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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom (UK) is located in Northern Europe, covers 242,495 km2 (93,628 mile2) of land surface, and has a population of 68.2 million people (UN data, 2021). The UK’s primary energy production is 1,422 terawatt-hours (TWh), and energy supply per capita is 30 MWh (UN data, 2021). Oil is the largest source of energy consumed, accounting for 39% of the national total (Our World in Data, 2023). The UK is home to 181 threatened species (UN data, 2021).

The UK is currently a member of Ocean Energy Systems, participating in OES-Environmental. The UK had 4 policy and 8 project highlights in the 2023 OES Annual Report.

The UK is currently a member of IEA Wind, participating in WREN. The UK had a total installed wind power capacity of 28.7 GW by the end of 2022, an increase of 3.01 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 United Kingdom.

Total: 1556

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Determining the impact of pile-driving activity on the spatio-temporal distribution of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea Piesinger, G. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Harbour porpoise responses to pile-driving diminish over time Graham, I., Merchant, N., Farcas, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Diadromous Fish ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Protocol for mitigation of marine mammal disturbance and injury at EMEC test sites European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Guidance Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Hornsea 1 Project Site Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Quantifying benefits of onshore wind to the UK Vivid Economics Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effects of a Tidal Lagoon on the Hydrodynamics of Swansea Bay, Wales, UK Horrillo-Caraballo, J., Yin, Y., Fairley, I. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal
Beatrice Wind Siemens Project Site Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Agent-Based Modelling of fish collisions with tidal turbines Rossington, K., Benson, T. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish
Net Zero - The UK's Contribution to Stopping Global Warming: Committee on Climate Change Report Smart, G. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Onshore wind and the likelihood of planning acceptance: Learning from a Great Britain context Harper, M., Anderson, B., James, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
EMEC Socio-Economic Report European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Hornsea Project Two Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning Programme Ørsted Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Risk Assessment of Permanent Auditory Injury in Marine Mammals: Differences Arising from the Application of the Southall and NOAA Criteria Faulkner, R., Farcas, A, Merchant, N. Report Noise Marine Mammals
Benthic Conservation Features and Species Associated With Subsea Pipelines: Considerations for Decommissioning Rouse, S., Lacey, N., Hayes, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Assessing the impact of introduced infrastructure at sea with cameras: A case study for spatial scale, time and statistical power Bicknell, A., Sheehan, E., Godley, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Effects of impulsive noise on marine mammals: investigating range‐dependent risk Hastie, G., Merchant, N., Götz, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Localised anthropogenic wake generates a predictable foraging hotspot for top predators Lieber, L., Nimmo-Smith, W., Waggitt, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Changes in Flow Birds, Seabirds
Marine Mammals and Tidal Energy: Annual Report to Scottish Government Palmer, L., Gillespie, D., Macaulay, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Review of the potential of seabird colony monitoring to inform monitoring programmes for consented offshore wind farm projects Cook, A., Humphreys, E., Robinson, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
EMEC Billia Croo Test Site: Environmental Appraisal Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Three‐dimensional movements of harbour seals in a tidally energetic channel: Application of a novel sonar tracking system Hastie, G., Bivins, M., Coram, A. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
SubHub Community Demonstrator QED Naval Limited Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
An evidence-based approach to specifying survey effort in ecological assessments of bat activity Richardson, S., Lintott, P., Hosken, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Billia Croo Test Site: Environmental Statement European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Navigation, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
The Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Pile-driving Noise on Marine Species Corbett, W. Thesis Noise Invertebrates
Fine scale spatial variability in the influence of environmental cycles on the occurrence of dolphins at coastal sites Fernandez-Betelu, O., Graham, I., Cornulier, T. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Improving understanding of bottlenose dolphin movements along the east coast of Scotland (Interim Report 2019) Arso Civil, M., Louis, M., Hague, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Magallanes Renovables ATIR at EMEC Magallanes Renovables Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Defining project envelopes for marine energy projects: Review and Tidal energy test facility and marine mammals case study Sparling, C., Smith, K. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Challenges and Opportunities for Ecosystem-Based Management and Marine Spatial Planning in the Irish Sea O'Higgins, T., O'Higgins, L., O'Hagan, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Scottish Waters East Region Regional Sectoral Marine Plan Strategic Ornithology Study: final report Searle, K., Butler, A., Mobbs, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Civil society participation in the Scottish marine planning process and the role of Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations Brooker, E., Hopkins, C., Devenport, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Moray Firth River Shin Missing Salmon Project Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries, Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, University of Glasgow Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
An LCA of the Pelamis wave energy converter Thomson, R., Chick, J., Harrison, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Moray Firth River Ness Missing Salmon Project Ness District Salmon Fishery Board, Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, University of Glasgow Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Resilience and social capital: The engagement of fisheries communities in marine spatial planning Bakker, Y., de Koning, J., van Tatenhove, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
North East Scotland Salmon and Sea Trout Tracking Array: Interim Report River Dee Trust, Marine Scotland Science Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Pelagic Fish
Moray Firth River Conon Missing Salmon Project Cromarty Firth Fishery Board, Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, University of Glasgow Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Moray Firth River Spey Missing Salmon Project Spey Fishery Board, Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, University of Glasgow Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance Fish

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