Understanding the role of offshore energy structures in ecosystem service delivery: Applying global findings to the North Sea
Squire, M. , Madgett, A. , Burdon, D.
April 2026
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes
Propagating uncertainty from physical and biogeochemical drivers through to top predators in dynamic Bayesian ecosystem models improves predictions
Trifonova, N. , Wihsgott, J. , Scott, B.
November 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Ecological impacts of floating offshore wind on marine mammals and associated trophic interactions: current evidence and knowledge gaps
Harris, C. , Benjamins, S. , Scott, B.
September 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Noise , Vessel Strike
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals
Environmental Monitoring & Faster Consenting for Offshore Wind
Quinn, T. , Rees, M. , Whalley, C.
July 2025
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Legal & Policy
Does the oceanographic response to wind farm wind-wakes affect the spring phytoplankton bloom?
Zampollo, A. , Murray, R. , Gallego, A.
May 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Changes in Flow
Ecosystem Processes
Spatial conflict in offshore wind farms: Challenges and solutions for the commercial fishing industry
Szostek, C. , Watson, S. , Trifonova, N.
May 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Fishing, offshore wind energy, climate change and marine spatial planning: Is it possible to plan for a best use of space?
Trifonova, N. , Scott, B. , Watson, S.
May 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Attraction
Fish , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
ORE Outlook 2040 - UK Offshore Renewable Energy in 2040: Building a Sustainable and Competitive ORE Sector on a Pathway to Net Zero by 2050
Greaves, D. , White, D. , Noble, D.
October 2024
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Stakeholder Engagement
Integrated survey methodologies provide process-driven framework for marine renewable energy environmental impact assessment
Chapman, J. , Williamson, B. , Couto, A.
June 2024
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Changes in Flow
Birds , Fish
A paradigm for understanding whole ecosystem effects of offshore wind farms in shelf seas
Isaksson, N. , Scott, B. , Hunt, G.
December 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Social & Economic Data
Ecosystem indicators: predicting population responses to combined climate and anthropogenic changes in shallow seas
Trifonova, N. , Scott, B.
December 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Fish , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Marine Spatial Planning
Delivering Net Zero: the Role of Offshore Renewable Energy A COP28 Briefing note prepared by the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub
Greaves, D. , Chen, J. , White, D.
December 2023
Report
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Human Dimensions
Cumulative effects of offshore renewables: From pragmatic policies to holistic marine spatial planning tools
Declerck, M. , Trifonova, N. , Hartley, J.
July 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning
European offshore renewable energy, towards a sustainable future
Soukissian, T. , O’Hagan, A-M. , Azzellino, A.
April 2023
Report
Marine Energy , Ocean Current , Tidal , Wave , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision , EMF , Noise
Birds , Fish , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Social & Economic Data
The bigger picture: developing a low-cost graphical user interface to process drone imagery of tidal stream environments
Slingsby, J. , Scott, B. , Kregting, L.
March 2023
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Changes in Flow , Collision , Displacement
Birds , Seabirds
A new strategic framework to structure Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA)
Declerck, M. , Trifonova, N. , Black, J.
December 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Human Dimensions
Comparing distribution of harbour porpoise using generalized additive models and hierarchical Bayesian models with integrated nested laplace approximation
Williamson, L. , Scott, B. , Laxton, M.
August 2022
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Ecologically-sustainable futures for large-scale renewables and how to get there
Scott, B.
June 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy
Human Dimensions
An ecosystem-based natural capital evaluation framework that combines environmental and socio-economic implications of offshore renewable energy developments
Trifonova, N. , Scott, B. , Griffin, R.
June 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning
Tidal streams, fish, and seabirds: Understanding the linkages between mobile predators, prey, and hydrodynamics
Couto, A. , Williamson, B. , Cornulier, T.
May 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction , Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds , Fish
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery to Characterise Pursuit-Diving Seabird Association With Tidal Stream Hydrodynamic Habitat Features
Slingsby, J. , Scott, B. , Kregting, L.
March 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds
Use of Our Future Seas: Relevance of Spatial and Temporal Scale for Physical and Biological Indicators
Trifonova, N. , Scott, B. , De Dominicis, M.
January 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Ecosystem Processes , Physical Environment
Bayesian network modelling provides spatial and temporal understanding of ecosystem dynamics within shallow shelf seas
Trifonova, N. , Scott, B. , De Dominicis, M.
October 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions
Statistical power analysis of seabird monitoring methods in strong tidal streams
Couto, A. , Williamson, B. , Long, C.
September 2021
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Birds , Seabirds
Environmental Issues for Offshore Renewable Energy
Wolf, J. , De Dominicis, M. , Lewis, M.
June 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Human Dimensions
Application of a multibeam echosounder to document changes in animal movement and behaviour around a tidal turbine structure
Williamson, B. , Blondel, P. , Williamson, L.
February 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction , Collision , Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds , Fish , Marine Mammals
Fishing within offshore wind farms in the North Sea: Stakeholder perspectives for multi-use from Scotland and Germany
Schupp, M. , Kafas, A. , Buck, B.
February 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Marine Spatial Planning , Stakeholder Engagement
Delivering Net Zero: the role of Offshore Renewable Energy A COP26 Briefing note prepared by the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub
Greaves, D. , Richards, L. , White, D.
January 2021
Report
Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Integrating stakeholder knowledge through modular cooperative participatory processes for marine spatial planning outcomes (CORPORATES)
Slater, A. , Irvine, K. , Byg, A.
August 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Marine Spatial Planning , Stakeholder Engagement
Ecological costs of climate change on marine predator–prey population distributions by 2050
Sadykova, D. , Scott, B. , De Dominicis, M.
January 2020
Journal Article
Birds , Seabirds , Marine Mammals , Pinnipeds
Predictable changes in fish school characteristics due to a tidal turbine support structure
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , Williamson, L.
October 2019
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction
Fish
Interaction of Marine Renewable Energy and Marine Organisms: Active Acoustic Assessment
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , Nikora, V.
September 2019
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement
Fish
Fish Distributions in a Tidal Channel Indicate the Behavioural Impact of a Marine Renewable Energy Installation
Fraser, S. , Williamson, B. , Nikora, V.
November 2018
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction
Fish
Multi-platform studies of the MeyGen tidal energy site – using UAVs to measure animal distributions and hydrodynamic features
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , McIlvenny, J.
November 2018
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Tidal
Changes in Flow , Habitat Change
Regional-Scale Patterns in Harbour Porpoise Occupancy of Tidal Stream Environments
Waggitt, J. , Dunn, H. , Evans, P.
April 2018
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Multisensor Acoustic Tracking of Fish and Seabird Behavior Around Tidal Turbine Structures in Scotland
Williamson, B. , Fraser, S. , Blondel, P.
October 2017
Journal Article
Tidal , Marine Energy
Seabirds , Fish , Birds
Hydrodynamic Impacts of a Marine Renewable Energy Installation on the Benthic Boundary Layer in a Tidal Channel
Fraser, S. , Nikora, V. , Williamson, B.
September 2017
Journal Article
Tidal , Marine Energy
Changes in Flow
Physical Environment
Comparative Studies Reveal Variability in the use of Tidal Stream Environments by Seabirds
Waggitt, J. , Robbins, A. , Wade, H.
July 2017
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds
Automatic Active Acoustic Target Detection in Turbulent Aquatic Environments
Fraser, S. , Nikora, V. , Williamson, B.
February 2017
Journal Article
Comparing nekton distributions at two tidal energy sites suggests potential for generic environmental monitoring
Wiesebron, L. , Horne, J. , Scott, B.
December 2016
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal
Fish