Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind energy, supporting the WREN initiative. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Replacement of Old Wind Turbines Assessed from Energy, Environmental and Economic Perspectives Rydh, C., Jonsson, M., Lindahl, P. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Best Management Practices for siting, developing, operating, and monitoring renewable energy in the Intermountain West: A Conservationist's Guide Jones, A. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Terrestrial Mammals, Raptors, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds, Bats
Searchlight Wind Energy Project Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy Tetra Tech Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Guidelines for Wind Energy and Wildlife Resource Management in Nebraska Nebraska Wind and Wildlife Working Group Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Avian and Bat Protection Plan for the Spring Valley Wind Energy Facility SWCA Environmental Consultants Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Birds, Bats
Pennsylvania Game Commission Wind Energy Voluntary Cooperation Agreement: Amendment I Pennsylvania Game Commission Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Final Site-Wide Environmental Assessment Department of Energy's National Wind Technology Center Golden, Colorado at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds
Criterion Wind Project Avian Protection Plan Young, D., Tidhar, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Birds, Bats
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Wind Power Guidelines Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Impacts on Wildlife and Government Responsibilities for Regulating Development and Protecting Wildlife Office, United States Government Accountability Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Birds, Bats
Avian and Bat Protection Plan for the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility Ocotillo Express Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds, Bats
A retrospective tiered Environmental Assessment of the Mount Storm Wind Energy Facility, West Virginia, USA Efroymson, R., Day, R., Strickland, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Avian and Bat Assessment at the Lewes Wind Turbine University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environment Buler, J., Horton, K., Shriver, G. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wind Farms Community Engagement Good Practice Review Aitken, M., Haggett, C., Rudolph, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Dønnesfjord Windpark, Hasvik Municipality: Impact Assessment, Evaluation of Natural Environment Jacobsen, K., Borg, L., Johnsen, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Sørfjord Windpark, Tysfjord Municipality: Impact Assessment, Evaluation of Natural Environment Jacobsen, K., Arnesen, G., Johnsen, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Assessment: Wind Energy Center Edgeley/Kulm Project North Dakota Western Area Power Administration Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds
Environmental Assessment: Expanded Ponnequin Wind Energy Project, Weld County, Colorado US Department of Energy Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds
Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of the 20 MW Wind Power Project in Tejona, Costa Rica Report of Phase 2 of the Tejona Wind Power Project (TWPP) van Hulle, F., van Roekel, G., de Jongh, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds, Bats
Assessment of Electromagnetic Interference Effects of the Solano Windfarm: Final Report Sengupta, D., Ferris, J., Senior, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind EMF Navigation, Human Dimensions
Avian Collision and Electrocution Risk Reduction Adaptive Management Plan for the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Western Ecosystems Technology Inc (WEST) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Birds
Conservation management plan for the protection of heritage resources at Brandweynkop, Humansdorp Magisterial District, Eastern Cape Province Orton, J., Muller, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Cairn Duhie Wind Farm EIA Scoping Report Mallon, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
An Analytical Impact Assessment Framework for Wildlife to Inform the Siting and Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities Schwartz, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds
Hermosa West Wind Energy Project: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Western Area Power Administration Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
White Pines Wind Project: Natural Heritage Assessment and Environmental Impact Study Stantec Consulting Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Human Perception of Sound from Wind Turbines Pedersen, E., Forssén, J., Waye, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions
Quantifying benefits of onshore wind to the UK Vivid Economics Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Port Elizabeth Wind Energy Facility Avifaunal and Bat Impact Assessment Strugnell, L., Smallie, J., Patterson-Abrolat, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds, Bats
Maiden Wind Farm Benton County, Washington Final SEPA Environmental Impact Statement and Final NEPA Environmental Impact Statement Bonneville Power Administration Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Interim Guidelines to Avoid and Minimize Wildlife Impacts from Wind Turbines US Fish and Wildlife Service Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Draft Guidelines for the Review and Evaluation of Potential Natural Resources Impacts from Utility-Scale Wind Energy Facilities in Vermont Moore, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Scoping advice on information required in environmental impact assessment reports in relation to assessing risk to freshwater and diadromous fish and associated fisheries Marine Scotland Science Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Fish, Environmental Impact Assessment
Strategic Health Impact Assessment on Wind Energy Development in Oregon Joshi, S., Hamberg, A., Cain, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Thirty Years of North American Wind Energy Acceptance Research: What have we Learned? Rand, J., Hoen, B. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Ökobilanzierung von Schweizer Windenergie Eymann, L., Stucki, M., Fürholz, A. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions, Birds
Bat Resources Reports for Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project US Fish and Wildlife Service Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Repowing Draft Program Environmental Impact Report Alameda County Community Development Agency Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Siting and Designing Wind Farms in the Landscape - Version 3 Scottish Natural Heritage Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Tafila Region Wind Power Projects: Cumulative Effects Assessment International Finance Corporation Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds
Holberg Wind Energy Assessment Report British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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
Guidelines on the Environmental Impact Assessment for Wind Farms Ivanović, S., Cvetković, S., Tošović, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Land-Based Wind Energy and the Environment: Potential Impacts for Wildlife and the West Michigan Landscape Gajewsk, B., Schoolmaster, C., VanderMolen, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Phase I Avian Risk Assessment: Clayton Wind Farm Jefferson County, New York Kerlinger, P., Guarnaccia, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds
Partial Re-Assessment of an Adaptive management Plan for the APWRA: Accounting for Turbine Size Smallwood, S., Spiegel, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Birds
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of 200 MW Wind Project at Village Aspari, District Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Voyant Solutions Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wind Energy and Bat Conservation - A Review by the Canadian Wind Energy Association Barnes, R., Hill, M., Peters, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Bats

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