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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
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
Lynn and Inner Dowsing Hydrographic Monitoring Survey Fugro EMU Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates
'You don't do a chemistry experiment in your best china': Symbolic interpretations of place and technology in a wave energy case McLachlan, C. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Rhyl Flats Siemens Gamesa Project Site Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Nature Conservation Implications of a Severn Tidal Barrage - A Preliminary Assessment of Geomorphological Change Pethick, J., Morris, R., Evans, D. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Differences in bat activity in relation to bat detector height: implications for bat surveys at proposed windfarm sites Collins, J., Jones, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Oyster 1 at EMEC Aquamarine Power Ltd Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Comparison of Visual and Digital Aerial Survey Results of Avian Abundance for Round 3, Norfolk Region Burt, L., Rexstad, E., Buckland, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm: Non-Technical Summary of the Onshore Substation and Cable Spur Environmental Statement E.ON Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm: Mid-Construction Scour and Inter-Array Cable Monitoring Surveys E.ON Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Ramsey Sound Tidal Energy Limited Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement Tidal Energy Ltd Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
The Development of a Targeted Environmental Monitoring Strategy and the Streamlining of Marine Renewables Consents in Scotland Norris, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Proposed Torr Head Tidal Scheme Environmental Scoping Report THETIS Energy Report Tidal, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm: Before and During-construction Marine Mammal Monitoring Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Marine Mammals
Sound of Islay Demonstration Tidal Array: Inter-tidal Survey of Potential Cable Routes Trendall, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Physical Environment
Strategic Review of Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Data Associated with FEPA Licence Conditions: Marine Mammals Philpott, E., Tollit, D., Mackey, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Strategic Review of Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Data Associated with FEPA Licence Conditions: Birds Budgey, R., Ormston, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Strategic Review of Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Data Associated with FEPA Licence Conditions: Benthic Ecology Walker, R., Weiss, L., Froján, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Listening In Riddoch, L. Magazine Article Tidal, Marine Energy Noise Seabirds, Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Birds
Re-powering Scotland: Wind Farms and the 'Energy or Environment?' Debate Warren, C., Birnie, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Aerial surveys of aggregations of seaducks, divers and grebes in UK inshore areas outside the breeding season in 2007/08 Lewis, M., Wilson, L.J., Söhle, I. Report Marine Energy Birds
Strategic Review of Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Data Associated with FEPA Licence Conditions: Fish Walker, R., Judd, A., Warr, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
The Aversive Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation on Foraging Bats - A Possible Means of Discouraging Bats from Approaching Wind Turbines Nicholls, B., Racey, P. Journal Article Wind Energy EMF Bats
The Aversive Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation on Foraging Bats—A Possible Means of Discouraging Bats from Approaching Wind Turbines Nicholls, B., Racey, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, EMF Bats
High Resolution Video Survey of Seabirds and Mammals in the Rhyl Flats Area Hexter, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Strategic Priorities for Assessing Ecological Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy Devices in the Pentland Firth (Scotland, UK) Shields, M., Dillon, L., Woolf, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal
Assessment of Wind‐Farm and Other Bird Casualties from Carcasses Found on a Northumbrian Beach Over an 11‐Year Period Newton, I., Little, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Seabirds, Birds
A Review Of Assessment Methodologies For Offshore Windfarms Maclean, I., Wright, L., Showler, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Navigational Safety Risk Assessment for the Wave Test Site at the European Marine Energy Centre Cantello, D. Report Wave, Marine Energy Navigation, Human Dimensions
Structure of Turbulent Flow in EMEC's Tidal Energy Test Site Osalusi, E., Side, J., Harris, R. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Habitat Preferences and Interannual Variability in Occurrence of the Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena off Northwest Scotland Marubini, F., Gimona, A., Evans, P. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Observations of Seabirds at Offshore Wind Turbines near Blyth in Northeast England Rothery, P., Newton, I., Little, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Bats and onshore wind turbines Natural England Report Wind Energy Bats
Strategic Review of Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Data Associated with FEPA Licence Conditions: Underwater Noise Pattenden, A., Thomsen, F., Walker, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Marine Fish Response to Pile Driving Sound Mueller-Blenkle, C., McGregor, P., Gill, A. Research Study Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Demersal Fish
Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) Lorraine, R., Tremlett, C. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Preliminary Assessment of the Conservation Importance of Benthic Epifaunal Species and Habitats Moore, C. Report Marine Energy Changes in Flow Invertebrates
Power and wind power: exploring experiences of renewable energy planning processes in Scotland Aitken, M. Thesis Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement

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