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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
Behavioural Responses of Atlantic Salmon to Mains Frequency Magnetic Fields Armstrong, J., Hunter, D., Fryer, R. Report EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
Effects of AC Magnetic Fields (MFs) on Swimming Activity in European Eels Anguilla anguilla Orpwood, J., Fryer, R., Rycroft, P. Report EMF Fish, Demersal Fish
Hydrodynamic Response to Large Scale Tidal Energy Extraction Brown, A., Neill, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Simulating Harbour Porpoise Habitat Use in a 3D Tidal Environment Lake, T., Masters, I., Croft, T. Conference Paper Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Sediment Transport in the Pentland Firth and Impacts of Tidal Stream Energy Extraction Fairley, I., Masters, I., Karunarathna, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Surveying Marine Mammals in Nearby Tidal Energy Development Sites: a Comparison Benjamins, S., Macleod, A., Greenhill, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
An Integrated Solution to Real Time Marine Mammal Monitoring for Tidal Turbines Bromley, P., Boake, C., Broudic, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
UK Wave and Tidal Stream Demonstration Zones and Test Sites Workshop Report The Crown Estate Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Deep Green Project Holyhead Deep: Volume 2 Results Report Trindade, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Quantitative-Based Evaluation of the Environmental Impact and Sustainability of a Proposed Onshore Wind Farm in the United Kingdom Phillips, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Developing an Avian Collision Risk Model to Incorporate Variability and Uncertainty Masden, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Avoidance Birds
Deep Green Project Holyhead Deep: Volume 1 Operations Report Hawkins, A., Rider, D., Davenport, T. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Failure Mode Identification and End of Life Scenarios of Offshore Wind Turbines: A Review Luengo, M., Kolios, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
The Cumulative Impact of Tidal Stream Turbine Arrays on Sediment Transport in the Pentland Firth Fairley, I., Masters, I., Karunarathna, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan: Shetland Tidal Array, Bluemull Sound McPherson, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Guidance to Inform Marine Mammal Site Characterisation Requirements at Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Sites in Wales Sparling, C., Smith, K., Benjamins, S. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Bluemull Sound Tidal Array Navigational Risk Assessment McPherson, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Navigation
ORJIP Ocean Energy: The Forward Look; an Ocean Energy Environmental Research Strategy for the UK [2015] ORJIP Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Review of Cetacean Monitoring Guidelines for Welsh Wave and Tidal Energy Developments Nuuttila, H. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Scottish Government Good Practice Principles for Community Benefits from Offshore Renewable Energy Developments Natural Scotland Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine and Coastal Tourism and Recreation in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters: A Case Study Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
Temporal Variation in Environmental Conditions and the Structure of Fish Assemblages around an Offshore Oil Platform in the North Sea Fujii, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Pelagic Fish, Fish, Demersal Fish
Deep Green Project Holyhead Deep: Habitat Assessment Report Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Modelling the Response of Sandbank Dynamics to Tidal Energy Extraction Chatzirodou, A., Karunarathna, H., Reeve, D. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
At-Sea Turnover of Breeding Seabirds - Final Report to Marine Scotland Science Searle, K., Butler, A., Mobbs, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan - Socio-economic Baseline Review Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism
Floating wind: technology assessment ORE Catapult Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Sound Exposure in Harbour Seals During the Installation of an Offshore Wind Farm: Predictions of Auditory Damage Hastie, G., Russell, D., McConnell, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
LCRI 2015 Overview of LCRI Research 2008 to 2015 Jones, P., Irvine, S., Guwy, A. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Seabird-Wind Farm Interactions During the Breeding Season Vary Within and Between Years: A Case Study of Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus in the UK Thaxter, C., Ross-Smith, V., Bouten, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Seabirds, Birds
London Array Offshore Wind Farm Year 1 Post-Construction Monitoring Report MarineSpace Ltd Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Acoustic emission health monitoring of marine renewables: Illustration with a wave energy converter in Falmouth Bay (UK) Walsh, J., Bashir, I., Thies, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
A strategic regional Marine Mammal Monitoring Programme for assessing the population consequences of constructing the BOWL and MORL Wind Farm Developments Thompson, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance Marine Mammals
Particles as Porpoise - Applying CFD Results to Environmental Interactions Lake, T., Masters, I., Croft, N. Conference Paper Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Humber Gateway Vestas Wind Systems A/S Project Site Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
How effectively do horizontal and vertical response strategies of long-finned pilot whales reduce sound exposure from naval sonar? Wensveen, P., von Benda-Beckmann, A., Ainslie, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Barriers and Benefits: Implications of Artificial Night-Lighting for the Distribution of Common Bats in Britain and Ireland Mathews, F., Roche, N., Aughney, T. Journal Article Lighting Bats
Morlais Tidal Demonstration Array Scoping Report King, B., Fortune, F. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Project Marine Noise Desk Study Xodus Group Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Spatial Framework Assessment and Assessment Criteria for On-Shore Wind Energy Development in West Lothian West Lothian Council Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind

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