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: 2555

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Collaboratively Developing a Vision for a Pacific Passive Acoustic Monitoring Network for Marine Mammals Kojima, A., Reeb, D., Biedron, I. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Marine Mammals
SouthCoast Wind Construction and Operations Plan SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Bluepoint Wind: Semi-Annual Progress Report (May 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024) Bluepoint Wind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Design of a Launcher for Wildlife Collision Simulation on Wind Turbines to Validate Strike Detection Systems Roadman, J., Goldhor, R., Hein, C. Presentation Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Acoustic Telemetry Data Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC), Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) Webpage Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Pelagic Fish, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions
Seabirds in 3D: A Framework to Evaluate Collision Vulnerability with Future Offshore Wind Developments - Interim Project Report #1: Estimating Collision Vulnerability of the Seabird Community Across a Segment of the California Current System Schneider, S., Wallach, E., Chamberlin, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds
Wind energy and insects: reviewing the state of knowledge and identifying potential interactions Weschler, M., Tronstad, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Invertebrates
Quantification of threats to bats at localized spatial scales for conservation and management Myers, B., Stokes, D., Preston, K. Journal Article Bats
Interface Wave Contribution to Acoustic Particle Motion During Offshore Wind Farm Construction Potty, G., Miller, J., Lin, Y. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates
Impacts of Substrate-Borne Vibrations from Pile Driving in a Benthic Marine Invertebrate Jézéquel, Y., Cones, S., Jensen, F. Book Chapter Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates
NMFS West Coast Offshore Wind Energy Strategic Science Plan National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
West Coast Perceptions of Wave Energy: A Second Survey of California, Oregon, and Washington Residents Stelmach, G., Boudet, H. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Mapping the Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory and Insights for Marine Planning Carlton, J., Wilson, R., Wylie, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
An Evolving Blue Economy: Exploring the Future for Marine Renewable Energy Chang, G., Schmaus, C., Kendall, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), US Department of the Interior (DOI) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Spatial planning offshore wind energy farms in California for mediating fisheries and wildlife conservation impacts White, C., Wang, Y-H., Walter, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Entanglement Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Developments in metocean information in support of US offshore wind energy and the ocean sciences Bailey, B., Freedman, J. Journal Article Wind Energy
Evaluating the Impacts of Offshore Wind‬ Development on Marine Ecosystems‬ ‭ King, C. Thesis Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Noise, Vessel Strike Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Year 4 Report SFW01-0097 Fisheries Monitoring Plan WP2: Beam Trawl Monitoring Survey Bethoney, N., Verkamp, H., Dener, R. Report Wind Energy Fish, Invertebrates
SeaRAY Autonomous Offshore Power System 2022 Application Demonstration C-Power Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Socioeconomic Characterization of West Coast Fisheries in Relation to Offshore Wind Energy Development Pfeiffer, L., Alkire, C., Ise, J. Report Wind Energy Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Representative Project Design Envelope for Floating Offshore Wind Energy: A Focus on the California 2023 Federal Leases Cooperman, A., Biglu, M., Hall, M. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Offshore Oregon Final Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), US Army Corps of Engineers Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Influence of powertrain components on noise from a pair of cross-flow turbines Jones, L., Crisp, C., Calandra, G. Presentation Marine Energy, Riverine Noise
An environmental data integration and assessment tool for supporting marine energy adaptive management frameworks McWilliams, S., Chang, G., Kramer, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Maryland Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries
Challenges and Opportunities for Floating Offshore Wind Energy in Ultradeep Waters of the Central Atlantic Musial, W., McCoy, A., Hernando, D. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Guidance for Pre- and Post-Construction Monitoring to Detect Changes in Marine Bird Distributions and Habitat Use Related to Offshore Wind Development Avian Displacement Guidance Committee Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement Birds
Programmatic Framework Biological Assessment for New York Bight Leases Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project: Vessel Strike Avoidance Plan Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Marine Mammals
Modeling rare plant habitat together with public land managers using an iterative, coproduced process to inform decision-making on multiple-use public lands Jarnevich, C., Carter, S., Davidson, Z. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Potential for spatial coexistence of a transboundary migratory species and wind energy development Huang, T-K., Feng, X., Derbridge, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Mitigation Approaches for Wildlife and Fisheries Newhall, A., Laan, S., Booth, C. Presentation Wind Energy Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Oral Presentations: New Technologies Gallagher, K., Adolf, J., Landolt, K. Presentation Wind Energy Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Compensatory Mitigation & Biodiversity Positive Approaches in the Marine Environment Goyert, H., Jedele, T. Presentation Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
State of the Science: Compensatory Mitigation and Voluntary Conservation for Birds Goyert, H., Ellis, A., Wilson, D. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds
State of the Policy: Building an Enabling Environment to Support the Delivery of Biodiversity Positive Outcomes Requires the Interface of Science and Policy Jedele, T., Steingard, S., Press, K Presentation Wind Energy
Plenary: Best Practices Regarding Indigenous Engagement Within the Offshore Wind Industry Shumaker, L., Leonard, K. Presentation Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Changes to Fisheries and Ecosystems Sun, M., Foley, C., Kinnell, J. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Wildlife Survey Design and Analysis Palka, D., Macleod, K., Sigourney, D. Presentation Wind Energy Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
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