Wind Energy

The generation of renewable energy from the wind, either land-based or offshore.

Wind energy (or wind power) is a broad term that refers to the various ways to generate electricity from wind, the air flows that occur naturally in the atmosphere due to uneven heating of the Earth’s surface by the sun. The type, size, and location of each turbine depends on wind availability, directionality, and strength, as well as grid accessibility and potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. Although the most common turbine design is the three-bladed horizontal axis turbine, several different designs have been developed over time, including vertical axis and two-bladed turbines.

Wind energy technologies can be classified in the following categories:

The primary environmental concerns associated with wind energy technologies typically encompass animal collision, impacts from noise, avoidance and/or attraction, impacts from lighting, and changes in flow.

Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Total results: 6408
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Energy Profiling of Demersal Fish: A Case-Study in Wind Farm Artificial Reefs De Troch, M., Reubens, J., Heirman, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish
Tethys: Developing a Commons for Understanding Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Smith, C., Hanna, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Foraging Ranges of Northern Gannets in Relation to Proposed Offshore Wind Farms in the UK: 2010-2012 Langston, R., Teuten, E., Butler, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Evidence that Bats Perceive Wind Turbine Surfaces to be Water McAlexander, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Attraction Bats
Advanced flow and noise simulation method for wind farm assessment in complex terrain Shen, W., Zhu, W., Barlas, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise
MERiFIC 3.3.2: Grey Seal Population Surveys of the Isles of Scilly and Parc Naturel Marin d'Iroise Witt, M. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Hidden Markov Models for Estimating Animal Mortality from Anthropogenic Hazards Etterson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Leaning Juniper II Wind Power Facility Wildlife Fatality Monitoring Study January 2011-July 2013 Downes, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Harbor Seals & Harbor Porpoises-Pile Driving: Detection, Behavioral Response and TTS Kastelein, R. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Comparing the Ecological Impacts of Wind and Oil and Gas Development: A Landscape Scale Assessment Jones, N., Pejchar, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
How Deep does an Anchor Penetrate the Seafloor? Maushake, C. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Breeding Bird Surveys Arkwright Summit Wind Project Chautauqua County, New York Lukins, W., Young, D., Bay, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
A Protocol for Implementing the Interim Population Consequences of Disturbance (PCoD) approach: Quantifying and Assessing the Effects of UK Offshore Renewable Energy Developments on Marine Mammal Populations Booth, C., Donovan, C., King, S. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Marine Mammals
Use of Deterrent Devices and Improvements to Standard Mitigation during Piling - Research Summary Herschel, A., Stephenson, S., Sparling, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Attraction Marine Mammals
Report on the Implication for European Sites Proposed East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm The Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
The Shipping Industry and Marine Spatial Planning Patraiko, D., Holthus, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Offshore Wind Farm as Jamaica's Possible Primary Source of Renewable Energy Bailey, K., Muir, D., Chambers, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Reducing Bat Fatalities from Interactions with Operating Wind Turbines National Wind Technology Center Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Horns Rev 3 Offshore Wind Farm: Air Traffic Beeden, D., Leonhard, S., Jensen, F. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Navigation, Stakeholder Engagement
Short-Term Disturbance by a Commercial Two-Dimensional Seismic Survey does Not Lead to Long-Term Displacement of Harbour Porpoises Thompson, P., Brookes, K., Graham, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Risk Assessment for Marine Vessel Traffic and Wind Energy Development in the Atlantic Copping, A., Breithaupt, S., Tagestad, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Navigation, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Network approach for local and community governance of energy: The case of Oxfordshire Parag, Y., Hamilton, J., White, V. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Measuring the Environmental Benefits of Wind-Generated Electricity Cullen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Reducing Bat Fatalities From Interactions with Operating Wind Turbines (Fact Sheet) Lawson, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats
Framework for Assessing Impacts of Pile-Driving Noise from Offshore Wind Farm Construction on a Harbour Seal Population Thomson, P., Hastie, G., Nedwell, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
A New Stochastic Dynamic Tool to Improve the Accuracy of Mortality Estimates for Bats Killed at Wind Farms Bastos, R., Santos, M., Cabral, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
NIMBYism revisited: public acceptance of wind energy in the United States Petrova, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Investigation of Sonar Transponders for Offshore Wind Farms: Modeling Approach, Experimental Setup, and Results Fricke, M., Rolfes, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Navigation, Human Dimensions
Bird Mortality at a Wind-Energy Facility near a Wetland of International Importance Grodsky, S., Jennelle, C., Drake, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Birds
Spatial Ecology of Female Mule Deer in an Area Proposed for Wind Energy Development Webb, S., Dzialak, M., Houchen, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Terrestrial Mammals
Marine Renewable Energy: A Global Review of the Extent of Marine Renewable Energy Developments, the Developing Technologies and Possible Conservation Implications for Cetaceans James, V. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental Risks, Fate, and Effects of Chemicals Associated with Wind Turbines on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Bejarano, A., Michel, J., Rowe, J. Report Wind Energy Chemicals
Guidelines for Wind Energy and Wildlife Resource Management in Nebraska Nebraska Wind and Wildlife Working Group Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Spatially Explicit Model of Wintering Common Loons: Conservation Implications Winiarski, K., Miller, D., Paton, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Project Phase 1 Intertidal Survey Report Xodus Group Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Physical Environment
Spatially-Explicit Bat Impact Screening Tool for Wind Turbine Siting Versar Inc., Exponent Inc. Report Wind Energy Bats
Use of Deterrent Devices and Improvements to Standard Mitigation during Piling Herschel, A., Stephenson, S., Sparling, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Attraction Marine Mammals
Impact of Secondary Hard Substrate on the Distribution and Abundance of Aurelia aurita in the Western Baltic Sea Janßen, H., Augustin, C., Hinrichsen, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates
Ultrastructural Damage of Loligo vulgaris and Illex coindetii statocysts after Low Frequency Sound Exposure Solé, M., Lenoir, M., Dufort, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates
Does exposure to noise from human activities compromise sensory information from cephalopod statocysts? Solé, M., Lenoir, M., Durfort, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates
Displaying 4401 - 4440 of 6408 results