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Land-Based Wind

Wind Turbine on farmland
Capturing energy from onshore wind.

Land-based wind energy technologies harness kinetic energy from the wind to generate electricity. While wind energy is very abundant in many parts of the world, wind resource development may compete with other land uses and have the potential to negatively impact birds and bats, terrestrial mammals, and the physical environment overall.

The greatest environmental concern with land-based wind is collision risk for birds and bats. The construction and maintenance process can alter the physical environment by destroying or fragmenting key habitats. There are also concerns about noise and visual impacts to both the environment and people. Effects of transmission lines are also a consideration as they produce an electromagnetic field that may be harmful to some organisms. Additionally, changes in flow may also be a concern, with large wind farms potentially causing large-scale atmospheric changes.

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 Land-Based Wind.

Total: 2377

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Bio-informed blade patterns for mitigating bird collisions with wind turbines Brighton, C., Portugal, S., Taylor, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Data-driven landscape scenicness mapping for continental-scale onshore wind resource assessment Chen, R., Pelser, T., Lohrmann, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Winds of change – modelling the onshore wind energy landscape of Great Britain for Net Zero targets von Hellfeld, R., Reid, J., Eddine-Lomas, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
The effect of wind power on residential property values in Norway Andersen, M., Grimsrud, K., Lindhjem, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Species-specific acoustic responses by bats to ultrasonic stimuli used for reducing bat-wind turbine interactions Guest, E., Weaver, S., Hale, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Factors shaping the siting of utility-scale solar and wind projects in the United States Wu, G., Min, Y., Deshmukh, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Mistimed surveys lead to underestimated migratory bird impacts from wind farms Shi, X., Holden, W., Simmonds, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Wind energy infrastructures drive habitat loss and fragmentation for threatened Orthoptera: spatial planning needed in developed landscapes Stefanidis, A., Kati, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates
Airflow Dynamics and Bat Behavior Near Wind Energy Turbines and Trees Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Bat Visual Systems and Wind Energy Clerc, J., Dempsey, L., ECO Wind Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision, Lighting Bats
Land-Based Wind Energy Stimuli and Wildlife Sensory Environments Dempsey, L., Clerc, J., ECO Wind Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise
Bird collisions with wind generators in China: a review of avoidance and minimization measures Friedrich, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
The Expansion of Wind and Hybrid Energy in Bahia: Socio-Environmental Conflicts and Energy Injustice in Fundo and Fecho de Pasto Territories de Almeida, E., Toni, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Pooling information across sites and years to estimate bat fatalities at wind farms Berberian, N., Dixon, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
National assessment reveals widespread wind farm impacts on land surface temperature and vegetation in China Li, Z., Yan, L., Yingzuo, Q. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Implications of surveyor accuracy in bird flight height estimation for wind farm collision risk assessment Largey, N., Edwards, H., Fernandez-Bellon, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Impacts of Renewable Energy Sources on Biological Diversity and Conservation: An Overview Saad, S., Mohamed Abou El Leil, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds, Raptors
Conflicts in the use of the landscape: the issue of wind farms Balestrieri, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Assessing the associations between renewable energy generation and other human-induced threats to terrestrial biodiversity Gorosábel, A., Farooq, H., Mulligan, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals
Life Cycle Assessment of an Onshore Wind Farm: Carbon Emission Evaluation and Mitigation Pathway Design Leng, H., Zhou, X., Chen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Effects of Onshore Wind Energy on Semi-Domesticated Reindeer WREN, Thant, Z., May, R. Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions
Song flight and 3D thermal detection provide evidence for bat attraction to wind turbines in Central Europe Nagy, M., Hochradel, K., Haushalter, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
A Structured Techno-Economic and Socio-Regulatory Comparison of Onshore, Fixed-Bottom Offshore, and Floating Offshore Wind Energy Systems Koondhar, M. A., Afridi, S. K., Alsenani, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Assessing vertical stratification of bats and nocturnal insects to infer potential collision risk at wind turbines in central Thailand Srilopan, S., Krauel, J., Srilopan, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Planning for renewables in an uncertain world: key takeaways from analysing the German onshore approach von Seht, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Movement Models to Predict Low-Altitude Flight of Soaring Birds Using Look-Ahead Environmental Factors Sandhu, R., Tripp, C., Quon, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Balancing land use for conservation, agriculture, and renewable energy Brock, C., Roehrdanz, P., Beringer, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
A four-step path to nature-inclusive offshore wind and grids Offshore Coalition For Energy & Nature (OCEaN) Guidance Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
GINGR Annual Report 2025 Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The development of wind power leads to a decline in bird species richness Dang, D., Li, X., Lyu, X. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds
Coexistence between migratory birds and wind energy production: The Gotthard wind park (Switzerland) as a case study Tettamanti, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
A multi-faceted analysis of the influence of state energy policies on spatial clustering of wind and solar farms in the U.S. Rozhkov, A., Das, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Habitat and site age drive carcass persistence at wind energy facilities: Evidence from a large-scale analysis Ravache, A., Huso, M., Barre, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Establishing baselines for echolocating bat activity at wind farms in mainland Southeast Asia Furey, N., Tu, V., Hitch, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Evaluation of the Impact of Environmentally Driven Curtailment Regulations on Wind Farm Energy Production Gonzalez, J., Rodríguez, A., Expósito, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Bonney Downs Wind Farm Environmental Review Document Jacobs Engineering Group Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Hierarchical mixture models and high-resolution monitoring data can inform siting and operational strategies to mitigate bat fatalities at wind turbines Labuzzetta, C., Johnson, A., Andress, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Beyond the Footprint: Empirical Land Use and Environmental Patterns of Wind Energy in Mountainous Landscapes Vlamakis, A., Eleftheriou, I., Dima, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Out With the Old: Empirical Trends in U.S. Land-Based Wind Turbine Decommissioning and Repowering Rand, J., Kramer, L., Hoen, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Impact of wind farm on summer spatial distribution of roe deer Capreolus capreolus – a UAV-based study in central Poland Gmaj, M., Klich, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Noise Terrestrial Mammals

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