Knowledge Base
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| Title | Author* |
Date** |
Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated monitoring for birds in flight: Proof of concept with eagles at a wind power facility | McClure, C., Marinson, L., Allison, T. | August 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| 2018 State of the Sector Report: Marine Renewable Energy in Canada | Marine Renewables Canada | June 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general, Riverine, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Report of the IWG on Wind Turbines and Bat Populations 2018 | Rodrigues, L. | May 2018 | Conference Paper | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Bats |
| Site Selection for Offshore Wind Farms in the Southwest Coast of South Korea | Kim, C., Jang, S., Kim, T. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| The utility of point count surveys to predict wildlife interactions with wind energy facilities: An example focused on golden eagles | Sur, M., et al. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Flight Response to Spatial and Temporal Correlates Informs Risk from Wind Turbines to the California Condor | Poessel, S., et al. | May 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Resolving environmental effects of wind energy | Sinclair, K., et al. | April 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals |
| The Life-Cycle Energy and Environmental Emissions of a Typical Offshore Wind Farm in China | Yang, J., et al. | April 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| A Socio-Technical Framework for Examining the Consequences of Deforestation: A Case Study of Wind Project Development in Northern Europe | Enevoldsen, P. | April 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Wind Turbine Sensor Array for Monitoring Avian and Bat Collisions | Hu, C., Albertani, R., Suryan, R. | April 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
| Bird Collisions at Wind Turbines in a Mountainous Area Related to Bird Movement Intensities Measured by Radar | Aschwanden, J., et al. | April 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Passerines |
| ORJIP Bird Collision and Avoidance Study | Skov, H., et al. | April 2018 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Seabirds |
| Mitigating the negative impacts of tall wind turbines on bats: Vertical activity profiles and relationships to wind speed | Wellig, S., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
| Raptor Interactions with Wind Energy: Case Studies from Around the World | Watson, R., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
| Black Guillemot Ecology in Relation to Tidal Stream Energy Generation: An Evaluation of Current Knowledge and Information Gaps | Johnston, D., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Wind turbines impact bat activity, leading to high losses of habitat use in a biodiversity hotspot | Million, L., et al. | March 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Static Device | Bats, Nearfield Habitat |
| Collision sensitive niche profile of the worst affected bird-groups at wind turbine structures in the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany | Bose, A., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| The effects of temporary exclusion of activity due to wind farm construction on a lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery suggests a potential management approach | Roach, M., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Socio-economics |
| Impacts of onshore wind energy production on birds and bats: recommendations for future life cycle impact assessment developments | Laranjeiro, T., May, R., Verones, F. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds |
| Obligations and Aspirations: A Critical Evaluation of Offshore Wind Farm Cumulative Impact Assessments | Willsteed, E., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Farfield Environment |
| Underwater Assessment of Anthropogenic Noise Sources Using a Field Recording Method | Fernandez, A. | February 2018 | Journal Article | N/A | Noise | N/A |
| Male Greater Prairie-Chickens Adjust their Vocalizations in the Presence of Wind Turbine Noise | Whalen, C., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Spatial Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (SMCDA) toolbox for Consensus-based Siting of Powerlines and Wind-power plants (ConSite) | Hanssen, F., et al. | January 2018 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Biodiversity and Wind Farms in Portugal: Current Knowledge and Insights for an Integrated Impact Assessment Process | Mascarenhas, M., et al. | January 2018 | Book | Wind Energy general | Dynamic Device | Bats, Birds, Terrestrial Mammals |
| On the Multi-Scale Interactions Between an Offshore-Wind-Turbine Wake and the Ocean-Sediment Dynamics in an Idealized Framework - A Numerical Investigation | Nagel, T., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Energy Removal | Farfield Environment |
| Bird Killer, Industrial Intruder or Clean Energy? Perceiving Risks to Ecosystem Services Due to an Offshore Wind Farm | Klain, S., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Meteorological and Environmental Variables Affect Flight Behaviour and Decision-Making of an Obligate Soaring Bird, the California Condor Gymnogyps californianus | Poessel, S., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Offshore wind zoning in China: Method and experience | Ou, L., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Effect of an Offshore Wind Farm on the Viviparous Eelpout: Biometrics, Brood Development and Population Studies in Lillgrund, Sweden | Langhamer, O., Dahlgren, T., Rosenqvist, G. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Fish |
| Living in Habitats Affected by Wind Turbines May Result in an Increase in Corticosterone Levels in Ground Dwelling Animals | Łopucki, R., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Terrestrial Mammals |
| U.S. Geological Survey - Energy and Wildlife Research Annual Report for 2017 | Khalil, M. | December 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds, Fish, Terrestrial Mammals |
| A New Wave of Marine Evidence-Based Management: Emerging Challenges and Solutions to Transform Monitoring, Evaluating, and Reporting | Addison, P., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Farfield Environment |
| Bird collision with power lines: estimating carcass persistence and detection associated with ground search surveys | Borner, L., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds |
| Hybrid Renewable Energy System with Minimum Noise Wind Turbine | Al-Hamidi, H., Asfar, J. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | Noise | N/A |
| The Effects of Wind Power on Birds and Bats: An Updated Synthesis Report | Rydell, J., et al. | December 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Will Communities "Open-Up" to Offshore Wind? Lessons Learned from New England Islands in the United States | Klain, S., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Do birds in flight respond to (ultra)violet lighting? | May, R., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
| 2016-2017 Status Assessment and Update on the Wind Vision Roadmap | DeMeo, E. | November 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Raptors |
| Bats probe the aerosphere during landscape-guided altitudinal flights | Voigt, C., Roeleke, M., Bumrungsri, S. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Genetic Mark-Recapture Improves Estimates of Maternity Colony Size for Indiana Bats | Oyler-McCance, S., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Bats |
| Increasing Evidence that Bats Actively Forage at Wind Turbines | Hale, A., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Marine Noise Budgets in Practice | Faulkner, R., Merchant, N., Martinez, R. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Factors Associated with Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in the United States | Thompson, M., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Applying citizen-science data and mark–recapture models to estimate numbers of migrant Golden Eagles in an Important Bird Area in eastern North America | Dennhardt, A., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Public Participation in Wind Energy Projects Located in Germany: Which Form of Participation is the Key to Acceptance? | Langer, K., Decker, T., Menrad, K. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Responses of Two Marine Top Predators to an Offshore Wind Farm | Mclean, N., et al. | November 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals |
| Understanding the Effectiveness of Acoustic Deterrent Devices on Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), A Low Frequency Cetacean | McGarry, T., et al. | November 2017 | Report | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| How Green is 'Green' Energy? | Gibson, L., Wilman, E., Laurance, W. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Riverine, Wind Energy general | N/A | Farfield Environment |
| Method to Estimate the Visual Impact of an Offshore Wind Farm | Maslov, N., et al. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Aesthetics |
| A Bridge Between Oceans: Overland Migration of Marine Birds in a Wind Energy Corridor | Lamb, J., et al. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Northeast Offshore Wind Regional Market Characterization: A Report for the Roadmap Project for Multi-State Cooperation on Offshore Wind | Grace, R., et al. | October 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| U.S. Job Creation in Offshore Wind: A Report for the Roadmap Project for Multi-State Cooperation on Offshore Wind | BVG Associates Ltd | October 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Industrial Wind Turbine Post-Construction Bird and Bat Monitoring: A Policy Framework for Canada | Parisé, J., Walker, T. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Sourced Electric Production for the Province of Sinop/Turkey | Alcan, Y. | October 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| From Agricultural Benefits to Aviation Safety: Realizing the Potential of Continent-Wide Radar Networks | Bauer, S., et al. | October 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds |
| Bubble Curtains Attenuate Noise from Offshore Wind Farm Construction and Reduce Temporary Habitat Loss for Harbour Porpoises | Dähne, M., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Using GPS Transmitters to Explore Movement Ecology and to Assess Risk of the Wind Energy Industry for Swainson's Hawks | Watson, K., et al. | September 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Book of Abstracts of the Xth International Symposium on Wild Fauna (ISoWiF 2017) | Monzón, A., et al. | September 2017 | Conference Paper | N/A | N/A | Birds |
| Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Golden Eagle Diets in the Western United States, with Implications for Conservation Planning | Kochert, M., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Combining Passive Acoustics and Imaging Sonar Techniques to Study Sperm Whales' Foraging Strategies | Giorli, G. | September 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Spatial Demographic Models to Inform Conservation Planning of Golden Eagles in Renewable Energy Landscapes | Wiens, J., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Ocean Beliefs and Support for an Offshore Wind Energy Project | Bidwell, D. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| A Review of Options for Mitigating Take of Golden Eagles at Wind Energy Facilities | Allison, T., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Golden Eagles in a Changing World | Collopy, M., Woodbridge, B., Brown, J. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Golden Eagle Diet Breadth and Reproduction in Relation to Fluctuations in Primary Prey Abundance in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin | Preston, C., Jones, R., Horton, N. | September 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Do You Hear What I See? Vocalization Relative to Visual Detection Rates of Hawaiian Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) | Gorresen, P., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Bats |
| No Substitute for Survival: Perturbation Analyses Using a Golden Eagle Population Model Reveal Limits to Managing for Take | Tack, J., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| CEDREN Final Report | Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy | September 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Fish |
| Conservation Guidance for Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) | Henning, B., Hinz Jr., L., Kath, J. | August 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Bird Detection and Species Classification with Time-Lapse Images around a Wind Farm: Dataset Construction and Evaluation | Yoshihashi, R., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds |
| Life Cycle Energy and Carbon Footprint of Offshore Wind Energy: Comparison With Onshore Counterpart | Kaldellis, J., Apostolou, D. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Tidal Energy: The Benthic Effects of an Operational Tidal Stream Turbine | O'Carroll, J., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Bat Diversity, Activity, and Habitat Use in a Mixed Disturbance Landscape | Hollen, J. | August 2017 | Thesis | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| A Framework for Regulating Underwater Noise During Pile Driving | Andersson, M., et al. | August 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Mammalian Mesocarnivore Visitation at Tortoise Burrows in a Wind Farm | Agha, M., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Sea Turtles, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Bird Impact Analysis of a Composite Wind Turbine Blade | Tejas, K., Prashanth, A. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
| Performance test and verification of an off the shelf automated avian radar tracking system | May, R., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds |
| Match Between Soaring Modes of Black Kites and the Fine-Scale Distribution of Updrafts | Santos, C., et al. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
| Bat Detection and Shutdown System for Utility-Scale Wind Turbines | Sutter, C., Schumacher, S. | July 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Wing Kinematics and Flexibility for Optimal Manoeuvring and Escape | Wong, J. | July 2017 | Thesis | N/A | N/A | Birds |
| Munitions and Explosives of Concern Survey Methodology and In-Field Testing for Wind Energy Areas on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf | Carton, G., et al. | July 2017 | Report | Marine Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Evaluating Benefits of Offshore Wind Energy Projects in NEPA | AECOM | July 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Testing the Performances of Automated Identification of Bat Echolocation Calls: A Request for Prudence | Rydell, J., et al. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats |
| Energy, Economic and Environmental Impact of Wind Power in Malaysia | Faizal, M., Chelvan, R., Amirah, A. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Feasibility Study for Meta-Analysis of Red-Throated Diver Displacement | Dirksen, S., et al. | July 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Waterfowl |
| Identifying Peaks in Bat Activity: A New Application of SaTScan | Adams, A., Fenton, M. | June 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Bats |
| Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Wind Power Project Development: Case Study in Latvia | Antans, A. | June 2017 | Thesis | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Windy Business: Exploring a Local Wind Power Project in Germany | Dennis, K. | June 2017 | Thesis | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Possible Behavioural, Energetic and Demographic Effects of Displacement of Red-throated Divers | Dierschke, V., et al. | June 2017 | Report | N/A | N/A | Birds, Waterfowl |
| Thirty Years of North American Wind Energy Acceptance Research: What have we Learned? | Rand, J., Hoen, B. | June 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| A Spatial Analysis for Ecologically Conscious Wind Farm Siting in the Pacific Northwest | Moore, E. | June 2017 | Thesis | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Broad-Scale Acoustic Monitoring for Cetaceans and Underwater Noise in Relation to Offshore Wind Farm Construction in Scotland | Brookes, K., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Onset of Barotrauma Injuries Related to Number of Pile Driving Strike Exposures in Hybrid Striped Bass | Casper, B., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Impact of Windmills and Power Lines on Birds: A Case Study at Porbandar Taluka, Gujarat-India | Suthar, A., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Long Search Intervals Underestimate Bird and Bat Fatalities Caused by Wind Turbines | Smallwood, K. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds |
| Storm effects on intertidal invertebrates: increased beta diversity of few individuals and species | Corte, G., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | N/A | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| A Markov Model for Planning and Permitting Offshore Wind Energy: A Case Study of Radio-Tracked Terns in the Gulf of Maine, USA | Cranmer, A., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| North Lowther Energy Initiative Bat Survey Report | Cooke, L. | May 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
| Mooring System Considerations for Renewable Energy Standards | Cribbs, A., et al. | May 2017 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | N/A |
| Year-Round Spatiotemporal Distribution of Harbour Porpoises Within and Around the Maryland Wind Energy Area | Wingfield, J., et al. | May 2017 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Marine Mammals |
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