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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Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
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Renewable Energy in Scotland | Alldritt, D., Hopwood, D. | May 2010 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
Applying Research to Conservation: Science-Based Strategies Can Save Bats at Wind Farms | Baerwald, E., Barclay, R. | June 2014 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |
An Overview Of Ocean Renewable Energy Technologies | Bedard, R., et al. | June 2010 | Magazine Article | Marine Energy general, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Bats and Onshore Wind Farms: Site-by-Site Assessment and Post-Construction Monitoring Protocols | Catherine, C., Spray, S. | June 2009 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats |
Measurement and Reduction of Offshore Wind Turbine Construction Noise | Elmer, K., et al. | February 2007 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | N/A |
A Review of Bird Strike Mortality at Irish Onshore Windfarms | Fennelly, R. | June 2015 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Assessing the Impact of Underwater Sounds on Fishes and Other Forms of Marine Life | Hawkins, A., Popper, A. | March 2014 | Magazine Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
Whirly Birds | Linn, A. | March 1995 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors |
Ecological Impact Assessments Fail to Reduce Risk of Bat Casualties at Wind Farms | Lintott, P., et al. | November 2016 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
Wind farms' deadly reputation hard to shift | Marris, E., Fairless, D. | May 2007 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds |
Greater Sage-Grouse: Overview and Effects of Wind Energy Development | National Wind Coordinating Collaborative | September 2017 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
Birds and Windfarms: What are the Real Issues? | Percival, S. | April 2005 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general | N/A | Birds, Raptors |
Ecological Monitoring using Wildlife Detection Dogs: Bat Carcass Searches at the Wanlip Wind Turbine | Stanhope, K. | June 2015 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds |
Wind Energy & the Threat to Bats | Tuttle, M. | July 2004 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats |
Battered by harsh winds - must bats pay the price for wind energy? | Tuttle, M. | October 2005 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Collision | Bats |
ReNews Global Offshore Wind Report 2012 | Westbrook, T., Kennedy, S., Wachtmeister, W. | November 2012 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
Shades of Green: A Bird's Eye View of Wind Energy | Whittam, B., Kingsley, A. | April 2003 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds |
When Blade Meets Bat | Williams, W. | February 2004 | Magazine Article | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Bats |