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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: 1657

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
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
Moray West Vessel Management and Navigation Safety Plan Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Navigation
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
Using Industry Data for UK Marine Assessment and Reporting (Scoping Report) Baldwin, H. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
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
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
Influence of coating type, colour, and deployment timing on biofouling by native and non-native species in a marine renewable energy context Nall, C., Schläppy, M., Cottier-Cook, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Attraction Invertebrates
Collection of Seabird Flight Height Data at an Operational Offshore Wind Farm Using Aircraft Mounted LiDAR Wicikowski, A., Zein, B., Goddard, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Hornsea 2 Siemens Gamesa Project Site Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Winter locations of red-throated divers from geolocation and feather isotope signatures Duckworth, J., O'Brien, S., Petersen, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance Birds, Seabirds
Quantifying the land-based opportunity carbon costs of onshore wind farms Albanito, F., Roberts, S., Shepherd, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Moray West Environmental Monitoring Programme McMillan, J., Chapman, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Strategic Monitoring and its Approaches: Setting Out a General Definition and its Application Gregory, S., Lonsdale, J., Mulholland, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Comparing distribution of harbour porpoise using generalized additive models and hierarchical Bayesian models with integrated nested laplace approximation Williamson, L., Scott, B., Laxton, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental DNA monitoring of pelagic fish fauna at the Hywind Scotland floating wind energy installation – A pilot study Ray, J., Hestetun, J., Mugu, S. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions
Decommissioning of Offshore Renewable Energy Installations in Scottish waters or in the Scottish part of the Renewable Energy Zone under The Energy Act 2004 The Scottish Government Guidance Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Practical Approaches for Providing Empirical Data on Seabird Behavior and Prey Assemblages in Tidal Channels Fraser, S., Waggitt, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates
End of Life Materials Mapping for Offshore Wind in Scotland Bennet, L., Spyroudi, A., Stevenson, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Development of a Novel Physiology Tag to Measure Oxygen Consumption in Free-Ranging Seabirds McKnight, C., Bogdanova, M., Butler, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Seabirds
The local socio-economic impacts of offshore wind farms Glasson, J., Durning, B., Welch, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Exploring trade-offs between landscape impact, land use and resource quality for onshore variable renewable energy: an application to Great Britain McKenna, R., Mulalic, I., Soutar, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Good Practice Guidance for assessing fisheries displacement by other licensed marine activities: Literature Review Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Review of fish and fisheries research to inform ScotMER evidence gaps and future strategic research in the UK Xoubanova, S., Lawrence, Z. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Public Perceptions of Offshore Wind farm Developments in Scotland Scottish Government Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Sympatric Seals, Satellite Tracking and Protected Areas: Habitat-Based Distribution Estimates for Conservation and Management Carter, M., Boehme, L., Cronin, M. Journal Article Displacement Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Behavioural responses by seals to offshore energy activities Whyte, K. Thesis Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Potential climate-driven changes to seabird demography: implications for assessments of marine renewable energy development Searle, K., Butler, A., Waggitt, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions
Good Practice Guidance for assessing fisheries displacement by other licensed marine activities Xodus Group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Use of Chemicals in Offshore Wind Farm Construction and Operation Blake, S., Perry, J., Moran, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals
Tidal streams, fish, and seabirds: Understanding the linkages between mobile predators, prey, and hydrodynamics Couto, A., Williamson, B., Cornulier, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish
Seabird GPS tracking on the Isle of May, Fowlsheugh and St Abb's Head in 2021 in relation to offshore wind farms in the Forth/Tay region Bogdanova, M., Regan, C., Gunn, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Decommissioning Programme Equinor Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Proving a robust approach to assess bio-physical interactions with floating tidal turbines Lieber, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Birds, Seabirds, Physical Environment
A Novel Approach to Using Seabed Geomorphology as a Predictor of Habitat Use in Highly Mobile Marine Predators: Implications for Ecology and Conservation Wyles, H., Boehme, L., Russell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Artificial hard-substrate colonisation in the offshore Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Karlsson, R., Tivefälth, M., Duranović, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Moray East Vestas Wind Systems A/S Project Site Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind

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