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: 1471

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Broad-Scale Acoustic Monitoring for Cetaceans and Underwater Noise in Relation to Offshore Wind Farm Construction in Scotland Brookes, K., Edwards, E., Merchant, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Responses of bottlenose dolphins and harbor porpoises to impact and vibration piling noise during harbor construction Graham, I., Pirotta, E., Merchant, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
North Lowther Energy Initiative Bat Survey Report Cooke, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Lessons Learnt from MeyGen Phase 1a: Design Phase MeyGen Report Tidal, Marine Energy
Analytical Framework (AF) – Analysing Multi-Use (MU) in the European Sea Basins Zaucha, J., Bocci, M., Depellegrin, D. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Visualising the Aspect-Dependent Radar Cross Section of Seabirds over a Tidal Energy Test Site Using a Commercial Marine Radar System McCann, D., Bell, P. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Seabirds, Birds
Recreational Use of Offshore Wind Farms: Experiences and Opinions of Sea Anglers in the UK Hooper, T., Hattam, C., Austen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
A Well-Being Framework for Impact Evaluation: The Case of the UK Offshore Wind Industry Hattam, C., Hooper, T., Papathanasopoulou, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Nautricity at EMEC Nautricity Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Marine Protected Areas and Offshore Wind Farms Sanders, N., Haynes, T., Goriup, P. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Avoidance Marine Mammals
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Section 36 consent Decision Letter and Conditions Marine Scotland Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Current and Wave Effects around Windfarm Monopile Foundations Miles, J., Martin, T., Goddard, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm - Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar smolt movements survey Newton, M., Main, R., Adams, C. Report Wind Energy Displacement Fish
Monitoring the Condition of Marine Renewable Energy Devices through Underwater Acoustic Emissions: Case study of a Wave Energy Converter in Falmouth Bay, UK Walsh, J., Bashir, I., Garrett, J. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Noise
Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report Royal Haskoning Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment Consent Decision - West Islay Tidal Energy Park Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Evopod ¼-Scale Tidal Energy Converter: Decommisioning Programme - Sanda Sound, Kintyre, Scotland Ocean Flow Energy Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Draft Phase 1 Project-specific Environmental Monitoring Programme (PEMP): Report to Tocardo Tidal Energy Ltd Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Civil Engineering Aspects of a Wind Farm and Wind Turbine Structures Bhattacharya, S. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Powering the Future Impact Report 2016/17 ORE Catapult Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Algorithms for Marine Mammal Modelling and an Application in Ramsey Sound Lake, T., Masters, I., Croft, N. Conference Paper Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Updated Seal Usage Maps: The Estimated at-sea Distribution of Grey and Harbour Seals Russell, D., Jones, E., Morris, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
EcoWatt2050 Project Summary Side, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Tocardo InToTidal at EMEC Tocardo B.V. Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Joint SNCB Interim Displacement Advice Note Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Natural England Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Birds
Modelling the Effects of Marine Energy Extraction on Non-Cohesive Sediment Transport and Morphological Change in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Fairley, I., Karunarathna, H., Chatzirodou, A. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Procedural justice and the implementation of community wind energy projects: A case study from South Yorkshire, UK Simcock, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Fine-scale harbour seal at-sea usage mapping around Orkney and the North coast of Scotland Jones, E., Smout, S., Blight, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Impact Assessment Report to Inform Scoping Royal Haskoning Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Assessment of Displacement Impacts of Offshore Windfarms and Other Human Activities on Red-Throated Divers and Alcids McGovern, S., Goddard, B., Rehfisch, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds
The Role of Tidal Lagoons Hendry, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes
Offshore Renewable Energy and Nature Conservation: The Case of Marine Tidal Turbines in Northern Ireland Haslett, J., Garcia-Llorent, M., Harrison, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes
Tidal energy site characterisation at the Fall of Warness, EMEC, UK Sellar, B., Sutherland, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Environmental and Consenting Barriers to Developing Floating Wind Farms Including Innovative Solutions Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind
Avoidance of Wind Farms by Harbour Seals is Limited to Pile Driving Activities Russell, D., Hastie, G., Thompson, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Modelling flight heights of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Great Skuas from GPS: a Bayesian approach Ross-Smith, V., Thaxter, C., Masden, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Quantifying Pursuit-Diving Seabirds' Associations with Fine-Scale Physical Features in Tidal Stream Environments Waggitt, J., Cazenave, P., Torres, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds
Participation in Environmental Decision-making: Reflecting on Planning and Community Benefits for Major Wind Farms Armeni, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project SAE Renewables Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Consent Plan Construction Method Statement Bellew, S. , Wilson, J., Wilson, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
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