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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
Economics: National Ocean Watch National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wind Turbines and Coastal Recreation Demand Landry, C., Allen, T., Cherry, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Oregon Marine Map MarineMap Consortium Webpage Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Development of a Comprehensive Conservation Strategy for the North Shore Region of Minnesota in the Context of Future Wind Power Development Peterson, A., Niemi, G. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Passerines, Raptors
Environmental assessment for ocean thermal energy conversion in Hawaii: Available data and a protocol for baseline monitoring Comfort, C., Vega, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC
Obtaining Baseline Measurements of Ocean Ambient Sound at a Mobile Test Berth Site for Wave Energy Conversion Off the Central Oregon Coast Haxel, J., Dziak, R., Matsumoto, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy Noise
Avian and Bat Protection Plan: AWA Goodhue Wind Project Westwood Professional Services Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Numerical Modeling of Tidal Currents and the Effects of Power Extraction on Estuarine Hydrodynamics Along the Georgia Coast, USA Defne, Z., Haas, K., Fritz, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Characterization of Benthic Conditions and Organisms on the Oregon South Coast in areas targeted for Wave Energy Development Henkel, S. Report Marine Energy, Wave Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrent in Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities - Final Report Arnett, E., Hein, C., Schirmacher, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Potential impacts of energy development on shrublands in western North America Pocewicz, A., Copeland, H., Kiesecker, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change
Keeping the West Wild: Conservation and Rapid Energy Development Fargione, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Design and Development of Video Acquisition System for Aerial Surveys of Marine Animals Aghera, S. Thesis Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Multi-Year Acoustic Monitoring of Bats at the Maple Ridge Wind Project New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Baseline Characterization and Monitoring of Oregon State University’s Ocean Test Facility Site Henkel, S., Ciannelli, L., Barth, J. Report Marine Energy Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
PG&E WaveConnect Program Final Report Dooher, B., Cheslak, E., Booth, R. Report Wave, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Migratory Bird Research for the Proposed County Line Wind Energy Site: Fall 2011 Field Season Gehring, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Raptors
Using echolocation monitoring to model bat occupancy and inform mitigations at wind energy facilities Weller, T., Baldwin, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Bats
Underwater Radiated Noise from Modern Commercial Ships Mckenna, M., Ross, D., Wiggins, S. Journal Article Noise
Cimarron Wind Energy Project - Phase 1: Final Environmental Assessment Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Bat Fatality Monitoring Report for the Pigeon Creek Wind Turbine Dewitt, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Kaneohe Wave Energy Test Site: Sub-Bottom Profiler Survey Sea Engineering Inc Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment
Development by Design: Mitigating Wind Development's Impacts on Wildlife in Kansas Obermeyer, B., Manes, R., Kiesecker, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Kaneohe Wave Energy Test Site: Multibeam Bathymetry Survey Sea Engineering Inc Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment
State of the Science: An Assessment of Research on the Ecological Impacts of Wind Energy in the Great Lakes Region Hinderer, J., Pebbles, V., Pearson, B. Workshop Article Wind Energy Ecosystem Processes
Investigating the Causes of Death for Wind Turbine-Associated Bat Fatalities Grodsky, S., Behr, M., Gendler, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Offshore Renewable Energy Regulatory Primer Showalter, S., Bowling, T. Report Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Policy Guide Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Report Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Patterns of Pre-Construction Bat Acoustic Activity at the Proposed Resolute Wind Energy Project, Wyoming, 2009-2010 Hein, C., Schirmacher, M., Arnett, E. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Marine Ecological Assessment of Proposed Wave Energy Project Area Offshore Marine Corps Base Hawaii Smith, S. Report Marine Energy, Wave Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Physical and Biological Modeling of a 100 Megawatt Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Discharge Plume Rocheleau, G., Grandelli, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Environmental Assessment for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion in Hawaii Comfort, C., Vega, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The California Ocean Uses Atlas Marine Conservation Biology Institute, NOAA's Marine Protected Areas Center Webpage Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Underwater Noise Measurements of a 1/7th Scale Wave Energy Converter Bassett, C., Thompson, J., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Environmental Science Panel for Marbled Murrelet Underwater Noise Injury Threshold Science Applications International Corporation Report Noise Birds, Seabirds
Developing Capabilities for Tidal Hydrokinetic Blade Strike Monitoring Polagye, B., Kramer, S., Parker-Stetter, S. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Collision
Underwater Mach Wave Radiation from Impact Pile Driving: Theory and Observation Reinhall, P., Dahl, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Final Environmental Assessment of Maine's Deepwater Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Testing and Demonstration Project US Department of Energy (DOE) Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Ecology of Fishes in a High-Latitude, Turbid River with Implications for the Impacts of Hydrokinetic Devices Seitz, A., Moerlain, K., Evans, M. Journal Article Riverine, Marine Energy Fish
Effects Of Tidal Turbine Noise On Fish Hearing And Tissues Halvorsen, M., Carlson, T., Copping, A. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Noise Pelagic Fish, Fish

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