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Environmental Impact Assessment

Offshore jack-up barge at a windfarm
Process of examining the anticipated environmental effects of a proposed project.

An environmental impact assessment (EIA) is the process of examining the anticipated environmental effects of a proposed project. The purpose of EIAs is typically to assess any potential impacts and to develop and assess measures to avoid or mitigate those impacts, if the project was to be carried out.

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 Environmental Impact Assessment.

Total: 565

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Beacon Wind Project: Beacon Wind 1 and Beacon Wind 2 Construction and Operations Plan AECOM Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Project Bandibuli/Firefly Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Scoping Report RPS group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
ENFAIT: Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal - Final Project and European ESEAs Norwood, R., Olsen, S., Brooker, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Empire Wind Fisheries and Benthic Monitoring Plan INSPIRE Environmental Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Towards Digital Twins of the Oceans: The Potential of Machine Learning for Monitoring the Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Environments Schneider, J., Klüner, A., Zielinski, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan for Commercial Lease OCS Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement Bats, Birds, Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
Commercial and Research Wind Lease and Grant Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Joint responsibility in the development of effective wind-turbine collision-reducing solutions May, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Large-scale effects of offshore wind farms on seabirds of high conservation concern Garthe, S., Schwemmer, H., Peschko, V. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Great Lakes Wind Energy Challenges and Opportunities Assessment Musial, W., Green, R., DeMeo, E. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Windfarm collisions in medium-sized raptors: even increasing populations can suffer strong demographic impacts Duriez, O., Pilard, P., Saulnier, N. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Annual Report 2022 Magnus, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Ocean Wind 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Social, environmental, and economic consequences of integrating renewable energies in the electricity sector: a review Farghali, M., Osman, A., Chen, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Oceanic response to widespread Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Nikoloff, A., Eby, M., Weaver, A. Presentation Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Studies concerning the expected impact of the marine energy farms in different coastal areas Rusu, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Asymmetric linkages between wind energy and ecological sustainability: Evidence from quantile estimation Chen, M., Huang, W., Ali, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
The potential impact of human interventions at different scales in offshore wind farms to promote flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) reef development in the southern North Sea Hofstede, R., Williams, G., Koningsveld, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Assessing differences in acoustic characteristics from impact and vibratory pile installation and their potential effects on the large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) Niu, F., Xie, J., Zhang, X. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Underwater noise characteristics of offshore exploratory drilling and its impact on marine mammals Huang, L-F., Xu, X-M., Yang, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Birds vs. wind power – significant bird impacts of wind turbines in Finnish environmental impact assessment reports Hagman, A. Thesis Wind Energy Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
SouthCoast Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Floating Wind Power in Deep-Sea Area: Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Impacts Yuan, W., Feng, J., Zhang, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment: Wave Swell Energy Test Site, Grassy Harbour, King Island, Tasmania Marine Solutions Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Use of eDNA to Monitor Pelagic Fish in Offshore Floating Wind Farms Dahlgren, T., Hestetun, J., Ray, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Developing Parametric Source Functions for Wave Energy Converters Polagye, B., Bassett, C., Abadi, S. Research Study Marine Energy, Wave Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Environmental Impact Assessment
Using expert knowledge to identify key threats and conservation strategies for wildlife: A case study with bats in China Gao, H., Xiang, Z., He, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Bats, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Demonstrating an Effective Marine Biodiversity Observation Network in the Santa Barbara Channel Miller, R., Siegel, D., Carlson, C. Report Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Bilan environnemental de la phase de pré-construction du parc éolien en mer de Saint-Brieuc Iberdrola Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Passerines, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
The negative impact of wind turbines on wildlife in South Africa Docrat, N. Thesis Wind Energy Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Hornsea Project Three Kittiwake Implementation and Monitoring Plan (KIMP) GeoBe Consultants, NIRAS Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Greater Gippsland Offshore Wind Project Preliminary Desktop Biodiversity and Constraints assessment Botha, J., Sime, H. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Terrestrial Mammals, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental licensing for offshore wind farms: Guidelines and policy implications for new markets de Vasconcelos, R., Silva, L., Gonzalez, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Post Monitoring of the Sea Ecosystem – Seabed After Deploying the WEC in the Aquatory of Bar, Montenegro University of Montenegro, Joksimović, A. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Offshore wind farms are projected to impact primary production and bottom water deoxygenation in the North Sea Daewel, U., Akhtar, N., Christiensen, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Greater Gippsland Offshore Wind Project Summary of Impacts Report Umwelt Environmental and Social Consultants Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Environmental impact assessment framework for offshore wind energy developments based on the marine Good Environmental Status Abramic, A., Cordero-Penin, V., Haroun, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Tidal range electricity generation: A comparison between estuarine barrages and coastal lagoons Vandercruyssen, D., Baker, S., Howard, D. Journal Article Tidal Habitat Change Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment

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