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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| Title | Author* | Date** |
Type of Content |
Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lessons Learned from the Development of the Wind Energy Industry that Might be Applied to Marine Industry Renewables | Garrad, A. | January 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Technologies and their Influence on Future UK Marine Resource Development and Management | Side, J., Jowitt, P. | July 2002 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Marine governance in an industrialised ocean: A case study of the emerging marine renewable energy industry | Wright, G. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Assessing use-use interactions at sea: A theoretical framework for spatial decision support tools facilitating co-location in maritime spatial planning | Bonnevie, I., Hansen, H., Schrøder, L. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| International good practices for facilitating transboundary collaboration in Marine Spatial Planning | Kull, M., et al. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The mechanics of blue growth: Management of oceanic natural resource use with multiple, interacting sectors | Klinger, D., et al. | January 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Vitamine ENA: A framework for the development of ecosystem-based indicators for decision makers | Safi, G., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Developing offshore wind farm siting criteria by using an international Delphi method | Ho, L., et al. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A Methodology for Multi-Criteria Design of Multi-Use Offshore Platforms for Marine Renewable Energy Harvesting | Zanuttigh, B., et al. | January 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Challenges in Implementing Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning: The New Portuguese Legal Framework Case | Santos, C., et al. | November 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Underwater Noise Modelling for Environmental Impact Assessment | Farcas, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N. | February 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Research frontiers in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems in a time of climate crisis | Kılkış, Ş., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Renewable energy projections for climate change mitigation: An analysis of uncertainty and errors | Indra al Irsyad, M., Halog, A., Nepal, R. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Practical Approaches and Advances in Spatial Tools to Achieve Multi-Objective Marine Spatial Planning | Lombard, A., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| From identification of compatibilities and conflicts to reaching marine spatial allocation agreements. Review of actions required and relevant tools and processes | Kyriazi, Z. | December 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Community benefits from offshore renewables: The relationship between different understandings of impact, community, and benefit | Rudolph, D., Haggett, C., Aitken, M. | March 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Co-production in distributed generation: renewable energy and creating space for fitting infrastructure within landscapes | Wolsink, M. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Aesthetics, Legal and Policy |
| Spatial targeting, synergies and scale: Exploring the criteria of smart practices for siting renewable energy projects | Frantal, B., et al. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Assessing potential impacts of energized submarine power cables on crab harvests | Love, M., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Socio-economics, Fishing |
| Sustainably reconciling offshore renewable energy with Natura 2000 sites: An interim adaptive management framework | Le Lièvre, C. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Critical challenges and capacity building needs for renewable energy deployment in Pacific Small Island Developing States (Pacific SIDS) | Lucas, H., et al. | August 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Combined Exploitation of Offshore Wind and Wave Energy in the Italian Seas: A Spatial Planning Approach | Azzellino, A., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A Review of the Application of Lifecycle Analysis to Renewable Energy Systems | Lund, C., Biswas, W. | April 2008 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Riverine, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Building the Blue Economy: The Role of Marine Spatial Planning in Facilitating Offshore Renewable Energy Development | Young, M. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Social licence in the marine sector: A review of understanding and application | Kelly, R., Pecl, G., Fleming, A. | July 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Co-location opportunities for renewable energies and aquaculture facilities in the Canary Archipelago | Weiss, C., et al. | December 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fishing, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Improving policies and regulations for environmental-friendly ocean renewable energy development in Korea | Park, J., Kim, T. | August 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Legal and Policy |
| External Effects of Renewable Energy Projects: Life Cycle Analysis-based Approach | Salnikova, A., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-Economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Lessons learned in marine governance: Case studies of marine spatial planning practice in the U.S. | Smythe, T., McCann, J. | August 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Renewable Energy Sources: A Review of Lifecycle Considerations | Amponsah, N., et al. | August 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Imbalances in interaction for transboundary marine spatial planning: Insights from the Baltic Sea Region | Janßen, H., et al. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Camera technology for monitoring marine biodiversity and human impact | Bicknell, A., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions |
| Boosting Blue Growth in a Mild Sea: Analysis of the Synergies Produced by a Multi-Purpose Offshore Installation in the Northern Adriatic, Italy | Zanuttigh, B., et al. | May 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The role of maritime spatial planning on the advance of blue energy in the European Union | García, P., Sanabria, J., Ruiz, J. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Ecological best practice in decommissioning: a review of scientific research | Fortune, I., Paterson, D. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation and Widespread Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies in the UK | Gove, B., et al. | May 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Mapping Fisheries for Marine Spatial Planning: Gear-Specific Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), Marine Conservation and Offshore Renewable Energy | Campbell, M., et al. | March 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Establishing an Agenda for Social Studies Research in Marine Renewable Energy | Kerr, S., et al. | April 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Clean energy that safeguards ecosystems and livelihoods: Integrated assessments to unleash full sustainable potential for renewable energy | Athanas, A., McCormick, N. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Marine Renewable Energy and Scottish West Coast Fishers: Exploring Impacts, Opportunities and Potential Mitigation | Alexander, K., Potts, T., Wilding, T. | April 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data |
| Contributions of marine infrastructures to marine planning and protected area networking | Shabtay, A., Portman, M., Carmel, Y. | June 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Investigating the Co-Existence of Fisheries and Offshore Renewable Energy in the UK: Identification of a Mitigation Agenda for Fishing Effort Displacement | de Groot, J., et al. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| A Geographical-Based Multi-Criteria Approach for Marine Energy Farm Planning | Maslov, N., et al. | May 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Social construction of risk in non-conventional renewable energy: Risk perception as a function of ecosystem services in La Araucanía, Chile | Cordoves-Sánchez, M., Vallejos-Romero, A. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Public perceptions of and responses to new energy technologies | Boudet, H. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| The interplay between economics, legislative power and social influence examined through a social-ecological framework for marine ecosystems services | Martino, S., Tett, P., Kenter, J. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Energy droughts from variable renewable energy sources in European climates | Raynaud, D., et al. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine, Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Do tidal stream energy projects offer more value than offshore wind farms? A case study in the United Kingdom | Lamy, J., Azevedo, I. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Integration of wave energy and other marine renewable energy sources with the needs of coastal societies | Manasseh, R., et al. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Attitudes and Perceptions of Fishermen on the Island of Ireland Towards the Development of Marine Renewable Energy Projects | Reilly, K., O'Hagan, A., Dalton, G. | August 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Ocean Zoning for Conservation, Fisheries and Marine Renewable Energy: Assessing Trade-Offs and Co-Location Opportunities | Yates, K., Schoeman, D., Klein, C. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Rights and Ownership in Sea Country: Implications of Marine Renewable Energy for Indigenous and Local Communities | Kerr, S., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| A Marine Spatial Planning Framework for the Optimal Siting of Marine Renewable Energy Installations: Two Danish Case Studies | Azzellino, A., et al. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A review of unmanned vehicles for the detection and monitoring of marine fauna | Verfuss, U., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Effects of trust and public participation on acceptability of renewable energy projects in the Netherlands and China | Liu, L., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| The dynamic linkage between renewable energy, tourism, CO2 emissions, economic growth, foreign direct investment, and trade | Jebli, M., Youssef, S., Apergis, N. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data |
| The New Mode of Marine Planning in the UK: Aspirations and Challenges | Scarff, G., Fitzsimmons, C., Gray, T. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Socioeconomic and demographic factors that influence publics' awareness on the different forms of renewable energy sources | Karytsas, S., Theodoropoulou, H. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Strengthening the Role of Science in Marine Governance through Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study of the Marine Renewable Energy Industry | Wright, G. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Public engagement with offshore renewable energy: A critical review | Wiersma, B., Devine-Wright, P. | June 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Coordination and Cooperation in the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the US National Ocean Policy | Maier, N. | May 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Attitudes of Scottish Fishers Towards Marine Renewable Energy | Alexander, K., Wilding, T., Jacomina Heymans, J. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Evaluation of the near future wave energy resources in the Black Sea under two climate scenarios | Rusu, L. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change |
| Public Engagement with Large-Scale Renewable Energy Technologies: Breaking the Cycle of NIMBYism | Devine-Wright, P. | November 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Ocean Management & Planning in the United States: From Competition to Cooperation | Heimes, R. | September 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Ocean Planning and the Gulf of Maine: Exploring Bi-National Policy Options | Fanning, L., Heimes, R. | May 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Ocean Renewable Energy's Potential Role In Supplying Future Electrical Energy Needs | Thresher, R., Musial, W. | January 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives | Soukissian, T., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data |
| Involving the Public in the Impact Assessment of Offshore Renewable Energy Facilities | Portman, M. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement |
| A framework to evaluate the environmental impact of OCEAN energy devices | Mendoza, E., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Love me, love me not: Perceptions on the links between the energy sector and biodiversity conservation | Moreira, F. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Multi-use of the sea: A wide array of opportunities from site-specific cases across Europe | Bocci, M., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| The influence of extractive activities on public support for renewable energy policy | Olson-Hazboun, S., Howe, P., Leiserowitz, A. | December 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Human dimensions of marine hydrokinetic energies: Current knowledge and research gaps | Ruano-Chamorro, C., Castilla, J., Gelcich, S. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Who cares? European attitudes towards marine and coastal environments | Potts, T., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| What Drives Attitudes towards Marine Renewable Energy Development in Island Communities in the UK? | de Groot, J., Bailey, I. | April 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
