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Socio-economic and environmental impacts of renewable energy deployments: A review | Virah-Sawmy, D.; Sturmberg, B. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Assessing the sustainability of Blue Economy activities using an ecosystem and life cycle-based approach: Possibilities, challenges and implications for an informed policy making | De Luca Pena, L.; Dewulf, J.; Staes, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Effects of Offshore Wind Farms: Environmental and Social Perspectives from Uruguay | Forastiero, M.; Gutierrez, R.; Weschenfelder, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Noise | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data | |
ORE Outlook 2040 - UK Offshore Renewable Energy in 2040: Building a Sustainable and Competitive ORE Sector on a Pathway to Net Zero by 2050 | Greaves, D.; White, D.; Noble, D.; et al. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Collaboration or competition? Interactions between floating and fixed-bottom offshore wind in Norway | Havinga, H.C.; Adriaan van der Loos, H.Z.; Steen, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
The co-benefits of offshore wind under the UK Renewable Obligation scheme: Integrating sustainability in energy policy evaluation | Pashakolaie, V.; Cotton, M.; Jansen, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Social & Economic Data | ||
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); US Department of the Interior (DOI) | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement | |
Offshore wind industry product carbon footprinting guidance: Guidance for measuring the life cycle carbon footprint of offshore wind developments | Dineen, C.; Shackley, L.; Harvey, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
Assessing the engineering, environmental and economic aspects of repowering onshore wind energy | Ahmed, F.; Foley, A.; Dowds, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Challenges and Opportunities for Floating Offshore Wind Energy in Ultradeep Waters of the Central Atlantic | Musial, W.; McCoy, A.; Hernando, D.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Wind Energy: Technologies and Approaches to Help Address Environmental Effects | United States Government Accountability Office | Report | Wind Energy | Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | |
Wind power infrastructure and perceived value of tourism experience in nature areas | Prince, S.; Chekalina, T.; Peters, A. | Report | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts | ||
Trade-offs of wind power production: A study on the environmental implications of raw materials mining in the life cycle of wind turbines | Morozovska, K.; Bragone, F.; Svensson, A.X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Climate and air quality benefits of wind and solar generation in the United States from 2019 to 2022 | Millstein, D.; O'Shaughnessy, E.; Wiser, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Global Review on Environmental Impacts of Onshore Wind Energy in the Field of Tension between Human Societies and Natural Systems | Sander, L.; Jung, C.; Schindler, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | |
Global Review on Environmental Impacts of Onshore Wind Energy and Their Implications for Forest Ecosystems | Sander, L.; Jung, C.; Schindler, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | |
Global Offshore Wind Report 2024 | Williams, R.; Zhao, F. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Integrated Environmental & Social Sensitivity Mapping: Guidance for Early Offshore Wind Spatial Planning | World Bank Group | Guidance | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism | ||
From Concerns to Engagement: How experts address citizen concerns about birds through engagement in wind farm projects | Dossin, B. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
The windfall of green finance: Advancing environmental sustainability through wind energy | Wang, M.; Zhong, D.; Ali, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Social & Economic Data | ||
Risks of climate change effects on renewable energy resources and the effects of their utilisation on the environment | Girgibo, N.; Hiltunen, E.; Lu, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Climate Change | ||
The effect of moral framing on attitudes towards offshore wind farms in Turkey | Goral, E.; Hannum, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Social & Economic Data | ||
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Commercial Wind Lease OCS-A 0499 | Sullivan, K. | Report | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | ||
Assessing the Ecological and Social Impact of Wind Farms: A Comprehensive Study | Rottbers, A. | Thesis | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Sustainable energy adoption in poor rural areas: A comparative case perspective from the Philippines | Franco, M. A. J.; Taeihagh, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
How do residents perceive energy-producing kites? Comparing the community acceptance of an airborne wind energy system and a wind farm in Germany | Schmidt, H.; Leschinger, V.; Müller, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | ||
The global impact of offshore wind farms on ecosystem services | Watson, S.; Somerfield, P.; Lemasson, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Evaluation of offshore wind energy diffusion in long-term scenarios in the Colombian Caribbean | Valencia, M.; Arango-Aramburo, S.; Osorio, A. | Presentation | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
A synthesis of socioeconomic and sociocultural indicators for assessing the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fishery participants and fishing communities | Willis-Norton, E.; Mangin, T.; Schroeder, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data | |
Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning | Knights, A.; Lemasson, A.; Firth, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Conditions for just offshore wind energy: Addressing the societal challenges of the North Sea wind industry | Skjølsvold, T.; Heidenreich, S.; Henriksen, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Monetized (socio-)environmental handprint and footprint of an offshore windfarm in the Belgian Continental Shelf: An assessment of local, regional and global impacts | De Luca Pena, L.; Taelman, S. E.; Bas, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Do concerns about wind farms blow over with time? Residents’ acceptance over phases of project development and proximity | le Maitre, J.; Ryan, G.; Power, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Marine Energy Site Selection: A Case Study Comparison between Puerto Rico and Hawaii | Hall, S. | Thesis | Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data | ||
A paradigm for understanding whole ecosystem effects of offshore wind farms in shelf seas | Isaksson, N.; Scott, B.; Hunt, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Life Cycle Assessment of Four Floating Wind Farms around Scotland Using a Site-Specific Operation and Maintenance Model with SOVs | Struthers, I.; Avanessova, N.; Gray, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
Grand Challenges Revisited: Wind Energy Research Needs for a Global Energy Transition | Veers, P.; Dykes, K.; Baranowski, R.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Noise | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | |
A holistic tool to assess the cost and environmental performance of floating offshore wind farms | Ferreira, V.; Benveniste, G.; Rapha, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Impacts of offshore wind power development on China's marine economy and environment: A study from 2006 to 2019 | Liu, G.; Kong, Z.; Sun, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
Environmental life cycle assessment of a novel offshore wind energy design project: A United States based case study | Moussavi, S.; Barutha, P.; Dvorak, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data | ||
A wind of change in Norway: Explaining shifts in municipal stances on wind power by policy feedback and energy justice | Eikeland, P.; Taranger, K.; Inderberg, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
Does renewable electricity promote Indigenous sovereignty? Reviewing support, barriers, and recommendations for solar and wind energy development on Native lands in the United States | Grosse, C.; Mark, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
United States offshore wind energy atlas: availability, potential, and economic insights based on wind speeds at different altitudes and thresholds and policy-informed exclusions | von Krauland, A-K.; Long, Q.; Enevoldsen, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
Energy Equity Opportunities in Distributed Wind Hybrid Systems for Rural Loads | Parker, K.; Fensch, A.; Kazimierczuk, K.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Prevalence and predictors of wind energy opposition in North America | Stokes, L.; Franzblau, E.; Lovering, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data | ||
Revealing the ecological impact of low-speed mountain wind power on vegetation and soil erosion in South China: A case study of a typical wind farm in Yunnan | Ma, B.; Yang, J.; Chen, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Mitigating the Negative Impact of Wind Power on Soaring Birds through Government Restrictions | Liang, X.; Yang, C.; Zhang, Y.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Do recent renewable energy policy changes in Ireland satisfy the requirements of a nascent wave energy technology development sector? | Barry, C.; Ringwood, J. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
Why municipalities reject wind power: A study on municipal acceptance and rejection of wind power instalments in Sweden | Lindvall, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy | Turschwell, M. P.; Brown, C.; Lacharite, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
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