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: 1471

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Comparing acoustic and radar deterrence methods as mitigation measures to reduce human-bat impacts and conservation conflicts Gilmour, L. , Holderied, M. , Pickering , S. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Collision Bats
Artificial reef design affects benthic secondary productivity and provision of functional habitat Rouse, S., Porter, J., Wilding, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Analysis of United Kingdom offshore wind farm performance using public data: Improving the evidence base for policymaking Aldersey-Williams, J., Broadbent, I., Strachan, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Cairn Duhie Wind Farm EIA Scoping Report Mallon, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Identifying important at-sea areas for seabirds using species distribution models and hotspot mapping Cleasby, I., Owen, E., Wilson, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Tidal Thames Test Site The Port of London Authority Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Wave Energy Position Paper Greaves, D., Jin, S., Jeffrey, H. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Public Participation in Decision-making on Wind Energy Infrastructure: Rethinking the Legal Approach Beyond Public Acceptance Armeni, C. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon (SBTL) Andritz Hydro Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Development of a 'Seabird Sensitivity Mapping Tool for Scotland’ Searle, K., Butler, A., Mobbs, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Draft Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy consultation APS Group Scotland Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Refusal of planning consent for the Docking Shoal offshore wind farm: Stakeholder perspectives and lessons learned Broadbent, I., Nixon, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
An Offshore Renewable Energy Environmental Research & Innovation Strategy for the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Investigating the foraging ecology of black guillemots Cepphus grylle in relation to tidal stream turbines and marine protected areas Johnston, D. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Seabirds
A Morphodynamic Study of the Irish Sector of the Irish Sea O'Shea, M., Guerrini, M., Murphy, J. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Avian vulnerability to wind farm collision through the year: insights from Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) tracked from multiple breeding colonies Thaxter, C., Ross-Smith, V., Bouten, W. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds
Simply Blue Energy 1 Floating Offshore Wind Farm: Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report MarineSpace Ltd Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
3D modelling of the impacts of in-stream horizontal-axis Tidal Energy Converters (TECs) on offshore sandbank dynamics Chatzirodou, A., Karunarathna, H., Reeve, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Supporting good practice in consenting for tidal stream and wave technologies in Wales Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Predictable changes in fish school characteristics due to a tidal turbine support structure Williamson, B., Fraser, S., Williamson, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction Fish
Matches and Mismatches Between Seabird Distributions Estimated From At-Sea Surveys and Concurrent Individual-Level Tracking Carroll, M., Wakefield, E., Scragg, E. Journal Article Birds, Seabirds
Interaction of Marine Renewable Energy and Marine Organisms: Active Acoustic Assessment Williamson, B., Fraser, S., Nikora, V. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Fish
Environmental Monitoring Report EMEC AK-1000 Rigg, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Automated detection and tracking of marine mammals: A novel sonar tool for monitoring effects of marine industry Hastie, G., Wu, G., Moss, S. Journal Article Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Changing distribution of the east coast of Scotland bottlenose dolphin population and the challenges of area‐based management Civil, M., Quick, N., Cheney, B. Journal Article Marine Spatial Planning, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Cetaceans
Using dose–response functions to improve calculations of the impact of anthropogenic noise Tyack, P., Thomas, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals
Full life cycle assessment of two surge wave energy converters Karan, H., Thomson, R., Harrison, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Measuring responses of harbour seals to potential aversive acoustic mitigation signals using controlled exposure behavioural response studies Gordon, J., Blight, C., Bryant, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Moray East Pre-Construction Survey Campaign Summary Report Moray Offshore Wind Farm (East) Limited Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Improving visual biodiversity assessments of motile fauna in turbid aquatic environments Jones, R., Griffin, R., Rees, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Eco Wave Power: Changing the World One Wave at a Time Andersson, M., Jacobson, E., Leb, D. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Application of the actuator disc theory of Delft3D-FLOW to model far-field hydrodynamic impacts of tidal turbines Ramos, V., Carballo, R., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
In sight and in mind: social implications of marine renewable energy Howell, R. Thesis Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Socioeconomic ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Morlais Project Environmental Statement: Non-Technical Summary Royal Haskoning Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
MRE Regulator Survey Report: United Kingdom Rose, D., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Determining the impact of pile-driving activity on the spatio-temporal distribution of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea Piesinger, G. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Harbour porpoise responses to pile-driving diminish over time Graham, I., Merchant, N., Farcas, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Diadromous Fish ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Protocol for mitigation of marine mammal disturbance and injury at EMEC test sites European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Guidance Marine Energy Marine Mammals
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