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Summary of Discussions from the Bird and Bat Specialist Committee of the Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) | Workshop Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Lighting | Bats, Birds | |
Technological solutions to reduce the environmental impacts of wind-energy systems | Megavind | Report | Wind Energy | Collision, Displacement, Lighting, Noise | Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts | |
Ecosystem Benefits of Floating Offshore Wind | Haberlin, D.; Cohuo, A.; Doyle, T. | Report | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Chemical Emissions from Offshore Wind Farms - Summary of the Project OffChEm | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency; Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
Evaluation of Lighting Schemes for Offshore Wind Facilities and Impacts to Local Environments | Orr, T.; Herz, S.; Oakley, D. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Lighting | ||
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Passerines, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | |
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 | |
Green Light to Birds: Investigation into the Effect of Bird-Friendly Lighting | van de Laar, F. | Report | Lighting | Birds, Passerines, Shorebirds, Waterfowl | ||
South Fork Wind Farm Construction and Operations Plan | Ørsted; Eversource | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | EMF, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles | |
Environmental Risks, Fate, and Effects of Chemicals Associated with Wind Turbines on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf | Bejarano, A.; Michel, J.; Rowe, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy | Chemicals | ||
Do the metals released by galvanic anodes used in offshore wind farms pose a risk to the marine environment? | Henry, S.; Amouroux, I.; Aragon, E.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Impact-Producing Factors in the Offshore Wind Cumulative Impacts Scenario on the South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Fisheries, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | |
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Marking a Decade of Monitoring, Research and Innovation | Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals, Noise | Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Safeguarding Marine Protected Areas in the Growing Mediterranean Blue Economy: Recommendations for the Offshore Wind Energy Sector | WWF France | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, EMF, Lighting, Noise | Birds, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
PHAROS4MPAs: A Review of Solutions to Avoid and Mitigate Environmental Impacts of Offshore Windfarms | Defingou, M.; Bils, F.; Horchler, B.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Comparison of Avian Responses to UV-Light-Reflective Paint on Wind Turbines | Young, D.; Erickson, W.; Strickland, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Lighting, Collision, Avoidance | Raptors, Birds | |
A Framework for Net Environmental Benefit Analysis for Remediation or Restoration of Petroleum-Contaminated Sites | Efroymson, R.; Nicolette, J.; Suter II, G. | Report | Chemicals | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Collision Course: The Hazards of Lighted Structures and Windows to Migrating Birds | Ogden, L. | Report | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Lighting | Birds | ||
Future environmental scenarios for offshore wind expansion | Still, D.; Pacitto, S.; Miller, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Recommendations for the quantitative assessment of metal inputs in the marine environment from the galvanic anodes of offshore renewable energy structures | Michelet, N.; Julian, N.; Duarte, R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
Deepwater Wind Block Island Environmental Assessment and Statement of Findings | US Army Corps of Engineers | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Offshore Obstruction Lighting - Issues and Mitigation | Blew, J.; Nehls, G.; Prall, U. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Lighting | Birds | |
The Health and Environmental Benefits of Wind and Solar Energy in the United States, 2007-2015 | Millstein, D.; Wiser, R.; Bolinger, M.; et al. | Presentation | Wind Energy | Chemicals | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | |
The Dark Side of Light: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Light Pollution Policy | Hölker, F.; Moss, T.; Griefhan, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Lighting | ||
The Life-Cycle Energy and Environmental Emissions of a Typical Offshore Wind Farm in China | Yang, J.; Chang, Y.; Zhang, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions | |
Characterization of alloying components in galvanic anodes as potential environmental tracers for heavy metal emissions from offshore wind structures | Reese, A.; Voigt, N.; Zimmermann, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Chemicals | ||
Annoyance of residents induced by wind turbine obstruction lights: A cross-country comparison of impact factors | Pohl, J.; Rudolph, D.; Lyhne, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Lighting | Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts | |
Is setback distance the best criteria for siting wind turbines under crowded conditions? An empirical analysis | Peri, E.; Tal, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Lighting, Noise | Human Dimensions | |
Do demand-based obstruction lights on wind turbines increase community annoyance? Evidence from a Danish case | Aaen, S.; Lyhne, I.; Rudolph, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Lighting | Human Dimensions, Navigation, Social & Economic Data | |
Comparative life cycle environmental impact assessment of renewable electricity generation systems: A practical approach towards Europe, North America and Oceania | Mahmud, P.; Farjana, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Chemicals | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment | |
Communication Towers, Lights, and Birds: Successful Methods of Reducing the Frequency of Avian Collisions | Gehring, J.; Kerlinger, P.; Manville, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Lighting | Bats, Birds, Fish | |
Does galvanic cathodic protection by aluminum anodes impact marine organisms? | Bell, A.; von der Au, M.; Regnery, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Investigation of potential metal emissions from galvanic anodes in offshore wind farms into North Sea sediments | Ebeling, A.; Wippermann, D.; Zimmermann, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
Effects of turbine height and cut-in speed on bat and swallow fatalities at wind energy facilities | Anderson, A.; Jardine, C.; Zimmerling, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Chemicals | Bats | |
Leading Edge Erosion of Coated Wind Turbine Blades: Review of Coating Life Models | Slot, H.; Gelinck, E.; Rentrop, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | ||
Barriers and Benefits: Implications of Artificial Night-Lighting for the Distribution of Common Bats in Britain and Ireland | Mathews, F.; Roche, N.; Aughney, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Lighting | Bats | ||
Evaluating Threats in Multinational Marine Ecosystems: A Coast Salish First Nations and Tribal Perspective | Gaydos, J.; Thixton, S.; Donatuto, J. | Journal Article | Chemicals, Collision, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
The Adhesion of Corrosion Protection Coating Systems for Offshore Wind Power Constructions after Three Years under Offshore Exposure | Momber, A.; Plagemann, P.; Stenzel, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | ||
Ocean Acidification: The Other CO2 Problem | Doney, S.; Fabry, V.; Feely, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Chemicals, Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Understanding and Managing Human Threats to the Coastal Marine Environment | Crain, C.; Halpern, B.; Beck, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Chemicals, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions | ||
Behaviour of migrating birds exposed to X-band radar and a bright light beam | Bruderer, B.; Peter, D.; Steuri, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Lighting, EMF | Birds | |
Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Copping, A.; Hanna, L.; Van Cleve, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Chemicals, Changes in Flow, Avoidance, Attraction | Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds | |
Performance and Integrity of Protective Coating Systems for Offshore Wind Power Structures after Three Years Under Offshore Site Conditions | Momber, A.; Plagemann, P.; Stenzel, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Chemicals | ||
Effect of anthropogenic light on bird movement, habitat selection, and distribution: A systematic map protocol | Adams, C.; Blumenthal, A.; Fernández-Juricic, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Lighting | Birds | ||
Microplastics in a wind farm area: A case study at the Rudong Offshore Wind Farm, Yellow Sea, China | Wang, T.; Zou, X.; Li, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Chemicals | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality | |
Response of Night-Migrating Songbirds in Cloud to Colored and Flashing Light | Evans, W.; Akashi, Y.; Altman, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Lighting | Birds, Passerines | ||
Processing of Antifouling Paint Particles by Mytilus edulis | Turner, A.; Barrett, M.; Brown, M. | Journal Article | Chemicals | Invertebrates | ||
Night Migrant Fatalities And Obstruction Lighting At Wind Turbines In North America | Kerlinger, P.; Gehring, J.; Erickson, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Lighting, Collision | Birds | |
Oil Pollution and Climate have Wide-Scale Impacts on Seabird Demographics | Votier, S.; Hatchwell, B.; Beckerman, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Chemicals | Seabirds, Birds | ||
Red Aviation Lights on Wind Turbines do not Increase Bat-Turbine Collisions | Hale, A.; Bennett, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Lighting, Collision | Bats |
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