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
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
Environmental Impact of Solar and Wind energy- A Review Hamed, T.; Alshare, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Runway Safety System Based on Vertically Oriented Stereovision Gradolewski, D.; Dziak, D.; Kaniecki, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Birds
Effects of submarine power transmission cables on a glass sponge reef and associated megafaunal community Dunham, A.; Pegg, J.; Carolsfeld, W.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Potential environmental effects of deepwater floating offshore wind energy facilities Farr, H.; Ruttenberg, B.; Walter, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Scale Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Structure in a Tidal System Raoux, A.; Robin, I.; Pezy, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates
Behavioral patterns of bats at a wind turbine confirm seasonality of fatality risk Goldenberg, S.; Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement Bats
Corridors for aliens but not for natives: effects of marine urban sprawl at a regional scale Airoldi, L.; Turon, X.; Perkol-Finkel, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Peaks in bat activity at turbines and the implications for mitigating the impact of wind energy developments on bats Richardson, S.; Lintott, P.; Hosken, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Offshore Wind Farm Wake Effect on Stratification and Coastal Upwelling Paskyabi, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
A bird's-eye view on turbulence: seabird foraging associations with evolving surface flow features Lieber, L.; Langrock, R.; Nimmo-Smith, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Changes in Flow Birds, Seabirds
Sustainable energy planning for remote islands and the waste legacy from renewable energy infrastructure deployment Kouloumpis, V.; Yan, X. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
The biodiversity-wind energy-land use nexus in a global biodiversity hotspot Kati, V.; Kassara, C.; Vrontisi, Z.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Spatial and temporal analysis of cumulative environmental effects of offshore wind farms in the North Sea basin Gusatu, L.; Menegon, S.; Depellegrin, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
In situ observations of suspended particulate matter plumes at an offshore wind farm, southern North Sea Baeye, M.; Fettweis, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
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
Renewables-To-Reefs? Decommissioning Options for the Offshore Wind Power Industry Smyth, K.; Christie, N.; Burdon, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Curtailing Wind Turbine Operations to Reduce Avian Mortality Singh, K.; Baker, E.; Lackner, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Avoidance Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds
A Unifying Framework for the Underlying Mechanisms of Avian Avoidance of Wind Turbines May, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Displacement, Avoidance Birds
Succession and Seasonal Dynamics of the Epifauna Community on Offshore Wind Farm Foundations and their Role as Stepping Stones for Non-Indigenous Species De Mesel, I.; Kerckhof, F.; Norro, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Seabird Avoidance and Attraction at an Offshore Wind Farm in the Belgian Part of the North Sea Vanermen, N.; Onkelinx, T.; Courtens, W.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement, Avoidance, Attraction Seabirds, Birds
The Maritime Environment Impact Assessment of Offshore Floating Wind Power in Ulsan - A Focus on Habitat Equivalence Analysis Choi, S-Y.; Moon, B-S.; Kim, T-G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Assessing the vulnerability of breeding bird populations to onshore wind-energy developments in Finland Balotari-Chiebao, F.; Valkama, J.; Byholm, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Migrating whooping cranes avoid wind-energy infrastructure when selecting stopover habitat Pearse, A.; Metzger, K.; Brandt, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Shorebirds
The Irish Sea bed load parting zone: Is it a mid-sea hydrodynamic phenomenon or a geological theoretical concept? Creane, S.; O'Shea, M.; Coughlan, M.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A new seabed mobility index for the Irish Sea: Modelling seabed shear stress and classifying sediment mobilisation to help predict erosion, deposition, and sediment distribution Coughlan, M.; Guerrini, M.; Creane, S.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Direct Mortality of Birds from Anthropogenic Causes Loss, S.; Will, T.; Marra, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds
The Design, Production and Validation of the Biological and Structural Performance of an Ecologically Engineered Concrete Block Mattress – A Nature Inclusive Design for Shoreline and Offshore construction Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Offshore wind farms and the attraction-production hypothesis: insights from a combination of stomach content and stable isotope analyses Mavraki, N.; Degraer, S.; Vanaverbeke, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish
Wind Turbines as Overwintering Sites Attractive to an Invasive Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Dudek, K.; Dudek, M.; Tryjanowski, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction
Impact of wind facilities on bats in the Neotropics Rodríguez-Durán, A.; Feliciano-Robles, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Attraction Bats
Perception of Environmental Impacts of Wind Farms in Agricultural Areas of Northeast Brazil Sobrinho Junior, M.; Hernandez, M.; Amora, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment
Influencing Activity of Bats by Dimly Lighting Wind Turbine Surfaces with Ultraviolet Light Cryan, P.; Gorresen, P.; Straw, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Breeding Density and Collision Mortality of Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Smallwood, K.; Smallwood, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Adaptive management to improve eagle conservation at terrestrial wind facilities New, L.; Simonis, J.; Otto, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Raptors
Bats (Chiroptera) of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah and Arizona Carpenter, G.; Pilkington, L.; Levorse, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Bats
Establishing conservation baselines with dynamic distribution models for bat populations facing imminent decline Rodhouse, T.; Ormsbee, P.; Irvine, K.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Bats
Recent increase in knowledge about numbers and flight behaviour in the White-throated Needletail 'Hirundapus caudacutus' Tarburton, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds
Local climatic and environmental effects of an onshore wind farm in North China Luo, L.; Zhuang, Y.; Duan, Q.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow
Drivers of European bat population change: a review reveals evidence gaps Browning, E.; Barlow, K.; Burns, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Novel Application and Validation of a Method to Assess Visual Impacts of Rotating Wind Turbine Blades Within Woodland Areas Nopp-Mayr, U.; Kunz, F.; Suppan, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Collision, Noise Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual Impacts
Evaluating receiver contributions to acoustic positional telemetry: a case study on Atlantic cod around wind turbines in the North Sea van der Knaap, I.; Slabbekoorn, H.; Winter, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Fish, Pelagic Fish
Three-dimensional analysis of bat flight paths around small wind turbines suggests no major collision risk or behavioral changes Hochradel, K.; Hartmann, S.; Reers, H.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow, Collision Bats
Offshore Wind Farm Footprint on Organic and Mineral Particle Flux to the Bottom Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; Borger, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Offshore Wind Energy and the Mid-Atlantic Cold Pool: A Review of Potential Interactions Miles, T.; Murphy, S.; Kohut, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
How effectively do horizontal and vertical response strategies of long-finned pilot whales reduce sound exposure from naval sonar? Wensveen, P.; von Benda-Beckmann, A.; Ainslie, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Bird Displacement by Wind Turbines: Assessing Current Knowledge and Recommendations for Future Studies Marques, A.; Batalha, H.; Bernardino, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Displacement Birds
Offshore Windfarm Footprint of Sediment Organic Matter Mineralization Processes De Borger, E.; Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Invertebrates
A two-fold increase in migration distance does not have breeding consequences in a long-distance migratory seabird with high flight costs Dufour, P.; Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K.; Lavergne, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Temporal Boosted YOLO-Based Model for Birds Detection around Wind Farms Alqaysi, H. ; Fedorov, I. ; Qureshi, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision Birds

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