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.

Total: 2531

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Surface Currents at Tacoma Narrows Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Video Marine Energy, Tidal
Surface Currents at San Juan Islands Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Video Marine Energy, Tidal
Surface Currents at Admiralty Inlet Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Video Marine Energy, Tidal
Migratory Disturbance Thresholds with Mule Deer and Energy Development Sawyer, H., Lambert, M., Merkle, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Terrestrial Mammals
USA Wind Energy-Caused Bat Fatalities Increase with Shorter Fatality Search Intervals Smallwood, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats
Characterization of impact pile driving signals during installation of offshore wind turbine foundations Amaral, J., Miller, J., Potty, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Seafloor Disturbance and Recovery Monitoring at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island – Summary Report Khan, A., Smith, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Revolution Wind COP Appendix AA: Assessment of the Potential Effects of the Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Farm on Birds and Bats Biodiversity Research Institute Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Winter 2018-2019 Taxonomic Analysis Summary Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Pronghorn Winter Resource Selection Before and After Wind Energy Development in South-Central Wyoming Smith, K., Taylor, K., Albeke, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Terrestrial Mammals
Evaluating the economic return to public wind energy research and development in the United States Wiser, R., Millstein, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Revolution Wind COP Appendix K: Onshore Natural Resources and Biological Assessment Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Physical Environment
Using a new USA multi-region input output (MRIO) model for assessing economic and energy impacts of wind energy expansion in USA Fauray, F., Vunnava, V., Lenzen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Strategic Plan to Protect California’s Coast and Ocean 2020–2025 Crowfoot, W., Blumenfeld, J., Yee, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Effects of Wind Turbine Curtailment on Bird and Bat Fatalities Smallwood, K., Bell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Development of a Unique Instrumentation System to Monitor Underwater Noise Due to Pile Driving Crowley, R., Berube, J., Matemu, C. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Vineyard Wind 1 Demersal Trawl Survey Spring 2019 Seasonal Report Rillahan, C. , He, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Relating Bat Passage Rates to Wind Turbine Fatalities Smallwood, K., Bell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Near-field Spatial and Temporal Benthic Monitoring at the Block Island Wind Farm, USA Khan, A., Bartley, M., English, P. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment, Invertebrates
Multi-scale Interaction between Wind Turbines and Coastal Processes: coupling OpenFAST with a regional coupled air-sea modeling system Wang, R., Miles, T., Brodie, J. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions
Using results from avian tracking studies to inform assessments of offshore wind energy areas in the US Atlantic Loring, P., Spiegel, C. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds
A Parametric Analysis and Sensitivity Study of the Acoustic Propagation for Renewable Energy Heaney, K., Ainslie, M., Halvorsen, M. Report Wind Energy Noise Fish
Offshore Wind in the US Gulf of Mexico: Regional Economic Modeling and Site-Specific Analyses Musial, W., Beiter, P., Stefek, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
North Carolina Collaborative Archaeological Survey: Wilmington East and West Wind Energy Areas Hoffman, W., Hoyt, J., Sassorossi, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Growth and recovery after small-scale disturbance of a rapidly-expanding invasive seagrass in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Willette, D., Chiquillo, K., Cross, C. Journal Article Habitat Change Physical Environment
Movement and Habitat Selection by Migratory Fishes within the Maryland Wind Energy Area and Adjacent Reference Sites Secor, D., O'Brien, M., Rothermel, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Island energy transition: Assessing Hawaii's multi-level, policy-driven approach Lee, T., Glick, M., Lee, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Using acoustic telemetry for high-resolution sablefish movement informing potential interactions with a tidal turbine Staines, G., Deng, Z., Li, X. Conference Paper Marine Energy Avoidance, Collision Fish
2019 Drop Camera Survey of Benthic Communities and Substrate in Vineyard Wind Lease Area OCS-A 0501 North and a Control Area Bethoney, N., Stokesbury, K., Riley, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Early conservation benefits of a de facto marine protected area at San Clemente Island, California Esgro, M., Lindholm, J., Nickols, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Community Engagement in the Development of America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Schuster, L. Thesis Wind Energy
Bat Impact Minimization Technology: An Improved Bat Deterrent for the Full Swept Rotor Area of Any Wind Turbine Cooper, D., Green, T., Miller, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats
Indiana Bat and Northern Long-Eared Bat Habitat Conservation Plan Timber Road II, III, and IV Wind Farms, Paulding County, Ohio Paulding Wind Farm, Western Ecosystems Technology Inc (WEST) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Long-term Acoustic Assessment of Bats at Spion Kop Reservoir, Montana for 2015-2017 Bachen, D., Burkholder, B., Maxell, B. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Bats
Trawls National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
A continuously updated, geospatially rectified database of utility-scale wind turbines in the United States Rand, J., Kramer, L., Garrity, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Cumulative Noise Impacts Upon Fishes (and Turtles) from Offshore Wind Farm Construction and Operation Popper, A., Hawkins, A. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals
PacWave North Test Site Oregon State University Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
An integrated seafloor habitat map to inform marine spatial planning and management: a case study from Long Island Sound (Northwest Atlantic) Zajac, R., Stefaniak, L., Babb, I. Book Chapter Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Occurrence of Commercially Important and Endangered Fishes in Delaware Wind Energy Areas Using Acoustic Telemetry Haulsee, D., Oliver, M., Fox, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
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