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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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An integrated conceptual model to characterize the effects of offshore wind farms on ecosystem services | Baulaz, Y.; Mouchet, M.; Niquil, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
On the importance of wind turbine wake boundary to wind energy and environmental impact | Fan, Z.; Li,S.; Gao, Z.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
EU Species Protection Law and Wind Energy: Current Challenges and Danish Experiences | Anker, H.; Olsen, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
The transmission ramifications of social and environmental siting considerations on wind energy deployment | Bennett, J.; Ogland-Hand, J.; Middleton, E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Birds, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Justice | ||
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 | |
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 | |
Development and Dynamics of Sediment Waves in a Complex Morphological and Tidal Dominant System: Southern Irish Sea | Creane, S.; Coughlan, M.; O’Shea, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
The impact of onshore wind farms on ecological corridors in Ningbo, China | Guan, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment | |
Dominant Frequency Extraction for Operational Underwater Sound of Offshore Wind Turbines Using Adaptive Stochastic Resonance | Wang, R.; Xu, X.; Zou, Z.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Fish, Physical Environment | |
Offshore wind farm effects on flounder and gadid dietary habits and condition on the northeastern US coast | Wilber, D.; Brown, L.; Griffin, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Physical Environment | |
Reconciling climate action with the need for biodiversity protection, restoration and rehabilitation | Gorman, C.; Torsney, A.; Gaughran, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy | |
Wind turbine impact on near-ground air temperature | Moravec, D.; Barták, V.; Puš, V.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Evaluating the Coastal Environment for Marine Birds | Wanless, S.; Bacon, P.; Harris, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment | |
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes | Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Meteorological aspects of offshore wind energy: Observations from the Vindeby wind farm | Barthelmie, R.; Courtney, M.; Højstrup, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
Unstated impacts of the green energy industry on the habitat of a coastal delphinid: Turbid-turbulent wakes induced by offshore wind turbine foundations | Huang, S-L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment | |
Wind Farms Waste: Non-Calculated Environmental Impact? | Martínez-Mendoza, E.; Fernández-Echeverría, E.; García-Santamaría, L. ; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Impacts of wind turbines on vegetation and soil cover: a case study of Urla, Cesme, and Karaburun Peninsulas, Turkey | Aksoy, T.; Cetin, M.; Cabuk, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment | |
Organic matter processing in a [simulated] offshore wind farm ecosystem in current and future climate and aquaculture scenarios | Voet, H.; Vlaminck, E.; van Colen, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
Floating Wind Power in Deep-Sea Area: Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Impacts | Yuan, W.; Feng, J.; Zhang, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Increased food availability at offshore wind farms affects trophic ecology of plaice Pleuronectes platessa | Buyse, J.; Hostens, K.; Degraer, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment | |
International assessment of priority environmental issues for land-based and offshore wind energy development | Green, R.; Gill, E.; Hein, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Environmental Impact of Solar and Wind energy- A Review | Hamed, T.; Alshare, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Habitat Change, Noise | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Visual Impacts | |
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 | |
A techno-economic and socio-environmental planning of wind farms for sustainable development and transition to a decarbonized scenario: Pakistan as a case study | Shah, M.; Khanum, S.; Waqas, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
Obligations and Aspirations: A Critical Evaluation of Offshore Wind Farm Cumulative Impact Assessments | Willsteed, E.; Jude, S.; Gill, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Physical Environment | ||
Wind farms dry surface soil in temporal and spatial variation | Wang, G.; Li, G.; Liu, Z. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Local effects of wind turbines on near-surface wind speed in a desert steppe wind farm | Zhou, D.; Hu, S.; Dang, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Environmental Impacts of Balancing Offshore Wind Power with Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) | Bouman, E.; Øberg, M.; Hertwich, E. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Can the development of offshore renewable energy projects and their shore connection have an effect on the evolution of the coastline? | Henry, S.; Cartier, A.; Duperrent, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Impact assessment for renewable energy development: analysis of impacts and mitigation practices for wind energy in western Canada | Godinho, C.; Noble, B.; Poelzer, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Environmental licensing for offshore wind farms: Guidelines and policy implications for new markets | de Vasconcelos, R.; Silva, L.; Gonzalez, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning | ||
Offshore renewables need an experimental mindset | Johnson, A.; Dawson, C.; Conners, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Considerations on environmental, economic, and energy impacts of wind energy generation: Projections towards sustainability initiatives | Msigwa, G.; Ighalo, J.; Yap, P-S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Changes in Flow, Noise | Birds, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | |
Environmental impact assessment framework for offshore wind energy developments based on the marine Good Environmental Status | Abramic, A.; Cordero-Penin, V.; Haroun, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Counterfactuals to Assess Effects to Species and Systems from Renewable Energy Development | Katzner, T.; Allison, T.; Diffendorfer, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Heterogeneous warming impacts of desert wind farms on land surface temperature and their potential drivers in Northern China | Liu, N.; Zhao, X.; Zhang, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Block Island Wind Farm | National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
Impacts of accelerating deployment of offshore windfarms on near-surface climate | Akhtar, N.; Geyer, B.; Schrum, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Offshore Wind Projects: Spatial and Temporal Considerations in Light of Fisheries Sustainability amid Climate Change | Al Arif, A.; Anchustegui, I. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Fisheries, Legal & Policy | ||
Wind Energy Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals: Case Study on London Array | Olabi, A.; Obaideen, K.; Abdelkareem, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
Effects of offshore wind farms on suspended particulate matter derived from satellite remote sensing | Brandao, I.; van der Molen, J.; van der Wal, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Potential Influence of Offshore Wind Farms on the Marine Stratification in the Waters Adjacent to China | Lian, Z.; Liu, K.; Yang, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Data on benthic species assemblages and seafloor sediment characteristics in an offshore windfarm in the southeastern North Sea | Teschke, K.; Gusky, M.; Gutow, L. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Offshore wind farms are projected to impact primary production and bottom water deoxygenation in the North Sea | Daewel, U.; Akhtar, N.; Christiensen, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Offshore Wind Farms in the Southwestern Baltic Sea: A Model Study of Regional Impacts on Oxygen Conditions | Janßen, H.; Schröder, T.; Zettler, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality | ||
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 | ||
Impacts, procedural processes, and local context: Rethinking the social acceptance of wind energy projects in the Netherlands | Klok, C.; Kirkels, A.; Alkemade, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data | ||
GPS tracking data can document wind turbine interactions: Evidence from a GPS-tagged Eurasian curlew | Jiguet, F.; Schwemmer, P.; Rousseau, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Bats, Birds, Shorebirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Site wind right: Identifying low-impact wind development areas in the Central United States | Hise, C.; Obermeyer, B.; Ahlering, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning |
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