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
OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World Copping, A.; Hemery, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Benthic and Epifaunal Monitoring During Wind Turbine Installation and Operation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island - Project Report Hutchison, Z.; Bartley, M.; English, P.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
JUMP Deliverable 5.1: Regulatory Framework for underwater noise monitoring in Portugal Cruz, E.; Outeiro, J.; Simao, A.; et al. Report Noise Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Estimating effectiveness of speed reduction measures for decreasing whale-strike mortality in a high-risk region Rockwood, R.; Adams, J.; Silber, G.; et al. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Optimizing the visual impact of onshore wind farms upon the landscapes - Comparing recent planning approaches in China and Germany Guan, J. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Behavioral responses of fish to a current-based hydrokinetic turbine under multiple operational conditions Grippo, M.; Zydlewski, G.; Shen, H.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish
Biological Opinion for Vineyard Wind's Offshore Wind Energy Project National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles
Applying Two Active Acoustic Technologies to Document Presence of Large Marine Animal Targets at a Marine Renewable Energy Site Staines, G.; Zydlewski, G.; Viehman, H.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Offshore multi-purpose platforms for a Blue Growth: A technological, environmental and socio-economic review Abhinav, K.; Collu, M.; Benjamins, S.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Cumulative impact assessment for ecosystem-based marine spatial planning Hammar, L.; Molander, S.; Palsson, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
INFOMAR data supports offshore energy development and marine spatial planning in the Irish offshore via the EMODnet Geology portal Guinan, J.; McKeon, C.; O'Keeffe, E.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Wind energy environmental assessment requirements and processes: an uneven landscape McMaster, R.; Noble, B.; Poelzer, G.; et al. Journal Article Environmental Impact Assessment
The On-Farm and Near-Farm Effects of Wind Turbines on Agricultural Land Values Sampson, G.; Perry, E.; Tayler, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Westerly breezes and easterly gales: A comparison of legal, policy and planning regimes governing onshore wind in Germany and China Guan, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Worth a thousand words: Presenting wind turbines in virtual reality reveals new opportunities for social acceptance and visualization research Cranmer, A.; Ericson, J.; Ebers Broughel, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Satellite telemetry and digital aerial surveys show strong displacement of red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) from offshore wind farms Heinänen, S.; Zydelis, R.; Kleinschmidt, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Waterfowl
In transitions we trust? Understanding citizen, business, and public sector opposition to wind energy and hydropower in Chile Vallejos-Romero, A.; Cordoves-Sánchez, M.; Jacobi, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Integrating oceans into climate policy: Any green new deal needs a splash of blue Dundas, S.; Levine, A.; Lewison, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy
Stakeholder Workshop: Scientific Research Framework to Understand the Effects of Offshore Wind Energy Development on Birds and Bats in the Eastern United States New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Climate-friendly but socially rejected energy-transition pathways: The integration of techno-economic and socio-technical approaches in the Nordic-Baltic region Bolwig, S.; Bolkesjø, T.; Klitkou, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Transferable, predictive models of benthic communities informs marine spatial planning in a remote and data‐poor region Bridge, T.; Huang, Z.; Przeslawski, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The effect of offshore wind power projects on recreational beach use on the east coast of the United States: Evidence from contingent-behavior data Parsons, G.; Firestone, J.; Yan, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the U.S Christopher, T.; Davis, M.; Flemma, J.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Review of underwater video data collected around operating tidal stream turbines Hutchison, I.; Tait, C.; Sheehy, J.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision
Social Impacts to Other Communities that Experienced Offshore Wind Emery, C.; Garcia, T.; Ortega, C.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Stakeholder Benefits and Concerns Emery, C.; Casali, L.; Severy, M.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Is ocean energy an alternative in developing regions? A case study in Michoacan, Mexico Hernández-Fontes, J.; Martinez, M.; Wojtarowski, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Effectiveness of common benthic macrofaunal sampling methodology in boulder and cobble reefs Liversage, K.; Pajusalu, J. Journal Article Habitat Change
A review of multi-criteria decision making applications for renewable energy site selection Shao, M.; Han, Z.; Sun, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
West Coast Perceptions of Wave Energy: A Survey of California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia Residents Boudet, H.; Brandt, D.; Stelmach, G.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Adaptive responses to landscape changes from onshore wind energy development in the Republic of Ireland Hallan, C.; González, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Sixth Interim Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summer 2016–Spring 2019 Seasonal Surveys Large Bony Fish and Fish Shoals Final Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish
How to model social-ecological systems? – A case study on the effects of a future offshore wind farm on the local society and ecosystem, and whether social compensation matters Haraldsson, M.; Raoux, A.; Riera, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Public perceptions of tidal energy: Can you predict social acceptability across coastal communities in England? Hooper, T.; Hattam, C.; Edwards-Jones, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Unsustainable Finance in the Blue Economy: Where Does the Money Come From? Bocci, M.; Zonta, D.; de Vet, M.; et al. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Efficacy of different types of "bird flight diverter" in reducing bird mortality due to collision with transmission power lines Ferrer, M.; Morandini, V.; Baumbusch, R.; et al. Journal Article Collision Birds
Social acceptance of wind energy in urban landscapes Westerlund, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
South Fork Wind Fisheries Research and Monitoring Plan South Fork Wind; INSPIRE Environmental Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben Voigt, C. Book Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Existing Conditions and Potential Environmental Effects HT Harvey and Associates Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Current and projected global extent of marine built structures Bugnot, A.; Mayer-Pinto, M.; Airoldi, L.; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
An evaluation of bird and bat mortality at wind turbines in the Northeastern United States Choi, D.; Wittig, T.; Kluever, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Automated Identification of Fish and Other Aquatic Life in Underwater Video Blowers, S.; Evans, J.; McNally, K. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates
Seabird Survey Designs for the East Coast of Scotland Donovan, C.; Caneco, B. Report Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Summer day-roost selection by eastern red bats varies between areas with different land-use histories Monarchino, M.; Behan, M.; Johnson, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats
Succession in epibenthic communities on artificial reefs associated with marine renewable energy facilities within a tide-swept environment Taormina, B.; Percheron, A.; Marzloff, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Tidal current power effects on nearby sandbanks: a case study in the Race of Alderney Blunden, L.; Haynes, S.; Bahaj, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Impacts of renewable energy atlas: Reaping the benefits of renewables and biodiversity threats Nazir, M.; Bilal, M.; Sohail, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Effect of wind farms on wintering ducks at an important wintering ground in China along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Zhao, S.; Xu, H.; Song, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Waterfowl

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