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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Wind farms increase land surface temperature and reduce vegetation productivity in the Inner Mongolia Plateau | Liu, L.; Liu, P.; Yu, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Making eco-sustainable floating offshore wind farms: Siting, mitigations, and compensations | Danovaro, R.; Bianchelli, S.; Brambilla, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Risks of climate change effects on renewable energy resources and the effects of their utilisation on the environment | Girgibo, N.; Hiltunen, E.; Lu, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Climate Change | ||
Climate and air quality benefits of wind and solar generation in the United States from 2019 to 2022 | Millstein, D.; O'Shaughnessy, E.; Wiser, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Quantifying land impacts of wind energy: a regional-scale assessment in Finland | Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Byholm, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Environmental impacts from large-scale offshore renewable-energy deployment | Ouro, P.; Fernandez, R.; Armstrong, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Spatial planning offshore wind energy farms in California for mediating fisheries and wildlife conservation impacts | White, C.; Wang, Y-H; Walter, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement, Entanglement | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Site selection within the maritime spatial planning: Insights from use-cases on aquaculture, offshore wind energy and aggregates extraction | Abramic, A.; Mendoza, A.; Cordero-Penin, V.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Primary vs grey: A critical evaluation of literature sources used to assess the impacts of offshore wind farms | Szostek, C.; Edwards-Jones, A.; Beaumont, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Larger wind turbines as a solution to reduce environmental impacts | Akhtar, N.; Geyer, B.; Schrum, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Using Available Data and Information to Identify Offshore Wind Energy Areas Off the California Coast [2024] | Rockwood, R.; Salas, L.; Howar, J.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy | Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Numerical and experimental study of the effects of wind turbine operation on sand-dust transport characteristics | Ma, G.; Ye Li, H. H.; Li, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | ||
A Numerical Modeling Framework to Evaluate Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on California’s Coastal Upwelling Ecosystem | Raghukumar, K.; Nelson, T.; Chang, G.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
6th ScotMER Symposium: ECOWind | Marine Scotland | Presentation | Wind Energy | Birds, Physical Environment | ||
6th ScotMER Symposium: Benthic Ecology and Physical Processes | Marine Scotland | Presentation | Wind Energy | Physical Environment | ||
Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning | Knights, A.; Lemasson, A.; Firth, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Localized Eco-Climatic Impacts of Onshore Wind Farms: A Review | Ze, J.; Xiuchun, Y.; Ang, C. ; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment | |
Fine-scale collision risk mapping and validation with long-term mortality data reveal current and future wind energy development impact on sensitive species | Morant, J.; Arrondo, E.; Zapata, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Norwegian offshore wind power—Spatial planning using multi-criteria decision analysis | Solbrekke, I. M.; Sorteberg, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Predicting commercial wind farm site suitability in the conterminous United States using a logistic regression model | Wimhurst, J.; Greene, J.; Koch, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Ecosystem indicators: predicting population responses to combined climate and anthropogenic changes in shallow seas | Trifonova, N.; Scott, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Estuarine Particles Simulations: the Connection Between Delaware Bay and Offshore Wind Lease Areas | Li, Y.; Lopez, A.; Bemis, K.; et al. | Conference Paper | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Overlap between the Mid-Atlantic Bight Cold Pool and offshore wind lease areas | Horwitz, R.; Miles, T.; Munroe, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
A synthesis review of nature positive approaches and coexistence in the offshore wind industry | Pardo, J.; Aune, M.; Harman, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Decommissioning of offshore wind farms and its impact on benthic ecology | Spielmann, V.; Dannheim, J.; Brey, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Robust bilevel ocean zoning for marine renewable energy, fishery and conservation with fairness concern | Jia, R.; Gao, J.; Li, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Life Cycle Assessment of Four Floating Wind Farms around Scotland Using a Site-Specific Operation and Maintenance Model with SOVs | Struthers, I.; Avanessova, N.; Gray, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico | Fuchs, R.; Musial, W.; Zuckerman, G.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
The overlooked threat of land take from wind energy infrastructures: Quantification, drivers and policy gaps | Kati, V.; Kassara, C.; Panagos, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Study on the Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Surrounding Water Environment in the Yangtze Estuary Based on Remote Sensing | Cai, L.; Hu, Q.; Qiu, Z.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Numerical Study of Turbulent Wake of Offshore Wind Turbines and Retention Time of Larval Dispersion | Ajmi, S.; Boutet, M.; Bennis, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Morphological Modelling to Investigate the Role of External Sediment Sources and Wind and Wave-Induced Flow on Sand Bank Sustainability: An Arklow Bank Case Study | Creane, S.; O'Shea, M.; Coughlan, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Spatiotemporal Variations of Ocean Upwelling and Downwelling Induced by Wind Wakes of Offshore Wind Farms | Liu, K.; Du, J.; Larsén, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Establishing baselines for predicting change in ambient sound metrics, marine mammal, and vessel occurrence within a US offshore wind energy area | Van Parijs, S.; DeAngelis, A.; Aldrich, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Maryland Offshore Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) | BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs | Report | Wind Energy | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | ||
Low impact siting for wind power facilities in the Southeast United States | Feng, X.; Li, S.; Kalies, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
The Marine Spatial Planning Index: a tool to guide and assess marine spatial planning | Reimer, J.; Devillers, R.; Zuercher, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |||
Prevalence and predictors of wind energy opposition in North America | Stokes, L.; Franzblau, E.; Lovering, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data | ||
Revealing the ecological impact of low-speed mountain wind power on vegetation and soil erosion in South China: A case study of a typical wind farm in Yunnan | Ma, B.; Yang, J.; Chen, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Behavioral responses to offshore windfarms during migration of a declining shorebird species revealed by GPS-telemetry | Schwemmer, P.; Mercker, M.; Haecker, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds, Shorebirds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Floating wind and wave energy technologies: applications, synergies and role in decarbonization in Portugal | White, C.; Carrelhas, A.; Gato, L.; et al. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
A Comparison of the European Regulatory Framework for the deployment of Offshore Renewable Energy Project | Moscoloni, C.; Carà, C.; Novo, R.; et al. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Towards blue growth: Multi-use possibilities for the development of emerging sectors in the Brazilian sea | Weiss, C.; Bonetti, J.; Scherer, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
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 | |
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe | Bosi, S.; Ramieri, E.; Picciulin, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Noise | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
Competing for space? A multi-criteria scenario framework intended to model the energy–biodiversity–land nexus for regional renewable energy planning based on a German case study | Weber, J.; Steinkamp, T.; Reichenbach, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Bats, Birds, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Marine spatial planning to solve increasing conflicts at sea: A framework for prioritizing offshore windfarms and marine protected areas | Boussarie, G.; Kopp, D.; Lavialle, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Bat mortality in wind farms of southern Europe: temporal patterns and implications in the current context of climate change | del Mar Salguero, M.; De la Cruz, A.; Munoz, A-R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
Impacts of climate change on wind energy potential in Australasia and South-East Asia following the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways | Fournier, A.; Martinez, A.; Iglesias, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data |
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