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
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summer 2018 Target Extraction Summary Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Field Observations During Wind Turbine Operations at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island Elliot, J., Khan, A., Lin, Y. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Tracking Offshore Occurrence of Common Terns, Endangered Roseate Terns, and Threatened Piping Plovers with VHF Arrays Loring, P., Paton, P., McLaren, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds
Powering the Blue Economy: Exploring Opportunities for Marine Renewable Energy in Maritime Markets LiVecchi, A., Copping, A., Jenne, D. Report Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
South Fork Wind Farm Reconnaissance Atlantic Cod Spawning Survey January - April 2018 Final Report Balouskus, R., Gervelis, B., Carey, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish
Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy Deuel Harvest North Wind Farm Deuel County, South Dakota Simon, S., Welch-Acosta, B. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Birds, Bats
Recommendations For Planning Pre- And Post-Construction Assessments Of Fisheries In The Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Lease Area Cadrin, S., Stokesbury, K., Zygmunt, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
2019 Vineyard Wind Fishermen Scoping Workshops Report Cadrin, S., Stokesbury, K., Zygmunt, A. Report Wind Energy
Assess risk of individual turbines to Golden Eagles Miller, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Simulating impacts of real-world wind farms on land surface temperature using the WRF model: physical mechanisms Xia, G., Zhou, L., Minder, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Benthic Monitoring During Wind Turbine Installation and Operation at the Block Island Wind Farm, Rhode Island – Year 2 Bartley, M., English, P., King, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
A strong relative preference for wind turbines in the United States among those who live near them Firestone, J., Kirk, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Iowa Atmospheric Observatory: Revealing the Unique Boundary Layer Characteristics of a Wind Farm Takle, E., Rajewski, D., Purdy, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
2018 Post - Construction Monitoring Study Black Oak Getty Wind Project Stearns County, Minnesota Pickle, J., Lombardi, J., Stucker, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
2018 Post-Construction Monitoring Study Red Pine Wind Energy Facility Lincoln County, Minnesota Trana, M., Hyzy, B., Pickle, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
The First Large-Scale Offshore Aerial Survey Using a High-Resolution Camera System McGovern, S., Wilmott, J., Lampman, G. Book Chapter Fixed Offshore Wind
SUPPORTING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT DOCUMENTATION FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO NAVIGATION Salerno, J., Krieger, A., Smead, M. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Modeling spatiotemporal abundance of mobile wildlife in highly variable environments using boosted GAMLSS hurdle models Smith, A., Hofner, B., Lamb, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Seabirds, Birds
Consideration of scales in offshore wind environmental impact assessments Ryan, K., Danylchuk, A., Jordaan, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Review of Raptor Sections of the Bluestone Wind Avian Risk Assessment Miller, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Exploring landowners' post-construction changes in perceptions of wind energy in Michigan Mills, S., Bessette, D., Smith, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wildlife Mortality at Wind Facilities: How We Know What We Know How We Might Mislead Ourselves, and How We Set Our Future Course Huso, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy
Marine Hydrokinetics Regulatory Processes Literature Review O'Neil, R., Staines, G., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy
Resource selection and wintering phenology of White-winged Scoters in southern New England: Implications for offshore wind energy development Meattey, D., McWilliams, S., Paton, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds
Anthropogenic Sound and Fishes Popper, A., Hawkins, A., Halvorsen, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish
Understanding the Role of Offshore Structures in Managing Potential Watersipora Invasions Page, H., Dugan, J., Miller, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Worldwide oil and gas platform decommissioning: A review of practices and reefing options Bull, A., Love, M. Journal Article Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental Assessment for Hydropower License: Igiugig Hydrokinetic Project Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Report Marine Energy, Riverine Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Winds of change – Predicting water-based recreationists' support and opposition for offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes Ferguson, M., Powers, S., Trauntvein, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Ornithological and Marine Fauna Aerial Survey Results of Lease Area OCS-A 0512, Annual Report: November 2017 to October 2018 Jervis, L., Warford, S., Goulding, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals
New Creek Wind Project 2018 Post-construction Monitoring Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
The VERTEX field campaign: observations of near-ground effects of wind turbine wakes Archer, C., Wu, S., Vasel-Be-Hagh, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow
Comments on the Call for Information and Nominations for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore California Aylesworth, S., Krop, L., George, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Modeling effects of crop production, energy development and conservation-grassland loss on avian habitat Shaffer, J., Roth, C., Mushet, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Displacement, Habitat Change Birds
Status of wind in Pennsylvania: Social and environmental impacts of wind Barton, M., Levri, E. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change
Igiugig RivGen® Power System Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Project Site Marine Energy, Riverine
Chains of trust: Energy justice, public engagement, and the first offshore wind farm in the United States Dwyer, J., Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Population-Level Effects of Wind Farms on a Desert Lizard Keehn, J., Shoemaker, K., Feldman, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Reptiles
Resolving Conflicts Between Endangered Species Conservation and Renewable Energy Siting: Wiggle Room for Renewables? Badichek, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Nonmarket Valuation of Marine Resources in the Northeast: Implications for Recreational Fisheries Management and Offshore Wind Energy Development Carr-Harris, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
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