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Australia

Australia is located in Oceania, covers 7,692,060 km2 (2,969,920 mile2) of land surface, and has a population of 25 million people (UN data, 2021). Australia’s primary energy production is 4,786 terawatt-hours (TWh), and energy supply per capita is 60 MWh (UN data, 2021). Oil is Australia's largest source of energy consumed, accounting for 36% of the national total (Our World in Data, 2023). Australia is home to 1,773 threatened species (UN data, 2021).
 
Australia is currently a member of Ocean Energy Systems, participating in OES-Environmental. Australia had 1 policy and 5 project highlights in the 2023 OES Annual Report. 

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Australia.

Total: 161

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Greater Gippsland Offshore Wind Project Social Risks and Opportunities Analysis Umwelt Environmental and Social Consultants Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Greater Gippsland Offshore Wind Project Preliminary Hydrology Constraints Assessment Umwelt Environmental and Social Consultants Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Curtailment as a successful method for reducing bat mortality at a southern Australian wind farm Bennett, E., Florent, S., Venosta, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Bat and Bird Data Analysis and Results Summary: Progress Report #2 & 3 Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy Noise Bats, Birds
MRE Regulator Survey Report: Australia Rose, D., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Assessment of uncertain alternatives for co-located aquaculture and offshore wind farm in Tasmania Villalba, J., Abdussamie, N., Aryai, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Modelling the influence of Tidal Energy Converters on sediment dynamics in Banks Strait, Tasmania Auguste, C., Nader, J., Marsh, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Field Observations of Scour Behavior around an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Lancaster, O., Cossu, R., Heatherington, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Assessment of effectiveness of the IdentiFlight® avian detection system Rogers, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Tidal current resource assessment and study of turbine extraction effects in Banks Strait, Australia Marsh, P., Penesis, I., Nader, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Benchmark characterisation and automated detection of wind farm noise amplitude modulation Nguyen, P., Hansen, K., Lechat, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions
Offshore Wind Energy NOPSEMA Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Long-term quantification and characterisation of wind farm noise amplitude modulation Nguyen, P., Hansen, K., Catcheside, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions
Summer and autumn activity patterns of the eastern bent-wing bat (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis) at a large maternity site in southern New South Wales Mills, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Wave Swell Energy King Island Project Wave Swell Energy Ltd Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Public perceptions of tidal energy between Australia and Canada Barber, D. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A survey of the visual impact and community acceptance of wind farms in Australia Lothian, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Towards a Tidal Farm in Banks Strait, Tasmania: Influence of Tidal Array on Hydrodynamics Auguste, C., Marsh, P., Nader, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Investigating biophysical linkages at tidal energy candidate sites: a case study for combining environmental assessment and resource characterisation Scherelis, C., Penesis, I., Hemer, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Dataset for concurrent echosounder and ADCP measurements at a tidal energy candidate site in Australia Scherelis, C., Penesis, I., Hemer, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Fish
A Review of the Potential Impacts of Wind Turbine Noise in the Australian Context Davy, J., Burgemeister, K., Hillman, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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
Regional-scale patterns of deep seafloor biodiversity for conservation assessment O'Hara, T., Williams, A., Althaus, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
A Right Way, Wrong Way and Better Way for Energy Engineers to Work with Aboriginal Communities Duff, A., Hanchant-Nichols, D., Bown, B. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Breeding home range movements of pre-fledged brolga chicks, Antigone rubicunda (Gruidae) in Victoria, Australia – Implications for wind farm planning and conservation Cook, S., Palmer, G., Hill, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Wave-resolved predictions of changes to nearshore flows due to arrays of wave energy converters Rijnsdorp, D., Hansen, J., Lowe, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Investigation of existing post-construction mortality monitoring at Victorian wind farms to assess its utility in estimating mortality rates Moloney, P., Lumsden, L., Smales, I. Report Wind Energy Bats, Birds
Relating fish distributions to physical characteristics of a tidal energy candidate site in the Banks Strait, Australia Scherelis, C., Penesis, I., Marsh, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Developing a science-based approach to defining key species of birds and bats of concern for wind farm developments in Victoria Lumsden, L., Moloney, P., Smales, I. Report Wind Energy Avoidance, Collision Bats, Birds
Over or under? Autonomous sensor fish reveals why overshot weirs may be safer than undershot weirs for fish passage Pflugrath, B., Boys, C., Cathers, B. Journal Article Riverine, Marine Energy Collision Fish
Assessment of the Values of Victoria's Marine Environment Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
School is out on noisy reefs: the effect of boat noise on predator learning and survival of juvenile coral reef fishes Ferrari, M., McCormick, M., Meekan, M. Journal Article Noise Fish
Wave energy drives biotic patterns beyond the surf zone: Factors influencing abundance and occurrence of mobile fauna adjacent to subtropical beaches Schultz, A., Malcolm, H., Ferrari, R. Journal Article Fish, Invertebrates
Permanent magnets reduce bycatch of benthic sharks in an ocean trap fishery Richards, R., Raoult, V., Powler, D. Journal Article EMF Fish, Demersal Fish
Perspectives on a way forward for ocean renewable energy in Australia Hemer, M., Manasseh, R., McInnes, K. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
In situ observations and simulations of coastal wave field transformation by wave energy converters Contardo, S., Hoeke, R., Hemer, M. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wave Energy Deployments Physical Impact Guidelines McInnes, K., Hemer, M., O'Grady, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Functional and structural responses to marine urbanisation Mayer-Pinto, M., Cole, V., Johnston, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Avoidance, Attraction Invertebrates
Patterns of acceptance and non-acceptance within energy landscapes: A case study on wind energy expansion in Austria Scherhaufer, P., Holtinger, S., Salak, B. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Implementing marine ecosystem-based management: lessons from Australia Smith, D., Fulton, E., Apfel, P. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy

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