, S. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Compensatory Mitigation for Offshore Wind Baker, K. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Realizing the Potential of eDNA Biodiversity Monitoring Tools in the Marine Environment with Application to Offshore Renewable Energy Sepulveda, A.; Morrison, C.; Hunter, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
Strong site fidelity, residency and local behaviour of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at two types of artificial reefs in an offshore wind farm Berges, B.; van der Knaap, I.; van Keeken, O.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Fish
BWEC 5-year plan (1 January 2024–31 December 2028) Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC) Report Wind Energy Bats, Human Dimensions
Underwater Sound Modelling and Sound Mapping in Vibratory Pile Driving Peng, Y.; Tsetas, A.; Molenkamp, T.; et al. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Efficacy of non‐lead ammunition distribution programs to offset fatalities of golden eagles in southeast Wyoming Slabe, V.; Crandall, R.; Katzner, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
Sailing through end-of-life challenges: A comprehensive review for offshore wind Vetters, J.; Thomassen, G.; Van Passel, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions

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