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Sweden

Sweden is located in Northern Europe, covers 438,574 km2 (169,334 mile2) of land surface, and has a population of 10.2 million people (UN data, 2021). Sweden’s primary energy production is 417 terawatt-hours (TWh), and energy supply per capita is 57 MWh (UN data, 2021). Hydropower is the largest source of energy consumed, accounting for 29% of the national total (Our World in Data, 2023). Sweden is home to 104 threatened species (UN data, 2021).

Sweden is currently a member of Ocean Energy Systems, participating in OES-Environmental. Sweden had 1 policy and 5 project highlights in the 2023 OES Annual Report.

Sweden is currently a member of IEA Wind, participating in WREN. Sweden had a total installed wind power capacity of 14.3 GW by the end of 2022, an increase of 2.16 GW from the year before (IEA-Wind 2022 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 Sweden.

Total: 117

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Seasonal and spatial variations in activity of short- distance migrating bats in relation to weather conditions Klang, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats
Prediction of operating offshore wind farms underwater noise from reanalysis of single point underwater noise measurement Firjatullah, M., Brodjonegoro, I., Bakti, F. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Ecological design of scour protection for offshore wind power Junquera Barbazán, P., Sudjada, S. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Physical Environment
Wind of change: Wind power establishments correlate with changes in moose harvests in central Sweden and Norway Berg, E. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Terrestrial Mammals
Beyond the backyard: Scaling up of resistance to wind power in Sweden Haikola, S., Anshelm, J., Niskanen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Trade-offs of wind power production: A study on the environmental implications of raw materials mining in the life cycle of wind turbines Morozovska, K., Bragone, F., Svensson, A.X. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Assessing the Ecological and Social Impact of Wind Farms: A Comprehensive Study Rottbers, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Spatial multicriteria framework for sustainable wind-farm planning: Accounting for conflicts Kandy, D., Mörtberg, U., Wretling, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Why municipalities reject wind power: A study on municipal acceptance and rejection of wind power instalments in Sweden Lindvall, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Imaging-sonar observations of salmonid interactions with a vertical axis instream turbine Bender, A., Langhamer, O., Francisco, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Long-term impact on the breeding birds of a semi-offshore island-based wind farm in Åland, Northern Baltic Sea Tanskanen, A., Yrjola, R., Oja, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Displacement Birds, Shorebirds
Environmental Effects from Wave Power: Artificial Reefs and Incidental No-take Zones Bender, A. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Spatial co-occurrence between wind power and boreal forestlands with lichen important for reindeer browsing Lundmark, E. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Terrestrial Mammals
Activity Pattern and Correlation between Bat and Insect Abundance at Wind Turbines in South Sweden de Jong, J., Millon, L., Håstad, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision Bats, Invertebrates
Environmental and seasonal correlates of capercaillie movement traits in a Swedish wind farm Kämmerle, J., Taubmann, J., Andrén, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Effects of a Wave Power Park with No-Take Zone on Decapod Abundance and Size Bender, A., Langhamer, O., Molis, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Wind energy facilities affect resource selection of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Taubmann, J., Kämmerle, J., Andrén, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Noise Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Sotenäs Offshorepark: en Fältstudie med analys och utvärdering Bosell, J., Wennilsjö, U., Sandén, K. Report Marine Energy, Wave Attraction Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Colonisation of wave power foundations by mobile mega- and macrofauna – a 12 year study Bender, A., Langhamer, O., Sundberg, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
A Scheimpflug lidar used to observe insect swarming at a wind turbine Jansson, S., Malmqvist, E., Brydegaard, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction Bats, Invertebrates
A Model for Disentangling Dependencies and Impacts among Human Activities and Marine Ecosystem Services Bryhn, A., Kraufvelin, P., Bergström, U. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effects of larger turbines for the offshore wind farm at Krieger's Flak, Sweden: Addendum with revised and extended assessment of impact on marine mammals Tougaard, J., Mikaelsen, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Amplitude modulation of wind turbine sound in cold climates Conrady, K., Bolin, K., Sjoblom, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions
Effects from wave power generators on the distribution of two sea pen species on the Swedish west coast Bender, A., Sundberg, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
MRE Regulator Survey Report: Sweden Rose, D., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Out of Sight of Wind Turbine-Reindeer Response to Wind Farms in Operation Skarin, A., Sandström, P., Alam, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Terrestrial Mammals
Effects of larger turbines for the offshore wind farm at Krieger's Flak, Sweden. Assessment of impact on marine mammals Tougaard, J., Mikaelsen, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Effects of Wave Energy Generators on Nephrops norvegicus Bender, A., Sunberg, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Barbastelle bats in a wind farm: are they at risk? Apoznanski, G., Sanchez-Navarro, S., Kokurewicz, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Mapping the Wind Energy Potential of Sweden: A Sociotechnical Wind Atlas Enevoldsen, P., Permien, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Field validation of radar systems for monitoring bird migration Nilsson, C., Dokter, A., Schmid, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Bats, Birds
Windpower and reindeer Strand, O., Colman, J., Eftestøl, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Terrestrial Mammals
Effect of an Offshore Wind Farm on the Viviparous Eelpout: Biometrics, Brood Development and Population Studies in Lillgrund, Sweden Langhamer, O., Dahlgren, T., Rosenqvist, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish
A Review of Methods and Models for Environmental Monitoring of Marine Renewable Energy Bender, A., Francisco, F., Sundberg, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy
Reindeer habitat use in relation to two small wind farms, during preconstruction, construction, and operation Skarin, A., Alam, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Terrestrial Mammals
Sonar for environmental monitoring of marine renewable energy technologies Francisco, F. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
The location of offshore wave power devices structures epifaunal assemblages Langhamer, O. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Effects of an Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) on the Common Shore Crab Carcinus maenas: Tagging Pilot Experiments in the Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm (Sweden) Langhamer, O., Holand, H., Rosenqvist, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Impacts of wind power infrastructure development on semi-domesticated reindeer and reindeer husbandry Skarin, A., Sandström, P., Alam, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Terrestrial Mammals
Bats May Eat Diurnal Flies that Rest on Wind Turbines Rydell, J., Bogdanowicz, W., Boonman, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats

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