United States of America

United States of America (USA) is located in North America, covers 9,833,517 km2 (3,796,742 mile2) of land surface, and has a population of 333 million people (UN data, 2021). The USA’s primary energy production is 25,245 terawatt-hours (TWh), and energy supply per capita is 79 MWh (UN data, 2021). Oil is the largest source of energy consumed, accounting for 38% of the national total (Our World in Data, 2023). The USA is home to 1,841 threatened species (UN data, 2021).

The USA is currently a member of Ocean Energy Systems, participating in OES-Environmental. The USA had 2 policy and 6 project highlights in the 2023 OES Annual Report.

The USA is currently a member of IEA Wind, participating in WREN. The USA had a total installed wind power capacity of 144.2 GW by the end of 2022, an increase of 8.30 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 States of America.

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Satellite-Based Lagrangian Model Reveals How Upwelling and Oceanic Circulation Shape Krill Hotspots in the California Current System Messie, M., Sancho-Gallegos, D., Fiechter, J. Journal Article Invertebrates
Surface impacts of large offshore wind farms Golbazi, M., Archer, C., Alessandrini, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Quantifying Background Magnetic Fields at Marine Energy Sites: Challenges and Recommendations Grear, M., McVey, J., Cotter, E. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF
Underwater Acoustic Assessment of Pile Driving during Construction at the Maryland Offshore Wind Project Marine Acoustics Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Maryland Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan: Appendix II H1 - Underwater Acoustic Assessment Marine Acoustics, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Flight characteristics forecast entry by eagles into rotor-swept zones of wind turbines Rolek, B., Braham, M., Miller, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Passive acoustic monitoring during the construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project Lin, T., Newhall, A., Miller, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Curtailment and acoustic deterrents reduce bat mortality at wind farms Good, R., Iskali, G., Lombardi, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Underwater Noise Measurements around a Tidal Turbine in a Busy Port Setting Haxel, J., Zang, X., Martinez, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Lobster Ventless Trap, Black Sea Bass, Plankton 2021 Survey Season Annual Report Stokesbury, K., Cassidy, K., Lowery, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates
Commercial Wind Lease and Grant Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Humboldt Wind Energy Area, California Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), BOEM Environmental Studies Program Report Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Study on Wind Farms in New Jersey: Life Cycle Assessment and Acceptance of Wind Farms by the Tourists and Acceptance of Wind Farms by the To Shoaib, N. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Larval Lobster Abundance Survey of the VW1 Study Area 2021 Survey Season Annual Report Stokesbury, K., Cassidy, K., Lowery, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
The Future of American Offshore Wind Energy: An Environmental and Economic Analysis Wan, O. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project Construction and Operations Plan Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Using Available Data and Information to Identify Offshore Wind Energy Areas Off the California Coast Rockwood, R., Salas, L., Howar, J. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Post-Construction Bird and Bat Fatality Monitoring Study Crowned Ridge II Wind Farm Codington, Grant, and Deuel Counties, South Dakota Chodachek, K., Suehring, A., Wilson, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) in the Tropics: An Overview of MRE Potential in Oaxaca, Mexico Oman, J. Report Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
Acoustic detection range of right whale upcalls identified in near-real time from a moored buoy and a Slocum glider Johnson, H., Taggart, C., Newhall, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Efficacy and cost of acoustic-informed and wind speed-only turbine curtailment to reduce bat fatalities at a wind energy facility in Wisconsin Rabie, P., Welch-Acosta, B., Nasman, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Bats
Evaluating Bat Roost Abundance: A Comparison of Drone-Acquired Thermal Imagery and Acoustic Recordings with Visual Observers Jaffe, K., Carter, R., Corcoran, A. Presentation Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Bats, Birds
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix AA1: Fisheries and Benthic Monitoring Plan Sunrise Wind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Comments on the March 22, 2022 Study Outcomes from Conservation Biology Institute Project Workshop Flick, P., Kelly, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Supplemental Data Regarding the Behavioral Response of Rock Crabs to the EMF of Subsea Cables and Potential Impact to Fisheries Williams, J., Jaco, E., Scholz, Z. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Invertebrates
Environmental Data Catalog for the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area Johnson, C., Currier, C., Howar, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles
ThermalTracker-3D Offshore Validation Technical Report Matzner, S., Warfel, T., Hull, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds
Stochastic agent-based model for predicting turbine-scale raptor movements during updraft-subsidized directional flights Sandhu, R., Tripp, C., Quon, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix AA2: New York State Benthic Monitoring Plan INSPIRE Environmental Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Physical Environment
Vineyard Wind Demersal Trawl Survey Winter 2022 Seasonal Report Rillahan, C., He, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Year 1 Interim Report SFW01-0097 Fisheries Monitoring Plan WP1: Gillnet Monitoring Plan Bethoney, N., Ellertson, A., Inglis, S. Report Wind Energy Fish, Invertebrates
The Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: An Introduction to North American Grasslands and the Practices Used to Manage Grasslands and Grassland Birds Shaffer, J., DeLong, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Birds
Vulnerability of avian populations to renewable energy production Conkling, T., Zanden, H., Allison, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Demersal fish and invertebrate catches relative to construction and operation of North America's first offshore wind farm Wilber, D., Brown, L., Griffin, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Mayflower Wind Fugro Geophysical Survey 2021 IHA Final Protected Species Observer Report Final Milne, S., RPS group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Minimizing Ecological Impacts of Marine Energy Lighting Reilly, C., Larson, J., Amerson, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Lighting Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Fisheries Surveys Are Essential Ocean Observing Programs in a Time of Global Change: A Synthesis of Oceanographic and Ecological Data From U.S. West Coast Fisheries Surveys Gallo, N., Bowlin, N., Thompson, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Strategies for Redesigning High Performance FRP Wind Blades as Future Electrical Infrastructure Al-Hadded, T., Alshannaq, A., Bank, L. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Wave-Energy Devices Might Affect the Natural Environment: Scientists plan research to better understand effects Oregon State University, Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC), Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) Magazine Article Marine Energy, Wave EMF, Entanglement, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Impacts of 319 wind farms on surface temperature and vegetation in the United States Qin, Y., Li, Y., Xu, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Offshore wind farm effects on flounder and gadid dietary habits and condition on the northeastern US coast Wilber, D., Brown, L., Griffin, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Physical Environment
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