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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Title |
Author* | Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Impacts of Wind Farms on Property Values: A Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis | Sunak, Y., Madlener, R. | October 2014 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts |
| Maiden Wind Farm Benton County, Washington Final SEPA Environmental Impact Statement and Final NEPA Environmental Impact Statement | Bonneville Power Administration, Benton County, Washington | January 2002 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Maine Deepwater Offshore Wind Report | University of Maine, Rockefeller Brothers Fund | September 2012 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Marine Biodiversity and the Development of a North Sea Offshore Powerhouse | van Steen, H., Buseman, M. | May 2018 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Marine Planning for Wales - Strategic Scoping Exercise | Welsh Government | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Marine Renewable Energy Legislation for Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia Department of Energy | January 2010 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Marine Scotland Policy Development for Marine Renewables and Offshore Wind Covering Marine Planning and Licensing | Scottish Government | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Marine Spatial Planning - Current Status 2014: National Planning in Sweden's Territorial Waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) | Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) | June 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Marine Spatial Planning: A Step-by-Step Approach toward Ecosystem-based Management | Ehler, C., Douvere, F. | May 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Memoirs on the Marine Environment - Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: a Continued move towards Integration and Quantification | Degraer, S., et al. | January 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Monitoring and Researching Ecological Effects of Dutch Offshore Wind Farms | Boon, A., et al. | May 2010 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics |
| Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report | Royal Haskoning | March 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report | Royal Haskoning | October 2016 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Northeast Offshore Wind Regional Market Characterization: A Report for the Roadmap Project for Multi-State Cooperation on Offshore Wind | Grace, R., et al. | October 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP) For Ireland: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): Volume 1: Non - Technical Summary (NTS) | Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | October 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Offshore Renewables - Guidance on Assessing the Impact on Coastal Landscape and Seascape: Guidance for Scoping an Environmental Statement | Scottish Natural Heritage | March 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Offshore Wind Energy Development Site Assessment and Characterization: Evaluation of the Current Status and European Experience | Rein, C., et al. | August 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Offshore Wind Farms and the Environment: Danish Experiences from Horns Rev and Nysted | Danish Energy Authority | November 2006 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Early Environmental Impact Assessment and Spatio-Temporal Variability | Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. | January 2010 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Offshore Wind Market and Economic Analysis | Navigant Consulting | February 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Open Ocean Aquaculture and Offshore Wind Farms. A feasibility study on the multifunctional use of offshore wind farms and offshore mariculture in the North Sea area | Buck, B. | January 2002 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data |
| Options and Opportunities for Marine Fisheries Mitigation Associated with Windfarms | Blyth-Skyrme, R. | January 2010 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| ORECCA European Offshore Renewable Energy Roadmap | Jeffrey, H., Sedgwick, J. | September 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Ormonde Project Scoping Study for Coastal and Seabed Processes | Coates, T., Skipper, C., Cranmer, G. | November 2005 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Partial Re-Assessment of an Adaptive management Plan for the APWRA: Accounting for Turbine Size | Smallwood, S., Spiegel, L. | March 2005 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Pathways of Effects for Offshore Renewable Energy in Canada | Isaacman, L., Daborn, G. | December 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions |
| Pennsylvania Game Commission Wind Energy Voluntary Cooperation Agreement: Amendment I | Pennsylvania Game Commission | July 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Permitting and Leasing for Marine Offshore Wind Energy Projects | Thaler, J. | January 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Phase 1 - Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia including the Fundy Tidal Energy Demonstration Project Site - Mi’kmaq Ecological Knowledge Study | Moore, D., Hodder, G. | August 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data |
| Phase 2 - Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia including the Outer Bay of Fundy Tidal Energy Project Site - Mi’kmaq Ecological Knowledge Study | Moore, D., Hodder, C. | May 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Phase I Avian Risk Assessment: Clayton Wind Farm Jefferson County, New York | Kerlinger, P., Guarnaccia, J. | April 2005 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Port Elizabeth Wind Energy Facility Avifaunal and Bat Impact Assessment | Strugnell, L., Smallie, J., Patterson-Abrolat, C. | October 2009 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Birds, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Prioritisation of monitoring and research for diadromous fish in the context of Marine/Offshore Renewables: A summary of stakeholder engagement meetings between Marine Scotland, wild fisheries interests and wind, wave and tidal developers | Hunter, D., Malcolm, I., Armstrong, J. | March 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Proposal to Permit Take Provided Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act | Gould, R. | April 2009 | Report | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Reducing Wind Curtailment through Transmission Expansion in a Wind Vision Future | Jorgenson, J., Mai, T., Brinkman, G. | January 2017 | Report | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Report on Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Strategies | TROPOS | July 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Review of Raptor Sections of the Bluestone Wind Avian Risk Assessment | Miller, T. | March 2019 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | Dynamic Device | Birds, Raptors, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Review of the Reef Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Structures and their Potential for Enhancement and Mitigation | UK Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | January 2008 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Review Report 2004: The Danish Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Project: Horns Rev and Nysted Offshore Wind Farms Environmental Impact Assessment and Monitoring | Boesen, C., Kjær, J. | October 2005 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Revised Navigational Risk Assessment | ESS Group, Inc. | November 2006 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Navigation |
| Risk Assessment for Marine Vessel Traffic and Wind Energy Development in the Atlantic | Copping, A., et al. | November 2013 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Navigation |
| Scoping advice on information required in environmental impact assessment reports in relation to assessing risk to freshwater and diadromous fish and associated fisheries | Marine Scotland Science | April 2018 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Fish, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fishing |
| Scotland's National Marine Plan - A Single Framework for Managing Our Seas | Marine Scotland | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Scotland's Renewables Routemap Short Life Task Force On Streamlining Energy Development Licensing and Consents | The Scottish Government | February 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Searchlight Wind Energy Project Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy | Tetra Tech | November 2012 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Siting and Designing Wind Farms in the Landscape - Version 3 | Scottish Natural Heritage | February 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Aesthetics |
| Socio-Economic Impact of Outer Continental Shelf Wind Energy Development on Fisheries in the US Atlantic: Volume I - Report Narrative | Kirkpatrick, A., et al. | January 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Fishing |
| Socio-Economic Impact of Outer Continental Shelf Wind Energy Development on Fisheries in the US Atlantic: Volume II - Appendices | Kirkpatrick, A., et al. | January 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Fishing |
| South West Marine Energy Park Prospectus | Southwest Marine Energy Park Coalition | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Strategic Health Impact Assessment on Wind Energy Development in Oregon | Joshi, S., et al. | March 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Strategic Impact Assessment of Offshore Windpower in Norway - Impacts on Seabirds | Lorensten, S., et al. | March 2012 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Dynamic Device, Static Device | Birds, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Strategisk konsekv ensutredning for landbasert vindkraft. En evaluering av regionale planer for vindkraft | May, R. | December 2011 | Report | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Sustainable Development for Welsh Seas: Our Approach to Marine Planning in Wales | Welsh Assembly Government | February 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Symposium Sound Solutions Report | The North Sea Foundation | February 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics |
| Sørfjord Windpark, Tysfjord Municipality: Impact Assessment, Evaluation of Natural Environment | Jacobsen, K., Arnesen, G., Johnsen, T. | April 2010 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Tafila Region Wind Power Projects: Cumulative Effects Assessment | International Finance Corporation | January 2017 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Impact Assessment Report to Inform Scoping | Royal Haskoning | December 2016 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| The Development of Marine Based Wind Energy Generation and Inshore Fisheries in UK Waters: Are They Compatible? | Rodmell, D., Johnson, M. | January 2005 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| The Effects of Wind Power on Human Interests - A Synthesis | Henningsson, M., et al. | January 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| The Environmental Case for Wind Power in New Jersey | Ridlington, E., Rusch, E. | March 2005 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change |
| The Plan for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters Pre-Screening for Appropriate Assessment | Halcrow Group | June 2010 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| The Potential Health Impact of Wind Turbines | Chief Medical Officer of Heath of Ontario | May 2010 | Report | Wind Energy (General) | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| The Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan 2008-2015: From Inception through Implementation | Smythe, T., Andrescavage, N., Fox, C. | January 2016 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The Shipping Industry and Marine Spatial Planning | Patraiko, D., Holthus, P. | November 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The Social Acceptance of Wind Energy: Where We Stand and the Path Ahead | Ellis, G., Ferraro, G. | January 2016 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| The Turning Point for Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy: Time for Action to Create Jobs, Reduce Pollution, Protect Wildlife, and Secure America's Energy Future | Bowes, C., Allegro, J. | September 2012 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| The UK National Ecosystem Assessment Follow-on. Work package Report 6: shared, plural and cultural values of ecosystems | Kenter, J., et al. | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Thirty Years of North American Wind Energy Acceptance Research: What have we Learned? | Rand, J., Hoen, B. | June 2017 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Tiree Onshore Scenario Mapping | Ironside Farrar | March 2012 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Triton Knoll Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report | Wilson, M., Ireland, P. | July 2010 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| TROPOS Project Final Report | Brito, J. | March 2015 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| U.S. Job Creation in Offshore Wind: A Report for the Roadmap Project for Multi-State Cooperation on Offshore Wind | BVG Associates | October 2017 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| U.S. Offshore Wind Manufacturing and Supply Chain Development | Navigant Consulting | February 2013 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Understanding the Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Well-Being | Hattam, C., Hooper, T., Papathanasopoulou, E. | January 2015 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Updated Summary of Knowledge: Selected Areas of the Pacific Coast | Kaplan, B., et al. | July 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics |
| Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Virginia Environmental Assessment | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs | December 2014 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Visual Representation of Wind Farms - Version 2.2 | N/A | February 2017 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Aesthetics |
| Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Wind Power Guidelines | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | April 2009 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| White Pines Wind Project: Natural Heritage Assessment and Environmental Impact Study | Stantec Consulting | May 2012 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Wind Energy and Air Emission Reduction Benefits: A Primer | Jacobson, D., High, C. | February 2008 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Wind Energy and Bat Conservation - A Review by the Canadian Wind Energy Association | Barnes, R., Hill, M., Peters, K. | August 2018 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Wind energy developments and Natura 2000 | European Union | January 2011 | Report | Wind Energy general | N/A | Bats, Birds, Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| Wind in our Sails - The Coming of Europe's Offshore Wind Energy Industry | European Wind Energy Association | November 2011 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Wind Power Siting Regulations and Wildlife Guidelines in the United States | Stemler, J. | April 2007 | Report | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects: An Expert Panel Review | Colby, W., et al. | December 2009 | Report | Wind Energy (General) | Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Windfarms and Birds: An Analysis of the Effects of Windfarms on Birds, and Guidance on Environmental Assessment Criteria and Site Selection Issues | Langston, R., Pullan, J. | September 2003 | Report | Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Ökobilanzierung von Schweizer Windenergie | Eymann, L., et al. | November 2015 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | N/A | Birds, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment |
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