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 |
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| Imbalances in interaction for transboundary marine spatial planning: Insights from the Baltic Sea Region | Janßen, H., et al. | July 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Camera technology for monitoring marine biodiversity and human impact | Bicknell, A., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions |
| Boosting Blue Growth in a Mild Sea: Analysis of the Synergies Produced by a Multi-Purpose Offshore Installation in the Northern Adriatic, Italy | Zanuttigh, B., et al. | May 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| The role of maritime spatial planning on the advance of blue energy in the European Union | García, P., Sanabria, J., Ruiz, J. | January 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation and Widespread Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies in the UK | Gove, B., et al. | May 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Marine Renewable Energy Seascape | Borthwick, A. | March 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Mapping Fisheries for Marine Spatial Planning: Gear-Specific Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), Marine Conservation and Offshore Renewable Energy | Campbell, M., et al. | March 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Modelling the Biological Significance of Behavioural Change in Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins in Response to Disturbance | New, L., et al. | April 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Establishing an Agenda for Social Studies Research in Marine Renewable Energy | Kerr, S., et al. | April 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Clean energy that safeguards ecosystems and livelihoods: Integrated assessments to unleash full sustainable potential for renewable energy | Athanas, A., McCormick, N. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Marine Renewable Energy and Scottish West Coast Fishers: Exploring Impacts, Opportunities and Potential Mitigation | Alexander, K., Potts, T., Wilding, T. | April 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data |
| Special Issue: Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment | Zydlewski, G., Copping, A., Redden, A. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Investigating the Co-Existence of Fisheries and Offshore Renewable Energy in the UK: Identification of a Mitigation Agenda for Fishing Effort Displacement | de Groot, J., et al. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) Movements at Sea in Relation to Marine Renewable Energy Developments | Wade, H., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds, Seabirds |
| Tethys knowledge management system: Working to advance the marine renewable energy industry | Whiting, J., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | N/A |
| A Geographical-Based Multi-Criteria Approach for Marine Energy Farm Planning | Maslov, N., et al. | May 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Social construction of risk in non-conventional renewable energy: Risk perception as a function of ecosystem services in La Araucanía, Chile | Cordoves-Sánchez, M., Vallejos-Romero, A. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Public perceptions of and responses to new energy technologies | Boudet, H. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| The interplay between economics, legislative power and social influence examined through a social-ecological framework for marine ecosystems services | Martino, S., Tett, P., Kenter, J. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Energy droughts from variable renewable energy sources in European climates | Raynaud, D., et al. | September 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine, Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Do tidal stream energy projects offer more value than offshore wind farms? A case study in the United Kingdom | Lamy, J., Azevedo, I. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Integration of wave energy and other marine renewable energy sources with the needs of coastal societies | Manasseh, R., et al. | January 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Attitudes and Perceptions of Fishermen on the Island of Ireland Towards the Development of Marine Renewable Energy Projects | Reilly, K., O'Hagan, A., Dalton, G. | August 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Ocean Zoning for Conservation, Fisheries and Marine Renewable Energy: Assessing Trade-Offs and Co-Location Opportunities | Yates, K., Schoeman, D., Klein, C. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Rights and Ownership in Sea Country: Implications of Marine Renewable Energy for Indigenous and Local Communities | Kerr, S., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| A Marine Spatial Planning Framework for the Optimal Siting of Marine Renewable Energy Installations: Two Danish Case Studies | Azzellino, A., et al. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A review of unmanned vehicles for the detection and monitoring of marine fauna | Verfuss, U., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Effects of trust and public participation on acceptability of renewable energy projects in the Netherlands and China | Liu, L., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| The dynamic linkage between renewable energy, tourism, CO2 emissions, economic growth, foreign direct investment, and trade | Jebli, M., Youssef, S., Apergis, N. | February 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data |
| Environmental and Ecological Effects of Ocean Renewable Energy Development: A Current Synthesis | Boehlert, G., Gill, A. | June 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| The New Mode of Marine Planning in the UK: Aspirations and Challenges | Scarff, G., Fitzsimmons, C., Gray, T. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Socioeconomic and demographic factors that influence publics' awareness on the different forms of renewable energy sources | Karytsas, S., Theodoropoulou, H. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Strengthening the Role of Science in Marine Governance through Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study of the Marine Renewable Energy Industry | Wright, G. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Public engagement with offshore renewable energy: A critical review | Wiersma, B., Devine-Wright, P. | June 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Coordination and Cooperation in the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the US National Ocean Policy | Maier, N. | May 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Attitudes of Scottish Fishers Towards Marine Renewable Energy | Alexander, K., Wilding, T., Jacomina Heymans, J. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Evaluation of the near future wave energy resources in the Black Sea under two climate scenarios | Rusu, L. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change |
| Public Engagement with Large-Scale Renewable Energy Technologies: Breaking the Cycle of NIMBYism | Devine-Wright, P. | November 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Ocean Management & Planning in the United States: From Competition to Cooperation | Heimes, R. | September 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Ocean Planning and the Gulf of Maine: Exploring Bi-National Policy Options | Fanning, L., Heimes, R. | May 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Ocean Renewable Energy's Potential Role In Supplying Future Electrical Energy Needs | Thresher, R., Musial, W. | January 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives | Soukissian, T., et al. | September 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data |
| Involving the Public in the Impact Assessment of Offshore Renewable Energy Facilities | Portman, M. | March 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement |
| The ecology of infrastructure decommissioning in the North Sea: what we need to know and how to achieve it | Fowler, A., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| A framework to evaluate the environmental impact of OCEAN energy devices | Mendoza, E., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Love me, love me not: Perceptions on the links between the energy sector and biodiversity conservation | Moreira, F. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Multi-use of the sea: A wide array of opportunities from site-specific cases across Europe | Bocci, M., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Recent Developments of Ocean Environmental Description with Focus on Uncertainties | Bitner-Gregersen, E., et al. | August 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Physical Environment |
| The influence of extractive activities on public support for renewable energy policy | Olson-Hazboun, S., Howe, P., Leiserowitz, A. | December 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Human dimensions of marine hydrokinetic energies: Current knowledge and research gaps | Ruano-Chamorro, C., Castilla, J., Gelcich, S. | February 2018 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Who cares? European attitudes towards marine and coastal environments | Potts, T., et al. | October 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| What Drives Attitudes towards Marine Renewable Energy Development in Island Communities in the UK? | de Groot, J., Bailey, I. | April 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Is There a Conflict Between Cetacean Conservation and Marine Renewable-Energy Developments? | Brown, V., Simmonds, M. | December 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Effects Of Anthropogenic Sources Of Sound On Fishes | Popper, A., Hastings, M. | January 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Threshold for Onset of Injury in Chinook Salmon from Exposure to Impulsive Pile Driving Sounds | Halvorsen, M., et al. | June 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Turbine Sound May Influence the Metamorphosis Behaviour of Estuarine Crab Megalopae | Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. | December 2012 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Flow-Noise and Turbulence in Two Tidal Channels | Bassett, C., et al. | February 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| The Effects of Human-Generated Sound on Fish | Popper, A., Hastings, M. | January 2009 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Responses of Free-Living Coastal Pelagic Fish to Impulsive Sounds | Hawkins, A., Roberts, L., Cheesman, S. | May 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Practical Management of Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts with Working Marine Examples | Wright, A., Kyhn, L. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Ecosystem |
| The Cumulative Effect on Sound Levels from Multiple Underwater Anthropogenic Sound Sources in Shallow Coastal Waters | Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. | February 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | N/A |
| Underwater Noise Modelling for Environmental Impact Assessment | Farcas, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N. | February 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Use of Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and Motion Analysis for Studying the Impacts of Underwater Noise upon Free Ranging Fish and Implications for Marine Energy Management | Roberts, L., Perez-Dominguez, R., Elliott, M. | November 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Onset of Barotrauma Injuries Related to Number of Pile Driving Strike Exposures in Hybrid Striped Bass | Casper, B., et al. | June 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish |
| Sensitivity of the Mussel Mytilus edulis to Substrate-Borne Vibration in Relation to Anthropogenically Generated Noise | Roberts, L., et al. | October 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| The Costs of Chronic Noise Exposure for Terrestrial Organisms | Barber, J., Crooks, K., Fristrup, K. | March 2010 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | Noise | N/A |
| A review of crustacean sensitivity to high amplitude underwater noise: Data needs for effective risk assessment in relation to UK commercial species | Edmonds, N., et al. | July 2016 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Social structure and abundance of coastal bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Normano-Breton Gulf, English Channel | Louis, M., et al. | May 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Marine Renewable Energy Development: Assessing the Benthic Footprint at Multiple Scales | Miller, R., et al. | October 2013 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Use of Anthropogenic Sea Floor Structures by Australian Fur Seals: Potential Positive Ecological Impacts of Marine Industrial Development? | Arnould, J., et al. | July 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Temporal Variation in Environmental Conditions and the Structure of Fish Assemblages around an Offshore Oil Platform in the North Sea | Fujii, T. | July 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Static Device | Fish |
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