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
Information Guidelines for a Renewable Energy Construction and Operations Plan (COP) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Guidelines for Providing Information on Fisheries Social and Economic Conditions for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guidance Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
BOEM / FERC Guidelines on Regulation of Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Projects on the OCS BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Guidance Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Guidelines for Providing Avian Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Guidelines for Submission of Spatial Data for Atlantic Offshore Renewable Energy Development Site Characterization Surveys BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Global Research and Trends in Renewable Energy: Ocean Waves, Tidal Energy and Offshore Wind Cui, Y.; Xu, D.; Liu, Z.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Tidal Patterns and Sediment Dynamics in a Hypertidal Estuary Influenced by a Tidal Power Station Rtimi, R.; Sottolichio, A.; Tassi, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Ecosystems, Pelagic Species and Fishing Negro, V.; del Campo, J.; Luengo Frades, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Wildlife and infrastructure: impact of wind turbines on bats in the Black Sea coast region Mantoui, D.; Kravchenko, K.; Lehnert, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats
Taking the Animals' Perspective Regarding Anthropogenic Underwater Sound Popper, A.; Hawkins, A.; Thomsen, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Exploring the environmental and economic impacts of wind energy: a cost-benefit perspective Adeyeye, K.; Ijumba, N.; Colton, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Perspectives on environmental impacts and a land reclamation strategy for solar and wind energy systems Dhar, A.; Naeth, M.; Jennings, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Engaging the Regulatory Community to Aid Environmental Permitting/Consenting Processes for Marine Renewable Energy Freeman, M.; Overhus, D.; Rose, D.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Assessing Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Facilities on Regional Sea Scallop Laval and Early Juvenile Transports Chen, C.; Zhao, L.; He, P.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
A Global Review of Vessel Collisions With Marine Animals Schoeman, R.; Patterson-Abrolat, C.; Plon, S. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Navigation
On the food-web ecology of offshore wind farms, the kingdom of suspension feeders Mavraki, N. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Review of the impact of renewable energy development on the environment and nature conservation in Southeast Asia Pratiwi, S.; Juerges, N. Journal Article Wind Energy
A Life Cycle Cost Model for Floating Offshore Wind Farms Maienza, C.; Avossa, A.; Ricciardelli, F. ; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Summary of workshop: Passive acoustic monitoring in high flow environments European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Marine natural capital and ecosystem services: An environmental accounting model Buonocore, E.; Donnarumma, L.; Appolloni, L.; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The economic and environmental impacts of UK offshore wind development: The importance of local content Allan, G.; Comerford, D.; Connolly, K. ; et al. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Understanding Potential Effects of West Coast Offshore Renewable Energy Development on Marine Mammals Reeb, D. Presentation Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Environmental Impact Assessment of the Operation of an Open Cycle OTEC 1MWe Power Plant in the Cozumel Island, Mexico Chan, E.; Tun, M.; Graniel, J.; et al. Book Chapter Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Social Energy: Contexts for Its Assessment Pérez, A.; Agudelo, M.; Camacho, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Structured Decision Making: Case Studies in Natural Resource Management Smith, D. Book Human Dimensions
Survival rates of birds for use in population models Collier, M.; Courtens, W.; van Daele, T.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Birds
A feeding guild indicator to assess environmental change impacts on marine ecosystem structure and functioning Thompson, M.; Pontalier, H.; Spence, M.; et al. Journal Article Ecosystem Processes
Using Artificial-Reef Knowledge to Enhance the Ecological Function of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations: Implications for Fish Abundance and Diversity Glarou, M.; Zrust, M.; Svendsen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish
The Colonization of a Multi-functional Artificial Reef Designed for the American Lobster, Homarus Americanus Roy, C. Thesis Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Quantifying biodiversity trade-offs in the face of widespread renewable and unconventional energy development Popescu, V.; Munshaw, R.; Shackelford, N.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Fish, Terrestrial Mammals
The implications of landscape visual impact on future highly renewable power systems: a case study for Great Britain Price, J.; Mainzer, K.; Petrovic, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Visual Impacts
Challenges and Recommendations for Environmental Compliance for Marine Renewable Energy: Avoiding Issues Early for Efficient Permitting and Practicable Mitigation Courbis, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Pilot Study of Integration of Wildlife Impact Analysis into Spatial Environmental Assessment Tool for Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Coates, S.; Lockhart, G.; Courbis, S.; et al. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Mapping cumulative impacts to coastal ecosystem services in British Columbia Singh, G.; Eddy, I.; Halpern, B.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Technological evolution of wind energy with social network analysis Altuntas, F.; Gok, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Highly Migratory Species Report 2020, Vineyard Wind Kneebone, J.; Capizzano, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Benthic effects of offshore renewables: identification of knowledge gaps and urgently needed research Dannheim, J.; Bergström, L.; Birchenough, S.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Invertebrates
The proportion of flatfish recruitment in the North Sea potentially affected by offshore windfarms Barbut, L.; Vastenhoud, B.; Vigin, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish
Characterizing the first wave of fish and invertebrate colonization on a new offshore petroleum platform Todd, V.; Williamson, L.; Cox, S.; et al. Journal Article Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Development of epibenthic assemblages on artificial habitat associated with marine renewable infrastructure Sheehan, E.; Cartwright, A.; Witt, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Ecological best practice in decommissioning: a review of scientific research Fortune, I.; Paterson, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The ecology of infrastructure decommissioning in the North Sea: what we need to know and how to achieve it Fowler, A.; Jørgensen, A.; Coolen, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Ecosystem Processes
Addressing significant impacts coherently in environmental impact statements Duarte, C.; Sanchez, L. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Risk management in distributed wind energy implementing Analytic Hierarchy Process Zhou, S.; Yang, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Assessments of carbon footprint and energy analysis of three wind farms Xie, J.; Fu, J.; Liu, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
The performance of marine spatial planning in coordinating offshore wind energy with other sea-uses: The case of the Dutch North Sea Spijkerboer, R.; Zuidema, C.; Busscher, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Long-term visual impacts of aging infrastructure: Challenges of decommissioning wind power infrastructure and a survey of alternative strategies Szumilas-Kowalczyk, H.; Pevzner, N.; Giedych, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Comparing the territorial performances of renewable energy sources' plants with an integrated ecosystem services loss assessment: A case study from the Basilicata region (Italy) Scorza, F.; Pilogallo, A.; Saganeiti, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Understanding coastal impacts by nearshore wave farms using a phase-resolving wave model Rijnsdorp, D.; Hansen, J.; Lowe, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The impact of onshore wind power projects on ecological corridors and landscape connectivity in Shanxi, China Guo, X.; Zhang, X.; Du, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change

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