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: 1566
| Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Lewis Wave Array | Aquamarine Power Ltd | Project Site | Marine Energy, Wave | |
| West Islay Tidal Project Energy Park | DEME Blue Energy (DBE) , DP Energy Ltd. | Project Site | Marine Energy, Tidal | |
| Kyle Rhea Tidal Stream Array Project | Marine Current Turbines (MCT) | Project Site | Marine Energy, Tidal | |
| Hornsea 3 | Siemens Gamesa | Project Site | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | |
| Minesto Holyhead Deep - Non-grid connected DG500 | Minesto | Project Site | Marine Energy, Tidal | |
| Argyll Tidal Demonstrator Project | Nautricity | Project Site | Marine Energy, Tidal |