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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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
South Fork Wind Farm and South Fork Export Cable - Development and Operation Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
BOEM Offshore Wind Energy Facilities Emission Estimating Tool — Version 2.0 User’s Guide Chang, R., Mendenhall, S., Lamie, C. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Final Report for New York Bight Whale Monitoring Passive Acoustic Surveys: October 2017 - October 2020 Estabrook, B., Hodge, K., Salisbury, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Tracking Movements of Migratory Shorebirds in the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Region Loring, P., Lenske, A., McLaren, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Shorebirds
Protected Species Observer Technical Report for the Ørsted New England IHA, BOEM Lease Areas OCS-A 0486, OCS-A 0487, and OCS-A 0500; 2019–2020 Smultea, M., Haase, P., Hartin, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on Coastal Resources: Lessons Learned Carey, D., Wilber, D., Read, L. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Energy and Benthic Habitat Changes: Lessons from Block Island Wind Farm Hutchison, Z., Bartley, M., Degraer, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Introduction to the Special Issue on: Understanding the Effects of Offshore Wind Development on Fisheries Twigg, E., Roberts, S., Hofmann, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
BOEM Center for Marine Acoustics Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Webpage Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Sensor System and Signal Processing for Automated Blade Collision Detection on Wind Turbines Clocker, K., Hu, C., Albertani, R. Conference Paper Wind Energy Collision
The recurring impact of storm disturbance on black sea bass (Centropristis striata) movement behaviors in the Mid-Atlantic Bight Wiernicki, C., O’Brien, M., Zhang, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Vineyard Wind 1 Demersal Trawl Survey Fall 2020 Seasonal Report Rillahan, C. , He, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Beyond the beach: Tradeoffs in tourism and recreation at the first offshore wind farm in the United States Smythe, T., Bidwell, D., Moore, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Assessing the exposure of three diving bird species to offshore wind areas on the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf using satellite telemetry Stenhouse, I., Berlin, A., Gilbert, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl
Ultrasonic acoustic deterrents significantly reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines Weaver, S., Hein, C., Simpson, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Recreational boaters' preferences for boating trips associated with offshore wind farms in US waters Dalton, T., Weir, M., Calianos,A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Megafauna Aerial Surveys in the Wind Energy Areas of Massachusetts and Rhode Island with Emphasis on Large Whales: Summary Report Campaign 5, 2018-2019 O'Brien, O., McKenna, K., Hodge, B. Report Wind Energy Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment
Could federal wind farms influence continental shelf oceanography and alter associated ecological processes? A literature review. Miles, T., Murphy, S., Kohut, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Habitat-based density estimates for cetaceans in the California Current Ecosystem based on 1991–2018 survey data Becker, E., Forney, K., Miller, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Environmental Assessment Project Adonizio, M., Colby, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Noise monitoring during monopile installation A01 and A02 WaterProof Marine Consultancy & Services BV., Dominion Energy Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Avian Ship-based Survey Final Post-Construction Monitoring Report Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl
Avian and Bat Acoustic Survey Final Post-Construction Monitoring Report, 2017–2020 Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds
AWWI Technical Report: 2nd Edition: Summary of Bird Fatality Monitoring Data Contained in AWWIC Allison, T., Butryn, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
AWWI Technical Report: 2nd Edition: Summary of Bat Fatality Monitoring Data Contained in AWWIC Allison, T., Butryn, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Above and below: Military Aircraft Noise in Air and under Water at Whidbey Island, Washington Kuehne, L., Erbe, C., Ashe, E. Journal Article Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Using benthic macrofaunal assemblages to define habitat types on the northeast pacific sedimentary shelf and slope Henkel, S., Gilbane, L. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change
Wind Turbines and Shadow Flicker: Facts and Proven Mitigation Strategies The American Clean Power Association Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Use of Upland and Riparian Areas by Wintering Bald Eagles and Implications for Wind Energy Schmuecker, S., Becker, D., Lanzone, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Octopus’s garden under the blade: Boosting biodiversity increases willingness to pay for offshore wind in the United States Klain, S., Satterfield, T., Chan, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Validation of a Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Modeling Framework for the Evaluation of Offshore Wind Farms Jones, C., Chang, G., Magalen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Cumulative Noise Impacts to Marine Mammals from Offshore Wind Development and Operations Southall, B., Rosenbaum, H. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Sediment Deposition Following Construction of a Breakwater Harbor: Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island, USA Oakley, B., Murphy, C., Lee, K. Journal Article Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions
Comparing methods to estimate the proportion of turbine-induced bird and bat mortality in the search area under a road and pad search protocol Maurer, J., Huso, M., Dalthorp, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Offshore Wind Energy and the Fishing Industry in the Northeastern USA Pol, M., Ford, K. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Vineyard Wind 1 Demersal Trawl Survey Summer 2020 Seasonal Report Rillahan, C. , He, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
New York Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) Meeting Summary – 5 October 2020 Gulka, J. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
The “Green on Green” Conflict in Wind Energy Development: A Case Study of Environmentally Conscious Individuals in Oklahoma, USA Burch, C., Loraamm, R., Gliedt, T. Journal Article Wind Energy
Identifying Important Juvenile Dusky Shark Habitat in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Using Acoustic Telemetry and Spatial Modeling Bangley, C., Curtis, T., Secor, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Place meaning and consistency with offshore wind: An island and coastal tale Russell, A., Firestone, J., Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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