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: 1543

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Foraging ranges of northern gannets Morus bassanus in relation to proposed offshore wind farms in the UK: 2011 Langston, R., Teuten, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Ness of Duncansby Scoping Report ScottishPower Renewables Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Assessment of array shape of tidal stream turbines on hydro-environmental impacts and power output Ahmadian, R., Falconer, R. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Aerial Survey of Seabirds: The Advent of Digital Methods Buckland, S., Burt, M., Rexstad, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Experimental Evidence for the Effect of Small Wind Turbine Proximity and Operation on Bird and Bat Activity Miderman, J., Pendlebury, C., Pearce-Higgins, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Population Trends of Breeding Seabird Colonies in Scottish SPAs Malcolm, F., Lye, G., Lewis, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Population Sizes of Seabirds Breeding in Scottish SPAs Lewis, M., Lye, G., Pendlebury, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Birds
Population Sizes of Seabirds breeding in Scottish Special Protection Areas Lewis, M., Lye, G., Pendlebury, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Scoping Study For Offshore Wave Energy Development In Scottish Waters Davies, I., Gubbins, M., Watret, R. Report Marine Energy, Wave Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Scoping study for tidal stream energy development in Scottish waters Davies, I., Gubbins, M., Watret, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Decommissioning Programme Low, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Humber Gateway OWF: Pre-construction Ornithological Monitoring Programme (OMP) Pendlebury, C., Garner, G., Walls, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Annex I: Movements and Diving Behaviour of Juvenile Grey Seals in Areas of High Tidal Energy Thompson, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Oyster 800 at EMEC Aquamarine Power Ltd Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Spatial Variation in Foraging Behaviour of a Marine Top Predator (Phoca vitulina) Determined by a Large-Scale Satellite Tagging Program Sharples, R., Moss, S., Patterson, T. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
ReNews Global Marine 2012 Report Westbrook, T., Kennedy, S., Wachtmeister, W. Magazine Article Marine Energy
Fisheries and marine renewable energy interactions: A summary report on a scoping workshop for the Marine Renewable Energy Knowledge Exchange Programme Rodwell, L., Campbell, M., de Groot, J. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Voith Hydro ML Appropriate Assessment Main, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
National Policy Framework for Marine Renewable Energy within the United Kingdom Vantoch-Wood, A., de Groot, J., Connor, P. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Costa Head Wave Farm: Scoping Report Offshore Project Infrastructure Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Wave
SeaGen, Strangford Lough - an adaptive management approach to environmental management, monitoring and mitigation Fortune, F. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Effects of Displacement from Marine Renewable Development on Seabirds Breeding at SPAs: A Proof of Concept Model of Common Guillemots Breeding on the Isle of May McDonald, C., Searle, K., Wanless, S. Report Marine Energy Displacement Seabirds, Birds
Marine Renewable Energy and Public Rights Todd, P. Journal Article Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Gathering the Perspectives and Experience from Test Sites and Device Developers for Environmental and Socio Economic Impact Assessment of Wave Energy Magagna, D., Greaves, D., Conley, D. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Modelling the abundance and area use of wintering Red-throated Divers in the Outer Thames Estuary Skov, H., Heinänen, S., Lohier, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement Section 16: Commercial Fisheries Arcus Consultancy Services Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement Section 12: Wind Farm Marine Mammals Arcus Consultancy Services Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement Section 10: Wind Farm Benthic Ecology Arcus Consultancy Services Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement Section 13: Wind Farm Ornithology Arcus Consultancy Services Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Lighting, Noise Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement Section 11: Wind Farm Fish and Shellfish Ecology Arcus Consultancy Services Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement – Non-Technical Summary Arcus Consultancy Services Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Likely Effects of Construction of Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm on a Mixed Population of Harbour Phoca vitulina and Grey Halichoerus grypus Seals Skeate, E., Perrow, M., Gilroy, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Sub-Mesoscale Flow Regime Modeling and the Influence of Energy Extraction at a Tidal Energy Site Harris, R. Research Study Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Further Analysis Of Change In Nearshore Wave Climate Due To An Offshore Wave Farm: An Enhanced Case Study For The Wave Hub Site Smith, H., Pearce, C., Millar, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Pilot Marine Spatial Plan for the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Turnbull, S. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Rampion OWF Round 3 Zone 6: Migratory Bird Report Shreeve, A., Graeme, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
West Orkney South Wave Energy Site Environmental Scoping Report RSK Group Report Marine Energy, Wave
Offshore Renewables - Guidance on Assessing the Impact on Coastal Landscape and Seascape: Guidance for Scoping an Environmental Statement Scottish Natural Heritage Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Tiree Onshore Scenario Mapping Ironside Farrar Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
40MW Oyster Wave Array North West Coast, Isle of Lewis Environmental Statement Royal Haskoning Report Marine Energy, Wave
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