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
Collision Effects of Wind-power Generators and Other Obstacles on Birds Drewitt, A., Langston, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Birds
Testing the Effectiveness of an Experimental Acoustic Bat Deterrent at the Maple Ridge Wind Farm Horn, J., Arnett, E., Jensen, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
The Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals Boyd, I., Brownell, B., Cato, D. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Methodologies for measuring and assessing potential changes in marine mammal behaviour, abundance or distribution arising from the construction, operation and decommissioning of offshore windfarms Diederichs, A., Nehls, G., Adler, S. Book Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Ocean Noise: Turn it down - A report on ocean noise pollution McKenna, C., International Fund for Animal Welfare Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
Kentish Flats Wind Farm Development: Macrobenthic Ecology Study - 2007 Fugro EMU Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates
Full Scale Trial of High Definition Video Survey for Offshore Windfarm Sites Mellor, M., Maher, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Waterfowl
Scenic Perceptions of the Visual Effects of Wind Farms on South Australian Landscapes Lothian, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Final Environmental Impact Report for the Hatchet Ridge Wind Project Shasta County Department of Resource Management Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Avian Issues for Offshore Wind Development Allison, T., Jedrey, E., Perkins, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Waterfowl
Assessing the Cumulative Impacts of Wind Farms on Peatland Birds: A Case Study of Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria in Scotland Pearce-Higgins, J., Stephen, L., Langston, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Shorebirds
Meeting the Quest for Spatial Efficiency: Progress and Prospects of Extensive Aquaculture within Offshore Wind Farms Buck, B., Krause, G., Michler-Cieluch, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
The Impacts of Wind Farms on Animal Species Jana, S., Pogacnik, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats
Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm Ltd. Project Environmental Management Plan npower renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Consequential Environmental System Analysis of Expected Offshore Wind Electricity Production in Germany Pehnt, M., Oeser, M., Swider, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Wind & Wildlife Key Research Topics National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) Website Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Cool Rationalities and Hot Air: A Rhetorical Approach to Understanding Debates on Renewable Energy Barry, J., Ellis, G., Robinson, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Sediment Transport Patterns at Trafalgar Offshore Windfarm Besio, G., Losada, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Rhyl Flats Wind Farm: Environmental Management Plan (Version 2.2) npower renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise
A Review of the Application of Lifecycle Analysis to Renewable Energy Systems Lund, C., Biswas, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Riverine, Marine Energy Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions
Assessing the Impact of Wind Farms on the Plant Diversity of Blanket Bogs in the Xistral Mountains (NW Spain) Fraga, M., Romero-Pedeira, D., Souto, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Wind Power Company Compliance with Mitigation Plans in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Smallwood, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Birds, Bats
PLOCAN Marine Test Site for Ocean Energy Converters Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) Project Site Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm: Non-Technical Summary of the Offshore Environmental Statement and Onshore Cable Route Environmental Statement E.ON Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Post-Construction Meteorological Tower Fatality Study at the Shiloh I Wind Project Site Solano County, California Final Report Kerlinger, P., Curry, R., Culp, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds, Bats
Humber Gateway, Environmental Statement E.ON Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Mating Behavior as a Possible Cause of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines Cryan, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision Bats
Burbo Offshore Wind Farm Construction Phase Environmental Monitoring Report Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Post-Construction Avian Monitoring Study for the Shiloh I Wind Power Project Solano County, California, Two Year Report Kerlinger, P., Curry, R., Culp, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds, Bats
Turbine Search Methods and Carcass Removal Trials at the Braes of Doune Windfarm Duffy, K., Steward, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
Life cycle approaches to assess emerging energy technologies-Final report on offshore wind technology Dong Energy Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Too loud to talk?: Do wind turbine-related sounds affect harbour seal communication? Lucke, K., Sundermeyer, J., Driver, J. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Adverse Impacts of Wind Power Generation on Collision Behaviour of Birds and Anti-Predator Behaviour of Squirrels Kikuchi, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Terrestrial Mammals, Birds
Effect Studies Offshore Wind Farm Egmond aan Zee: Progress Report on Fluxes and Behaviour of Flying Birds Krijgsveld, K., Fijn, R., Heunks, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds
Ecological Risk as a Tool for Evaluating the Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Construction in the North Sea Nunneri, C., Lenhart, J., Burkhard, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality
Overview of Issues Related to Bats and Wind Energy Cryan, P. Presentation Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Did the Pile Driving during the Construction of the Offshore Wind Farm Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, Impact Porpoises? Leopold, M., Camphuysen, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Wind Energy and Air Emission Reduction Benefits: A Primer Jacobson, D., High, C. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Offshore Wind Farms and Marine Mammals: Impacts and Methodologies for Assessing Impacts Evans, P. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
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