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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Potential Impact of Submarine Power Cables on Crab Harvest | Bull, A., Nishimoto, M. | February 2016 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, EMF | Invertebrates |
| Assessing potential impacts of energized submarine power cables on crab harvests | Love, M., et al. | December 2017 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Socio-economics, Fishing |
| Review of Literature and Studies on Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF) Generated by Undersea Power Cables and Associated Influence on Marine Organisms | Switzer, T., Meggitt, D. | September 2010 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | N/A |
| COWRIE 2.0 Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Phase 2: EMF Sensitive Fish Response to EM Emissions from Sub-sea Electricity Cables of the Type used by the Offshore Renewable Energy Industry | Gill, A., et al. | March 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Fish |
| Effect of low frequency electromagnetic field on the behavior and bioenergetics of the polychaete Hediste diversicolor | Jakubowska, M., et al. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Invertebrates |
| Bats Avoid Radar Installations: Could Electromagnetic Fields Deter Bats from Colliding with Wind Turbines? | Racey, P., Nicholls, B. | March 2007 | Journal Article | Wind Energy (General) | Avoidance, Collision, EMF | Bats |
| Assessment of Electromagnetic Interference Effects of the Solano Windfarm: Final Report | Sengupta, D., Ferris, J., Senior, T. | November 1981 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind | EMF | Human Dimensions, Navigation |
| Environmental and Ecological Impacts of Wind Energy on Humans: Public Health Issues | Walker, R., Swift, A. | May 2015 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy (General), Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | Collision, EMF, Lighting, Noise | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Effects of Marine Windfarms on the Distribution of Fish, Shellfish and Marine Mammals in the Horns Rev Area | Hoffmann, E., et al. | May 2000 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Burbo Offshore Wind Farm Construction Phase Environmental Monitoring Report | Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies | April 2008 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, EMF, Noise | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Behavioral responses of sub-adult Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) to electromagnetic and magnetic fields under laboratory conditions | McIntyre, A., et al. | November 2016 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | EMF | Fish, Demersal Fish |
| Acoustic and Electromagnetic Noise Induced by Wind Mills - Implications for Underwater Surveillance Systems Pilot Study | Fristedt, T., Morén, P., Söderberg, P. | September 2001 | Report | Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | EMF, Noise | N/A |
| The Aversive Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation on Foraging Bats - A Possible Means of Discouraging Bats from Approaching Wind Turbines | Nicholls, B., Racey, P. | July 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | EMF | Bats |
| Behaviour of migrating birds exposed to X-band radar and a bright light beam | Bruderer, B., Peter, D., Steuri, T. | May 1999 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general | EMF, Lighting | Birds |
| Wind Energy's Impact on Aviation, Radar, and Telecommunications | Walker, R., Swift, A. | May 2015 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind | EMF | Socio-economics, Navigation |
| A Baseline Assessment of Electromagnetic Fields Generated by Offshore Windfarm Cables | Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies | July 2003 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | N/A |
| Effect of the Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm on Fish Communities: Follow-up Seven Years after Construction | Stenberg, C., et al. | December 2011 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF, Noise, Static Device | Fish, Nearfield Habitat |
| Electromagnetic Simulation of the Near-Field Distribution around a Wind Farm | Ling, H., Yang, S. | January 2013 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Nearfield Habitat |
| Offshore Windmills and the Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Fish | Öhman, M., Sigray, P., Westerberg, H. | December 2007 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Fish |
| COWRIE 1.5 The Potential Effects of Electromagnetic Fields Generated by Sub-Sea Power Cables Associated with Offshore Wind Farm Developments on Electrically and Magnetically Sensitive Marine Organisms - A Review | Gill, A., et al. | July 2005 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Environmental Assessment of Offshore Wind Power Generation near Rhode Island: Acoustic and Electromagnetic Effects on Marine Animals | Miller, J., et al. | October 2009 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF, Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Ecosystem, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles |
| Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Marine Organisms | Bochert, R., Zettler, M. | January 2006 | Book Chapter | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | N/A |
| The Potential Effects of Electromagnetic Fields Generated by Cabling Between Offshore Wind Turbines upon Elasmobranch Fishes | Gill, A., Taylor, H. | September 2001 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Fish |
| Power Connections for Offshore Wind Farms | Schachner, J. | January 2004 | Thesis | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | N/A |
| Electromagnetic Fields Emitted by High Voltage Alternating Current Offshore Wind Power Cables and Interactions with Marine Organisms | Gill, A., et al. | January 2012 | Workshop Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | N/A |
| Navitus Bay Wind Park Technical Appendix 2.1 - EMF Calculations Report | Dorey, P. | April 2014 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | N/A |
| Appendix O Summary of Current Information Related to Electromagnetic Field Impacts on Fish and LEEDCo Proposed Transmission Cable | Verhamme, E., Daley, J., Peterson, G. | June 2016 | Report | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Fish |
| Potential effects of electrical energy transmission - the case study from the Polish Marine Areas (southern Baltic Sea) | Otremba, Z., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | N/A |
