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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: 1616

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Ecological Survey and Impact Assessment for the Proposed Cable Route Corridor and Substation, Walpole, Lincolnshire, & Norfolk Lapwings Consultants Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Concurrent and legacy impacts from establishing a marine energy sector in Scotland: a computable general equilibrium analysis Allan, G., Stallard, T., Swales, K. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
The Potential Effects on Birds arising from the Onshore Infrastructure of the Proposed Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Burton, N., Holloway, S., Thewlis, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
The Number and Distribution of Marine Mammals in the Fall of Warness, Orkney July 2005 - July 2006 Duck, C., Black, A., Lonergan, M. Report Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Spatial Association as an Indicator of the Potential for Future Interactions Between Wind Energy Developments and Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos in Scotland Fielding, A., Whitfield, D., McLeod, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm - Coastal Processes Monitoring Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Assessing Significance of Impacts from Onshore Windfarms on Birds Outwith Designated Areas Scottish Natural Heritage Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Skerries Tidal Stream Array: Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report Project Management Support Services Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Bird Sensitivity Map to Provide Locational Guidance for Onshore Wind Farms in Scotland Bright, J., Langston, R., Bullman, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm Development: Seabed Comparison npower renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Wave Hub Environmental Statement South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWDRA) Report Marine Energy, Wave
Wave Hub Development and Design Phase Final Design Report South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWDRA) Report Marine Energy, Wave
Energy policy and institutional context: Marine energy innovation systems Winskel, M., McLeod, A., Wallace, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Valuing the Attributes of Renewable Energy Investments Bergmann, A., Hanley, N., Wright, R. Journal Article Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Aerial Surveys of Waterbirds in Strategic Wind Farm Areas Bloor, P., Wratten, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Passerines, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl
Radio Telemetry as a Tool for Impact Assessment of Wind Farms: The Case of Little Terns Sterna albifrons at Scroby Sands, Norfolk, UK Perrow, M., Skeate, E., Lines, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds
Tidal Current Energy Technologies Fraenkel, P. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
Assessing the Impacts of Wind Farms on Birds Drewitt, A., Langston, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds
The British Ornithologists' Union Annual Spring Conference 2005 University of Leicester, 1-3 April 2005 Lanchbery, J., Mitchell, C., Tomlinson, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds
Hydropower and Environmental Regulation - A Scottish Perspective Copestake, P. Journal Article Marine Energy Birds
Distribution and Behaviour of Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Relative to Prey Resources and Environmental Parameters Kaiser, M., Galanidi, M., Showler, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Waterfowl, Ecosystem Processes, Birds
Pentland Firth Tidal Stream Modelling Using Stanford Unstructured Non-hydrostatic Terrain-Following Adaptive Navier-Stokes Simulator (SUNTANS) Baston, S., Harris, R. Research Study Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
An Overview of the Environmental Impact of Non-Wind Renewable Energy Systems in the Marine Environment OSPAR Commission Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
The benthic impacts of the Loch Linnhe Artificial Reef Wilding, T. Journal Article Habitat Change Physical Environment, Invertebrates
Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm: Marine Mammal Survey Report Shepherd, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Wave Dragon Mitigation Wave Dragon ApS Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Tilting at Offshore Windmills: Regulating Wind Farm Development Within the Renewable Energy Zone Scott, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Simulation-Based Investigations of Fishery Changes as Affected by the Scale and Design of Artificial Habitats Sayer, M., Magill, S., Pitcher, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Ormonde Project Scoping Study for Coastal and Seabed Processes Coates, T., Skipper, C., Cranmer, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm Grab Survey Field Report Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Physical Environment
Scroby Sands Seal Monitoring: Analysis of the 2005 Post-Construction Aerial Surveys Skeate, E., Perrow, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement RWE Group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Benthic Environment of the North and West of Scotland and the Northern and Western Isles: Sources of Information and Overview Wilding, T., Hughes, D., Black, K. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Invertebrates
The Potential for Cooperative Management of Elasmobranchs and Offshore Renewable Energy Development in UK Waters Gill, A., Kimber, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Fish
Wind, Fire and Water: Renewable Energy and Birds. A report on the BOU's Annual Conference held at the University of Leicester, 1–3 April 2005 Greenwood, J. Journal Article Birds
Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm Beam Trawl Survey Report Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Physical Environment
Post-Construction Results from The North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm May, J. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
COWRIE 1.5 The Potential Effects of Electromagnetic Fields Generated by Sub-Sea Power Cables Associated with Offshore Wind Farm Developments on Electrically and Magnetically Sensitive Marine Organisms - A Review Gill, A., Gloyne-Philips, I., Neal, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
EMEC Fall of Warness Grid-Connected Tidal Test Site European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Strangford Lough Marine Current Turbine: Environmental Statement Davison, A., Mallows, T. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment

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