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United States of America

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: 2559

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Searchlight Wind Energy Project Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Bat Mortalities at a Wind Energy Facility in North Dakota Bicknell, L., Gilliam, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Salish Sea Model: Simulation of Tidal Circulation, Nutrients Loading, Transport and Biogeochemical Processes Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Webpage Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Development of a Stereo Camera System for Monitoring Hydrokinetic Turbines Joslin, J., Polagye, B., Parker-Stetter, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
Localization of Southern Resident Killer Whales Using Two Star Arrays to Support Marine Renewable Energy Ren, H., Deng, Z., Carlson, T. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Guidelines for Reducing Impacts to Wildlife from Wind Energy Development in Arizona Arizona Game and Fish Department Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Conceptual Models of Potential Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Impacts on Biological Resources Grippo, M., Hlohowskyj, I. Report Marine Energy
Further evidence of impacts of large-scale wind farms on land surface temperature Walsh-Thomas, J., Cervone, G., Agouris, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Fishery Stakeholder Engagement and Marine Spatial Planning: Lessons from the Rhode Island Ocean SAMP and the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan Nutters, H., Pinto da Silva, P. Journal Article Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Modeling the Physical and Biochemical Influence of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant Discharges into their Adjacent Waters Grandelli, P., Rocheleau, G., Hamrick, J. Report Marine Energy, OTEC
Modeling the Physical and Biochemical Influence of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant Grandelli, P., Rocheleau, G., Hamrick, J. Report Marine Energy, OTEC Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality
A Vessel Noise Budget for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington (USA) Bassett, C., Polagye, B., Holt, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise
Bat Mortality at a Wind-Energy Facility in Southeastern Wisconsin Grodsky, S., Jennelle, C., Drake, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
An Adaptive Framework for Selecting Environmental Monitoring Protocols to Support Ocean Renewable Energy Development Shumchenia, E., Smith, S., McCann, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Siadar Wave Energy Project Scoping Report Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Maine Deepwater Offshore Wind Report University of Maine, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Block Island Wind Farm and Block Island Transmission System Environmental Report/Construction and Operations Plan Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
SNL-EFDC Model Application to Cobscook Bay, ME Roberts, J., James, S. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Hermosa West Wind Energy Project Draft EIS - Appendix F: Bat Acoustical Studies Taylor, K., Solick, D., Bay, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Bats
Environmental Impacts Due to Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Brewer, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Marine Animal Alert System Task 2.1.5.3 - Development of Monitoring Technologies Final Report Carlson, T., Deng, Z., Myers, J. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Marine Mammals
West Coast Environmental Protocols Framework: Baseline and Monitoring Studies Klure, J., Hampton, T., McMurray, G. Report Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
SNL-EFDC Model Application to Scotlandville Bend, Mississippi River Barco, J., Roberts, J., Johnson, E. Report Riverine, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Test Site Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Hermosa West Wind Energy Project: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Assessment of Lesser Prairie-Chicken Lek Density Relative to Landscape Characteristics in Texas Timmer, J. Report Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds
Final Cape Wind Avian and Bat Monitoring Plan ESS Group, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Bats, Birds
A Habitat-Based Wind-Wildlife Collision Model with Application to the Upper Great Plains Region Forcey, G. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Birds, Bats
Oregon State University and Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Wave Energy Test Project US Department of Energy (DOE) Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Topography drives migratory flight altitude of golden eagles: implications for on-shore wind energy development Katzner, T., Brandes, D., Miller, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Birds
Wind and Wildlife in the Northern Great Plains: Identifying Low-Impact Areas for Wind Development Fargione, J., Kiesecker, J., Slaats, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds
BOEM / FERC Guidelines on Regulation of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Projects on the OCS Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Guidance Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Appendix K Tetra Tech Bird Survey Report: Spring - Fall 2010 Avian and Bat Studies Report Lake Erie Wind Power Study Svedlow, A., Gilpatrick, L., McIlvain, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
Impacts of wind farms on land surface temperature Zhou, L., Tian, Y., Baidya Roy, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment
Using a Shore Bird (Red Knot) Fitted with Geolocators to Evaluate a Conceptual Risk Model Focusing on Offshore Wind Burger, J., Niles, L., Porter, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Shorebirds, Birds
Building Capacity for Marine Hydrokinetic Energy: Atlas of Potential Synergistic and Conflicting Environmental, Ecological, and Human Use Considerations Dubbs, L., Voss, C., Von Korff, B. Report Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Synthesis of Wind Energy Development and Potential Impacts on Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon and Washington Mockrin, M., Gravenmier, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision
Determination of Raptor Migratory Patterns Over a Large Landscape Seeland, H., Niemi, G., Regal, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Threshold for Onset of Injury in Chinook Salmon from Exposure to Impulsive Pile Driving Sounds Halvorsen, M., Casper, B., Woodley, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish
Final Report on the Acoustic, Marine Mammal and Bird Monitoring Studies During Phase 1 Pile Driving Activities ORPC Maine Report Tidal, Marine Energy Noise Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Birds

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