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: 1542

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Tidal Stream and Wave Energy Cost Reduction and Industrial Benefit: Summary Analysis Smart, G., Noonan, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Black-boxing the Evidence: Planning Regulation and Major Renewable Energy Infrastructure Projects in England and Wales Rydin, Y., Natarajan, L., Lee, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine Scotland Review of Approaches and Costs of Decommissioning Offshore Wind Installations Public Report Marine Scotland Science Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Morlais Tidal Array Scoping Report Moffatt, F., Knollys, M. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Decommissioning Programme for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Rampion Offshore Wind Limited Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Deployment of a Shallow Water Wave Energy Converter at the EMEC Billia Croo Test Site: Environmental Report and Project-specific Environmental Monitoring Plan Laminaria Report Marine Energy, Wave
Seasonal and Diel Patterns in Cetacean Use and Foraging at a Potential Marine Renewable Energy Site Nuuttila, H., Bertelli, C., Mendzil, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Proceedings of the 6th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop University of Oxford Workshop Article Marine Energy, Tidal
Local voices on renewable energy projects: the performative role of the regulatory process for major offshore infrastructure in England and Wales Rydin, Y., Natarajan, L., Lee, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Do local economic interests matter when regulating nationally significant infrastructure? The case of renewable energy infrastructure projects Rydin, Y., Natarajan, L., Lee, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Black Guillemot Ecology in Relation to Tidal Stream Energy Generation: An Evaluation of Current Knowledge and Information Gaps Johnston, D., Furness, R., Robbins, A. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Seabirds, Birds
Navigating the participatory processes of renewable energy infrastructure regulation: A 'local participant perspective' on the NSIPs regime in England and Wales Natarajan, L., Rydin, Y., Lock, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Predicting the impacts of wind farms on seabirds: An individual-based model Warwick-Evans, V., Atkinson, P., Walkington, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Avoidance Seabirds, Birds
Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement RPS group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Appropriate Assessment for Nova Innovations Ltd, Extended Shetland Tidal Array, March 2018 Humphries, S., Bell, K., Holland, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Co-locating offshore wind farms and marine protected areas Ashley, M., Austen, M., Rodwell, L. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
The effects of temporary exclusion of activity due to wind farm construction on a lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery suggests a potential management approach Roach, M., Cohen, M., Forster, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Finding out the Fate of Displaced Birds Searle, K., Mobbs, D., Butler, A. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Do tidal stream energy projects offer more value than offshore wind farms? A case study in the United Kingdom Lamy, J., Azevedo, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Modeling Hydro-environmental Impacts of Tidal Range Renewable Energy Projects in Coastal Waters Falconer, R., Angeloudis, A., Ahmadian, R. Book Chapter Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) around an operational tidal turbine in Strangford Narrows: No barrier effect but small changes in transit behaviour Sparling, C., Lonergan, M., McConnell, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Displacement Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Dodging the blades: new insights into three-dimensional space use of offshore wind farms by lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus Thaxter, C., Ross-Smith, V., Bouten, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds
Dodging the blades: new insights into threedimensional space use of offshore wind farms by lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus Thaxter, C., Ross-Smith, V., Bouten, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds
Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited Environmental Impact Assessment Report Moray Offshore Windfarm Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Seabird counts at St Abb's Head to Fast Castle SPA in 2016 for Marine Renewables Casework Swann, B. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Characterisation of Tidal Flows at the European Marine Energy Centre in the Absence of Ocean Waves Sellar, B., Wakelam, G., Sutherland, D. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
CorPower HiWave-3 at EMEC CorPower Ocean Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
The potential of marine energy technologies in the UK- Evaluation from a systems perspective Zeyringer, M., Fais, B., Keppo, I. Journal Article Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Marine Mammals and Tidal Energy: Report to Scottish Government Hastie, G., Evers, C., Gillespie, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
First in situ Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Marine Mammals during Operation of a Tidal Turbine in Ramsey Sound, Wales Malinka, C., Gillespie, D., Macaulay, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Marine Mammals
Seabird Counts at North Caithness Cliffs SPA in 2015 and 2016 for Marine Renewable Casework Swann, B. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
RECON: Reef effect structures in the North Sea, islands or connections? Summary Report Coolen, J., van der Weide, B., Cuperus, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Project Plan for Construction Activities 2017 Statoil Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Sensitivity of tidal lagoon and barrage hydrodynamic impacts and energy outputs to operational characteristics Angeloudis, A., Falconer, R. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Ecosystem Processes
Comparison of ADCP observations and 3D model simulations of turbulence at a tidal energy site Togneri, M., Lewis, M., Neill, S. Journal Article Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Forward Look; an Ocean Energy Environmental Research Strategy for the UK Aquatera Ltd, MarineSpace Ltd Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Responses of Two Marine Top Predators to an Offshore Wind Farm Vallejo, G., Grellier, K., Nelson, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm Scoping Report ScottishPower Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Large-scale citizen science improves assessment of risk posed by wind farms to bats in southern Scotland Newson, S., Evans, H., Gillings, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Bats
Modelling Harbour Seal Movements McConnell, B., Smout, S., Wu, M. Report Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
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