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
Offshore Transmission Infrastructure Project Environmental Monitoring Programme Moray Offshore Wind Farm (East) Limited Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Wind Farm Project Environmental Monitoring Programme: Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Moray Offshore Wind Farm (East) Limited Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Residency and habitat use of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) within an offshore wind farm Thatcher, H., Stamp, T., Wilcockson, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Diving into a just transition: How are fisheries considered during the emergence of renewable energy production in Scottish waters? Withouck, I., Tett, P., Doran, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Offshore construction using gravity-base foundations indicates no long-term impacts on dolphins and harbour porpoise Potlock, K., Temple, A., Berggren, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental benthos survey, Hywind Scotland Moskeland, T. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
ENFAIT: Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal - Final Project and European ESEAs Norwood, R., Olsen, S., Brooker, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Metabarcoding of sediment eDNA communities at the Hywind Scotland OWF – A pilot study Hestetun, J., Dahlgren, T. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change
Scoping Opinion for Dogger Bank D Offshore Wind Farm The Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Geospatial dimensions of the renewable energy transition — The importance of prioritisation Butschek, F., Peters, J., Remmers, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Mapping Environmental Considerations for Marine Spatial Planning in Wales: Methodology Murray, L., Bloomfield, H., Skates, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Information to support Environmental Assessment of tidal lagoon developments in Wales Natural Resource Wales Guidance Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Decision notice Section 36 variation Moray East Offshore Wind Farm March 2018 Bain, N. Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
No Observed Effects of Subsea Renewable Energy Infrastructure on Benthic Environments Smyth, D., Kregting, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Physical Environment
Characterisation of underwater operational noise of two types of floating offshore wind turbines Risch, D., Favill, G., Marmo, B. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Dogger Bank D Offshore Wind Farm: Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report Royal Haskoning DHV Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Offshore Wind Energy and Marine Biodiversity in the North Sea: Life Cycle Impact Assessment for Benthic Communities Li, C., Coolen, J., Scherer, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment
JNCC Report 736: Red-Throated Diver Energetics Project Final Report 2023 Thompson, D.L., Duckworth, J., Ruffino, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Seabirds
The bigger picture: developing a low-cost graphical user interface to process drone imagery of tidal stream environments Slingsby, J., Scott, B., Kregting, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Wind Energy Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals: Case Study on London Array Olabi, A., Obaideen, K., Abdelkareem, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Increased food availability at offshore wind farms affects trophic ecology of plaice Pleuronectes platessa Buyse, J., Hostens, K., Degraer, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment
Constitutional aspects of ecological safety in relation to offshore wind farms in the British and Polish legal systems Drewek, M., Tretyn, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Mocean Renewables for Subsea Power Project Mocean Energy Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Resolving Key Uncertainties of Seabird Flight and Avoidance Behaviours at Offshore Wind Farms Tjørnløv, R., Skov, H., Armitage, M. Report Wind Energy Avoidance Birds, Seabirds
Resolving Key Uncertainties of Seabird Flight and Avoidance Behaviours at Offshore Wind Farms: Final Report for the study period 2020-2021 Tjørnløv, R., Skov, H., Armitage, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance Birds, Seabirds
Development of a computable general equilibrium model based on integrated macroeconomic framework for ocean multi-use between offshore wind farms and fishing activities in Scotland Qu, Y., Hooper, T., Austen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme: Annual Report 2022 The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Offshore wind farm construction is noisy – but gadgets used to protect marine mammals are working Graham, I. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise
Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms Graham, I., Gillespie, D., Gkikopoulou, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
SeaShare: Hywind Static Fishing Gear Trials Wright, K., Mair, J., Watret, R. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
State of the Sector 2023 Marine Energy Wales Report Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report: Land based bird and mammal surveys Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Development and Dynamics of Sediment Waves in a Complex Morphological and Tidal Dominant System: Southern Irish Sea Creane, S., Coughlan, M., O’Shea, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Tidal range electricity generation: A comparison between estuarine barrages and coastal lagoons Vandercruyssen, D., Baker, S., Howard, D. Journal Article Tidal Habitat Change Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Acoustic characterisation of unexploded ordnance disposal in the North Sea using high order detonations Robinson, S., Wang, L., Cheong, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Sectoral Marine Plan – Roadmap of actions Scottish Government Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Environmental variables for distribution modelling of UK marine megafauna species Wilkinson, D., Quinn, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
The Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector - 2022 Update University of Strathclyde, Scottish Renewables Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Reef effect of offshore structures on the occurrence and foraging activity of harbour porpoises Fernandez-Betelu, O., Graham, I., Thompson, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Windfarms, fishing and benthic recovery: Overlaps, risks and opportunities Dunkley, F., Solandt, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
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