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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
California Offshore Wind Energy Potential Dvorak, M., Archer, C., Jacobson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Conceptual Model of Offshore Wind Environmental Risk Evaluation System Anderson, R., Copping, A., Van Cleve, F. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Deployment Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Technologies - Framework for Identifying Key Environmental Concerns in Marine Renewable Energy Projects Kramer, S., Previsic, M., Nelson, P. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Open-Ocean Energy Production: The Environmental Context Hanson, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy
Hydrodynamics of a Ship/Whale Collision Silber, G., Slutsky, J., Bettridge, S. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Ocean Planning and the Gulf of Maine: Exploring Bi-National Policy Options Fanning, L., Heimes, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
A Net-Present Value Analysis for a Wind Turbine Purchase at a Small US College Johnson, N., Solomon, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Acoustic Effects of Tidal Energy Polagye, B., Thomson, J., Copping, A. Research Study Tidal, Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Fish
Public attitudes of wind energy in Texas: Local communities in close proximity to wind farms and their effect on decision-making Swofford, J., Slattery, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effectiveness of Changing Wind Turbine Cut-in Speed to Reduce Bat Fatalities at Wind Facilities 2010 Arnett, E., Schirmacher, M., Huso, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
An Analysis of the Potential Acoustic Effects of Cape Wind's Offshore Wind Farm on Marine Mammal Populations Burgman, J. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Spatial Pattern of Summer Bat Mortality from Collisions with Wind Turbines in Mixed-Grass Prairie Piorkowski, M., O'Connell, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Bats
Final Report Bird and Bat Fatality Studies Fowler Ridge I Wind-Energy Facility Benton County, Indiana: April 6 - October 30, 2009 Johnson, G., Ritzert, M., Nomani, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Bird and Bat Fatality Studies Fowler Ridge III Wind-Energy Facility Benton County, Indiana: April 2 - June 10, 2009 Johnson, G., Ritzert, M., Nomani, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Run of River Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Presentation: Clean, Domestic, Scalable, Continuous, Competative Power Free Flow Power Presentation Riverine, Marine Energy
Hydrodynamic and Ecological Assessment of Nearshore Restoration: A Modeling Study Yang, Z., Sobocinski, K., Heatwole, D. Journal Article Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Screening for Biofouling and Corrosion of Tidal Energy Device Materials: In-Situ Results for Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington Polagye, B., Thomson, J. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Habitat Change
Cumulative Impacts of Wave Energy In Oregon: A Literature and Research Review Aquatera, Parametrix Report Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Development of a Hydrodynamic and Transport Model of Bellingham Bay in Support of Nearshore Habitat Restoration Wang, T., Yang, Z., Khangaonkar, T. Report Marine Energy Physical Environment
Bats are not birds and other problems with Sovacool's (2009) analysis of animal fatalities due to electricity generation Willis, C., Barclay, R., Boyles, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Attraction Birds, Bats
Determination of Raptor Migratory Pathways over a Large Landscape Seeland, H. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Raptors, Birds
Cumulative Impacts of Wave Energy In Oregon: Existing Environmental Character, Trends, and Pressures Aquatera, Parametrix Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Cumulative Impacts of Wave Energy In Oregon: Data Atlas Parametrix, Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Assessment of the acoustic effects on marine animals by an offshore wind farm. Miller, J., Potty, G., Raposa, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
The Application Of Observing System Data In California Current Ecosystem Assessments Brown, J., Pavia, R., King, C. Report Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes
Bat Acoustic Studies for the Pleasant Ridge Wind Resource Area - Livingston County, Illinois - Final Report July 15 - October 21, 2009 Good, R., Ritzert, J., Gruver, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Steel forests or smoke stacks: the politics of visualisation in the Cape Wind controversy Phadke, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Final Environmental Impact Report for the SMUD Solano Wind Project Phase 3 Sacramento Municipal Utility District Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Avian, bat and habitat cumulative impacts associated with wind energy development in the Columbia Plateau Ecoregion of Eastern Washington and Oregon Johnson, G., Erickson, W. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Impacts Of Wind Farms On Surface Air Temperatures Traiteur, J., Roy, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Environmental Impacts NOAA Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management Report Marine Energy, OTEC
Minerals Management Service Documentation of Section 106 Finding of Adverse Effect (Revised) Carrier Jones, B.M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Association Between Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Mortality and Ship Strikes Along the California Coast Berman-Kowalewski, M., Gulland, F., Wilkin, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: Legal Considerations Mengerink, K., Armsby, M., Diamond, J. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Mandibular Fractures in Short-Finned Pilot Whales, Globicephala macrorhynchus Oremland, M., Allen, B., Clapham, P. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Benthic Cover Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates
Hydrographic and Sediment Field Surveys Howes, B., Schlezinger, D., Samimy, R. Research Study Tidal, Marine Energy Invertebrates
Use of forest edges by bats in a managed pine forest landscape Morris, A., Miller, D., Kalcounis-Rueppell, M. Journal Article Bats
Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Development Technical Support and General Environmental Studies Copping, A., Geerlofs, S. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
The Effect of Wind Power Installations on Coastal Tourism Lilley, M., Firestone, J., Kempton, W. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism

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