National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with campuses located in Colorado and Alaska, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy. The lab’s mission is to advance the science and engineering of energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, and renewable power technologies and provide knowledge to integrate and optimize energy systems. To accomplish these goals, the lab’s researchers explore new and better ways to harness renewable power sources—including geothermal, solar, water, and wind—as well as to build more sustainable buildings, transportation, energy storage, grid infrastructure, and more. NREL’s water and wind research groups tap into the lab’s more than 40 years of experience to design, evaluate, validate, and demonstrate novel marine and wind energy technologies while mitigating potential environmental risks. NREL is also home to the National Center for Photovoltaics, the National Bioenergy Center, and the National Wind Technology Center.

The Enabling Coexistence Options for Wind Energy and Wildlife (ECO Wind) program at NREL's Flatirons Campus supports efforts to protect vulnerable wildlife species while ensuring sustainable deployment of wind energy. Through ECO Wind, NREL collaborates with technology providers to support the development and validation of emerging technologies related to bird and bat interactions at wind farms. Identifying the best wind-wildlife impact monitoring and minimization strategies enables more efficient and cost-effective wind energy projects to be deployed across the United States.

https://www.nrel.gov/

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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Total: 205

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Estimating the Likelihood of Bat Barotrauma using Computational Simulations and Analytical Calculations Lawson, M., Jenne, D., Thresher, R. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Bat Acoustical Surveys at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Wind Technology Center: July 2010 - November 2010 Meaney, C., Gerson, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Resolving environmental effects of wind energy Sinclair, K., Copping, A., May, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals
Fixed Point Raptor Migration Survey at the National Wind Technology Center: April 2010 Ryon, T., Brenda, B. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
2017 State of Wind Development in the United States by Region Oteri, F., Baranowski, R., Baring-Gould, I. Report Wind Energy
2017 Marine Hydrokinetic Instrumentation Workshop Report Driscoll, F., Mauer, E., Rieks, J. Workshop Article Marine Energy
Avian Monitoring and Mortality Report at the National Wind Technology Center: January 2010 - February 2011 Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds
Stakeholder requirements for commercially successful wave energy converter farms Babarit, A., Bull, D., Dykes, K. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
2016-2017 Status Assessment and Update on the Wind Vision Roadmap DeMeo, E. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Raptors
Project: The Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site (PMEC-SETS) Final Report: Final Site Selection, Preliminary Facility Design, and Cost & Schedule Estimates Alcorn, R., Amon, E., Armstrong, S. Report Marine Energy, Wave
An Assessment of the Economic Potential of Offshore Wind in the United States from 2015 to 2030 Beiter, P., Musial, W., Kilcher, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Reducing Wind Curtailment through Transmission Expansion in a Wind Vision Future Jorgenson, J., Mai, T., Brinkman, G. Report Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Long-term implications of sustained wind power growth in the United States: Potential benefits and secondary impacts Wiser, R., Bolinger, M., Heath, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
National Offshore Wind Strategy: Facilitating the Development of the Offshore Wind Industry in the United States Gilman, P., Maurer, B., Feinberg, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Validation of a FAST Model of the Statoil-hywind Demo Floating Wind Turbine Driscoll, F., Jonkman, J., Robertson, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Physical Environment
A Review of the Environmental Impacts for Marine and Hydrokinetic Projects to Inform Regulatory Permitting: Summary Findings from the 2015 Workshop on Marine and Hydrokinetic Technologies, Washington, D.C. Baring-Gould, E., Christol, C., LiVecchi, A. Report Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Wind Energy Industry Eagle Detection and Deterrents: Research Gaps and Solutions Workshop Summary Report Sinclair, K., DeGeorge, E. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Raptors, Birds
Framework for Testing the Effectiveness of Bat and Eagle Impact-Reduction Strategies at Wind Energy Projects Sinclair, K., DeGeorge, E. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Raptors, Birds, Bats
Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Regulators Workshop: Lessons from Wind Baring-Gould, I. Presentation Marine Energy, Wind Energy
Economic Impact from Large-Scale Deployment of Offshore Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology in Oregon Coastal Counties Jimenez, T., Tegen, S., Beiter, P. Report Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Wind Energy Benefits Fact Sheet Baranowski, R. Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Economic Impact of Large-Scale Deployment of Offshore Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology in Oregon Jimenez, T., Tegen, S. Report Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Changes in fluxes of heat, H2O, and CO2 caused by a large wind farm Rajewski, D., Takle, E., Lundquist, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Historical Challenges of Wind Energy/Wildlife Interactions: How This May Affect Distributed Wind Sinclair, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Birds, Bats
A Historical Perspective of Wind-Wildlife Challenges: How this May Affect Distributed Wind Sinclair, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Bats
Final Site-Wide Environmental Assessment Department of Energy's National Wind Technology Center Golden, Colorado at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Reducing Bat Fatalities from Interactions with Operating Wind Turbines National Wind Technology Center Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Reducing Bat Fatalities From Interactions with Operating Wind Turbines (Fact Sheet) Lawson, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats
Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the BOEM New Jersey Wind Energy Area Musial, W., Elliott, J., Fields, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Acoustic Deterrent Workshop National Wind Technology Center, Louisville, CO Bat Conservation International, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Workshop Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrent for Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines Arnett, E., Hein, C., Schirmacher, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Crop Wind Energy Experiment (CWEX): Observations of Surface-Layer, Boundary Layer, and Mesoscale Interactions with a Wind Farm Rajewski, D., Takle, E., Lundquist, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
A Synthesis of Operational Mitigation Studies to Reduce Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities in North America Arnett, E., Johnson, G., Erickson, W. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Relating Pre-Construction Bat Activity and Post-Construction Bat Fatality to Predict Risk at Wind Energy Facilities: A Synthesis Hein, C., Gruver, J., Arnett, E. Report Collision Bats
Community Wind Benefits Oteri, F. Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report Marine Energy, Wave
Stakeholder Priorities in Wind Energy Lantz, E. Presentation Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Technology and the Environment: Device-Biota Interactions Crevison, S., Li, Y., Thresher, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Collision
Large-Scale Offshore Wind Power in the United States: Assessment of Opportunities and Barriers Musial, M., Ram, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Developing an Instrumentation Package for in-Water Testing of Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Devices Nelson, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
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