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, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). 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
Wind farms and Griffon Vultures: Evidence that under certain conditions history is not-always turbulent Farfan, M.; Díaz-Ruiz, F.; Duarte, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Birds, Raptors
High Bat Fatality Rates Estimated at Wind Farms in Southern Spain Sanchez-Navarro, S.; Gálvez-Ruiz, D.; Rydell, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats
Flight Type and Seasonal Movements Are Important Predictors for Avian Collisions in Wind Farms Puente, A.; Balmori, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Diverse responses of coastal communities to offshore wind farming development in Southern Spain Frolova, M.; Pérez-Pérez, B.; Herrero-Luque, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The species-specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species Scacco, M.; Arrondo, E.; Donazar, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow, Collision Birds, Raptors
Analysing citizens’ perceptions of renewable energies in rural areas: A case study on wind farms in Spain Duarte, R.; García-Riazuelo, A.; Saez, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Significant decline of Griffon Vulture collision mortality in wind farms during 13-year of a selective turbine stopping protocol Ferrer, M.; Alloing, A.; Baumbush, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Environmental Compatibility of the Parc Tramuntana Offshore Wind Project in Relation to Marine Ecosystems Diez-Caballero, K.; Troiteiro, S.; Garcia-Alba, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Wind farm noise shifts vocalizations of a threatened shrub-steppe passerine Gomez-Catasus, J.; Barrero, A.; Llusia, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Passerines
Factors influencing wind turbine avoidance behaviour of a migrating soaring bird Santos, C.; Ramesh, H.; Ferraz, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds
Visual cost of energy facilities: A comprehensive model and case study of offshore wind farms Otero, C.; Lopez, J.; Diaz, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
A scientific study recommends excluding and moving offshore wind farms away from the protected areas in the Mediterranean Universitat de Barcelona; University of Girona Magazine Article Wind Energy Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
Crossing artificial obstacles during migration: The relative global ecological risks and interdependencies illustrated by the migration of common quail Coturnix coturnix Nadal, J.; Sáez, D.; Margalida, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds
Application of Monte Carlo and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Processes for ranking floating wind farm locations Díaz, H.; Teixeira, A.; Soares, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Socio-economic impact of a 200 MW floating wind farm in Gran Canaria Schallenberg-Rodriguez, J.; Inchausti-Sintes, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Introducing offshore wind energy in the sea space: Canary Islands case study developed under Maritime Spatial Planning principles Abramic, A.; Mendoza, A.; Haroun, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Assessing the effect of wind farms in fauna with a mathematical model Roman, P.; Salinas, C.; Araujo, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Landscape features associated to wind farms increase mammalian predator abundance and ground-nest predation Gomez-Catasus, J.; Barrero, A.; Reverter, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Terrestrial Mammals
A Multi-Criteria Approach to Evaluate Floating Offshore Wind Farms Siting in the Canary Islands (Spain) Díaz, H.; Soares, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Black kites of different age and sex show similar avoidance responses to wind turbines during migration Santos, C.; Ferraz, R.; Muñoz, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Raptors
Transcontinental 2200 km migration of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) across Europe Alcalde, J.; Jiménez, M.; Brila, I.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Factors affecting carcass detection at wind farms using dogs and human searchers del Valle, J.; Peralta, F.; Arjona, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
PivotBuoy An Advanced System for Cost-effective and Reliable Mooring, Connection, Installation & Operation of Floating Wind D6.2: Update of Reliability, Health & Safety and Environmental Assessment of the PivotBuoy system Intecsea Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions
Lost (and found) in Transition: Expert stakeholder insights on low-carbon energy transitions in Spain Sorman, A.; Garcia-Muros, X.; Pizarro-Irizar, C.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Public acceptance of and heterogeneity in behavioral beach trip responses to offshore wind farm development in Catalonia (Spain) Voltaire, L.; Koutchade, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Identifying Birds' Collision Risk with Wind Turbines Using a Multidimensional Utilization Distribution Method Khosravifard, S.; Skidmore, A.; Naimi, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Landscape anthropization shapes the survival of a top avian scavenger Arrondo, E.; Sanz-Aguilar, A.; Perez-Garcia, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Impacts of climate change on wind energy power – Four wind farms in Spain Solaun, K.; Emilio, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change
Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds Marques, A.,; Santos, C.; Hanssen, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Raptors
European free–tailed bat fatalities at wind farms in southern Spain Muñoz, A.; Farfan, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
A modelling approach for offshore wind farm feasibility with respect to ecosystem-based marine spatial planning Pınarbaşı, K.; Galparsoro, I.; Depellegrin, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Wind farm repowering guided by visual impact criteria Manchado, C.; Gomez-Jauregui, V.; Lizcano, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
PivotBuoy An Advanced System for Cost-effective and Reliable Mooring, Connection, Installation & Operation of Floating Wind D4.1: Test site environmental conditions Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Physical Environment, Water Quality
Visual Impact Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms Along the Cantabrian Coast Lopez-Uriarte, J.; Lizcano, P.; Manchado, C.; et al. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Co-location opportunities for renewable energies and aquaculture facilities in the Canary Archipelago Weiss, C.; Ondiviela, B.; Guinda, X.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Creation of microhabitats (tidepools) in ripraps with climax communities as a way to mitigate negative effects of artificial substrate on marine biodiversity Ostale-Valriberas, E.; Sempere-Valverde, J.; Coppa, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Wind farms affect the occurrence, abundance and population trends of small passerine birds: The case of the Dupont's lark Gomez-Catasus, J.; Garza, V.; Traba, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Passerines, Birds
The influence of regulatory framework on environmental impact assessment in the development of offshore wind farms in Spain: Issues, challenges and solutions Salvador, S.; Gimeno, L.; Larruga, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Impact of wind farms on soaring bird populations at a migratory bottleneck Martin, B.; Perez-Bacalu, C.; Onrubia, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Streamlining the consent process for the implementation of offshore wind farms in Spain, considering existing regulations in leading European countries Salvador, S.; Gimeno, L.; Sanz-Larruga, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Life Cycle Assessment of a multi-use offshore platform: Combining wind and wave energy production Elginoz, N.; Bas, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Testing for errors in estimating bird mortality rates at wind farms and power lines Farfan, M.; Duarte, J.; Fa, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
The impact of offshore wind farms on beach recreation demand: Policy intake from an economic study on the Catalan coast Voltaire, L.; Loureiro, M.; Knudsen, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Differential Recovery of Habitat Use by Birds after Wind Farm Installation: A Multi-Year Comparison Farfan, M.; Duarte, J.; Real, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Birds
Impact on seabirds of new offshore wind energy test and demonstration projects in the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP, N. Spain) Bald, J.; Franco, J.; Menchaca, I.; et al. Presentation Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Achieving Blue Growth through Maritime Spatial Planning: Offshore Wind Energy Optimization and Biodiversity Conservation in Spain Rodríguez-Rodríguez, D.; Malak, D.; Soukissian, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
A strategic policy framework for promoting the marine energy sector in Spain Vazquez, S.; Astariz, S.; Iglesias, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Effects of Wind Farms on Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) in Southern Spain Hernández-Pliego, J.; de Lucas, M.; Muñoz, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
Socioeconomic impact of wind energy on peripheral regions Varela-Vázquez, P.; Sánchez-Carreira, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Action on Multiple Fronts, Illegal Poisoning and Wind Farm Planning, is Required to Reverse the Decline of the Egyptian Vulture in Southern Spain Sanz-Aguilar, A.; Sanchez-Zapata, J.; Carrete, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors

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