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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
Assessing the Responses of Coastal Cetaceans to the Construction of Offshore Wind Turbines Thompson, P., Lusseau, D., Barton, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm: Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report Sørensen, T., Giammichele, F., Barberis-Negra, N. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Triton Knoll Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report Wilson, M., Ireland, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Collision Risk of Fish with Wave and Tidal Devices ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Avoidance, Collision Fish
Sound of Islay Environmental Statement ScottishPower Renewables Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Charting Progress 2: An Assessment of the State of UK Seas UK Marine Monitoring Assessment Strategy Community Report Human Dimensions
Comparison of Design- and Model-Based Estimates of Seabird Abundance Derived from Visual, Digital Still Transects and Digital Video Aerial Surveys in Carmarthen Bay Burt, L., Rexstad, E., Buckland, S. Report Birds, Seabirds
Quantifying the Relative Use of Coastal Waters by Breeding Terns: Towards Effective Tools for Planning & Assessing the Ornithological Impact of Offshore Wind Farms Perrow, M., Gilroy, J., Skeate, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Seabirds, Birds
Humber Gateway Met Mast & Inshore Cable Route Video Survey Precision Marine Survey Ltd Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
The Plan for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters Pre-Screening for Appropriate Assessment Halcrow Group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Assessing Underwater Noise Levels during Pile-Driving at an Offshore Windfarm and its Potential Effects on Marine Mammals Bailey, H., Senior, B., Simmons, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Monitoring and Researching Ecological Effects of Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Boon, A., ter Hofstede, R., Klok, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Renewable Energy in Scotland Alldritt, D., Hopwood, D. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
London Array Offshore Wind Farm Spring 2010 Pre-Construction Fish Survey Brown & May Marine Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
London Array Offshore Wind Farm: Pre-Construction Fish Survey Spring 2010 Brown & May Marine Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Robin Rigg Vestas Wind Systems A/S Project Site Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Does community ownership affect public attitudes to wind energy? A case study from south-west Scotland Warren, C., McFadyen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Exploring the landscape of wind farm developments; local area characteristics and planning process outcomes in rural England Van der Horst, D., Toke, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wind power, landscape and strategic, spatial planning-The construction of ‘acceptable locations’ in Wales Cowell, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Effects of Pile-Driving Noise on the Behaviour of Marine Fish Mueller-Blenkle, C., McGregor, P., Gill, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Avoidance Fish, Demersal Fish
Installation of Tidal Turbine Array at Kyle Rhea, Scotland: Scoping Study Bedford, G., Tarrant, D., Trendall, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
An Introduction to Socio-Economic Assessment within a Marine Strategy Framework Turner, R., Hadley, D., Luisetti, T. Report Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
The wind is blowing the right way for birds Foote, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF): Achievements and Challenges for the Future Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Further Scottish Leasing Round (Saltire Prize Projects) Scoping Study Harrald, M., Davies, I. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Birds, Seabirds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Developing New Ground Truthing Techniques for Seabed Mapping Foster-Smith, R., Egerton, J., Foster-Smith, D. Report Physical Environment
London Array Offshore Wind Farm Project - Pre-Construction Marine Environmental Monitoring Plan Henson, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Using Habitat Models to Identify Suitable Sites for Marine Protected Areas for Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Embling, C., Gillibrand, P., Gordon, J. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Offshore Wind Farms and Birds: Round 3 Zones, Extensions to Round 1 & Round 2 Sites & Scottish Territorial Waters Langston, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Seabirds, Birds
Equal Value: Can a major Severn Tidal Power scheme be compatible with enhancing the Natura 2000 Biodiversity Network? Sustainable Development Commission Report Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes
Wave Hub Wave Monitoring Project Interim Report Number 3 South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWDRA) Report Marine Energy, Wave
Robin Rigg Solway Offshore Wind Farm: Bird Monitoring Programme Report No. 8: construction phase bird surveys October-December 2009 and comparison of construction phase data with previous baseline Percival, S., Percival, T., Hartley, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds
Aversiveness of Sounds in Phocid Seals: Psycho-Physiological Factors, Learning Processes and Motivation Götz, T., Janik, V. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Investigating the impacts of windfarm development on peatlands in England Maslen Environmental Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Options and Opportunities for Marine Fisheries Mitigation Associated with Windfarms Blyth-Skyrme, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The Future of the Atlantic Marine Environment (FAME) de Liedekerke, V., Owen, E., Crawford, R. Research Study Wave, Marine Energy Habitat Change, Collision Seabirds, Birds
Towards a Spatially Explicit Risk Assessment for Marine Management: Assessing the Vulnerability of Fish to Aggregate Extraction Stelzenmüller, V., Ellis, J., Rogers, S. Journal Article Fish
Good Neighbours, Public Relations and Bribes: The Politics and Perceptions of Community Benefit Provision in Renewable Energy Development in the UK Cass, N., Walker, G., Devine-Wright, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessment methodology for determining cumulative impacts of wave and tidal marine renewable energy devices on marine birds Scottish Natural Heritage Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine Renewable Energy and the Environment (MaREE) Adams, T., Bainbridge, J., Benjamins, S. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals

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