Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base provides access to information about the environmental effects of marine and wind energy, supporting OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents and OES-Environmental metadata forms are compiled into a user-friendly table with advanced filtering. Filters may be selected on the right, or keywords entered in the Search Text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers.
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Author* | Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
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Annex IV 2016 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World | Copping, A., et al. | April 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entrapment, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
California Current Cetacean & Ecosystem Assessment Survey (CalCurCEAS): Final Report to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regarding Surveys of Windfloat and Wave Energy Areas | Barlow, J., Henry, A., Ballance, L. | April 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
MERiFIC 3.3.1: Collaborative Field Study Programme | Sotta, C., Witt, M., Le Niliot, P. | February 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Ecosystem, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
The Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland | Connor, D., et al. | May 2004 | Report | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals |
Updated Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast | Kaplan, B., et al. | July 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics |
Wales' Marine Evidence Report | Welsh Government | October 2015 | Report | N/A | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data |
Wave Energy Test Site Environmental Assessment: Marine Corps Base Hawaii | Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Farfield Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |