IEA-OES Annual Report: An Overview of Ocean Energy Activities in 2025
Ocean Energy Systems (OES)
March 2026
Report
Marine Energy
Human Dimensions
From sea basins to projects: Process harmonization for better environmental monitoring
Offshore Coalition For Energy & Nature (OCEaN)
March 2026
Guidance
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Displacement , Habitat Change , Noise
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
A four-step path to nature-inclusive offshore wind and grids
Offshore Coalition For Energy & Nature (OCEaN)
March 2026
Guidance
Land-Based Wind , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Enhancing data sharing in offshore wind and grid monitoring: A comparative analysis of national platforms
Offshore Coalition For Energy & Nature (OCEaN)
March 2026
Guidance
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Mapping avian sensitivity to support onshore wind energy development and bird conservation in two European countries
Biasotto, L. , Serratosa, J. , Clark, B.
March 2026
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Avoidance , Collision , Displacement , Habitat Change
Birds
Establishing floating offshore wind as a mainstream energy solution
Harvey, M. , Coccoli, C.
February 2026
Report
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Social & Economic Data
Ocean renewable energy for equitable energy access in a Blue Economy
Cisneros-Montemayor, A. , Hirsch, S. , Dillon, T.
January 2026
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wave , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning
On the Concept of—and Legal Pathways Towards—Marine Co-existence: Sustainable Offshore Wind Energy in the Baltic and North Seas
Neimane, L. , Schütz, S. , Gipperth, L.
November 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning
Offshore wind farms act as de facto marine reserves
Fitkov-Norris, B. , Witt, M. , Simmons, B.
September 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Fish , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Measuring Marine Electromagnetic Fields: Systems and Applications
D'eu, J. , Colin, F. , Maisonneuve, C.
June 2025
Conference Paper
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
EMF , Noise
Fact Sheet on the Conservation of Migratory Bats - A Global Issue
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
June 2025
Guidance
Habitat Change
Bats
Fact Sheet on Migratory Bats and Wind Energy
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
June 2025
Guidance
Wind Energy
Collision
Bats , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
ScotMER 7th Symposium 2025: Physical Processes
Marine Scotland
February 2025
Presentation
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Habitat Change
Physical Environment , Water Quality
ScotMER 7th Symposium 2025: Fish & Fisheries
Marine Scotland
February 2025
Presentation
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Fish , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
ScotMER 7th Symposium 2025: WREN
Marine Scotland
February 2025
Presentation
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Bats , Birds , Fish , Human Dimensions , Fisheries
ScotMER 7th Symposium 2025: Ornithology Collision and Modelling
Marine Scotland
February 2025
Presentation
Wind Energy
Collision
Birds
A global meta-analysis of ecological effects from offshore marine artificial structures
Lemasson, A. , Somerfield, P. , Schratzberger, M.
March 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Habitat Change
Fish , Invertebrates
Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: Current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea
Bonsu, P. , Letschert, J. , Yates, K.
January 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Human Dimensions , Fisheries
Avoidance of offshore wind farms by Sandwich Terns in the North Sea increases with turbine density
van Bemmelen, R. , Leemans, J. , Collier, M.
October 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Avoidance
Birds , Seabirds
Long-term monitoring of bird migration across the North and Norwegian Seas
Cordes, L. , May, R.
October 2023
Report
Birds
EU Species Protection Law and Wind Energy: Current Challenges and Danish Experiences
Anker, H. , Olsen, B.
February 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Displacement , Habitat Change
Birds , Human Dimensions
Review and outlook on the international renewable energy development
Zhao, Y.
April 2022
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
An echosounder view on the potential effects of impulsive noise pollution on pelagic fish around windfarms in the North Sea
Kok, A. , Bruil, L. , Berges, B.
December 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Noise
Fish , Pelagic Fish
Risks to different populations and age classes of gannets from impacts of offshore wind farms in the southern North Sea
Pollock, C. , Lane, J. , Buckingham, L.
October 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision
Birds , Seabirds
A roadmap towards quantitative cumulative impact assessments: Every step of the way
Piet, G. , Tamis, J. , Volwater, J.
August 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision , Displacement , Noise
Birds , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Human Dimensions
Accelerating deployment of offshore wind energy alter wind climate and reduce future power generation potentials
Akhtar, N. , Geyer, B. , Rockel, B.
June 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow
Physical Environment
Capercaillie and Wind Energy: An international research project
Taubmann, J. , Coppes, J. , Andrén, H.
June 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Ground-Nesting Birds
Post-construction bird and bat fatality monitoring studies at wind energy projects in Latin America: A summary and review
Agudelo, S. , Mabee, T. , Palmer, R.
June 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats , Birds
A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal
Sayad, E. , Wilberforce, T. , Elsaid, K.
April 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
An Evaluation of the Potential Impact of Extracting Marine Renewable Energy in the Coastal Environment of the Black Sea
Zburlea, L. , Rusu, E.
April 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave , Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , Collision , EMF , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment
Echolocation activity of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, shows seasonal artificial reef attraction despite elevated noise levels close to oil and gas platforms
Clausen, K. , Teilmann, J. , Wisniewska, D.
March 2021
Journal Article
Attraction , Habitat Change , Noise
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Against the Tide: Potential for Marine Renewable Energy in Eastern and Southern Africa
Belletti, E. , McBride, M.
February 2021
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Riverine , Tidal
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Social & Economic Data
IEA-OES Annual Report: An Overview of Ocean Energy Activities in 2020
Ocean Energy Systems (OES)
January 2021
Report
Marine Energy
Human Dimensions
Modelling the habitat selection of the bearded vulture to predict areas of potential conflict with wind energy development in the Swiss Alps
Vignali, S. , Lörcher, F. , Hegglin, D.
January 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Birds , Raptors
Ocean renewable energy development in Southeast Asia: Opportunities, risks and unintended consequences
Quirapas, M. , Taeihagh, A.
November 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Ocean Current , Tidal , Wave
Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Social & Economic Data
Initial Environmental Report for the ELEMENT Project
Gaborieau, H. , Thiébaut, M. , Quillienn, N.
April 2020
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal
Collision , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals
Understanding the Potential Risk to Marine Mammals from Collision with Tidal Turbines
Copping, A. , Grear, M. , Jepsen, R.
September 2017
Journal Article
Tidal , Marine Energy
Collision
Marine Mammals
Wave energy in Europe: Views on experiences and progress to date
O'Hagan, A. , Huertas, C. , O'Callaghan, J.
June 2016
Journal Article
Wave , Marine Energy
Stakeholder Engagement , Legal & Policy , Human Dimensions
Expected Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Mediterranean Marine Life
Bray, L. , Reizopoulou, S. , Voukouvalas, E.
March 2016
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Ecosystem Processes
Seabird Flight Behavior and Height in Response to Altered Wind Strength and Direction
Ainley, D. , Porzig, E. , Zajanc, D.
April 2015
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Birds , Seabirds