Land-Based Wind

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: 2205

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Bat Impact Minimization Technology: An Improved Bat Deterrent for the Full Swept Rotor Area of Any Wind Turbine Cooper, D., Green, T., Miller, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats
A continuously updated, geospatially rectified database of utility-scale wind turbines in the United States Rand, J., Kramer, L., Garrity, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Machine learning applied to wind turbine blades impact detection Hu, C., Albertani, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Seasonal Difference in Carcass Persistence Rates at Wind Farms with Snow, Hokkaido, Japan Kitano, M., Ino, M., Smallwood, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Guía para la descripción de centrales eólicas de generación de energía eléctrica en el SEIA (segunda edición) Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental de Chile Guidance Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Impactos ambientales de los parques eólicos y líneas de transmisión de energía sobre la biodiversidad de áreas protegidas del departamento de la Guajira-Colombia Garavito-Terrez, L Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Impacts of climate change on wind energy power – Four wind farms in Spain Solaun, K., Emilio, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Engineered ecologies: Addressing energy infrastructure impacts on wildlife habitat & movement Baker, L. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Terrestrial Mammals
Indiana Bat and Northern Long-Eared Bat Habitat Conservation Plan Timber Road II, III, and IV Wind Farms, Paulding County, Ohio Paulding Wind Farm, Western Ecosystems Technology Inc (WEST) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Viability of Structural Health Monitoring Systems on the Support Structures of Offshore Wind Vieira, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds Marques, A.,, Santos, C., Hanssen, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Birds, Raptors
Summary of Activities and the Results of Ornithological Monitoring in the Integrated System for Protection of Birds, 2019 Zehtindjiev, P., Whitfield, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Birds
Long-term Acoustic Assessment of Bats at Spion Kop Reservoir, Montana for 2015-2017 Bachen, D., Burkholder, B., Maxell, B. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Bats
European free–tailed bat fatalities at wind farms in southern Spain Muñoz, A., Farfan, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Guía de buenas prácticas para el desarrollo eólico en Argentina: Gestión de impactos de aves y murciélagos Ministerio de Hacienda de Argentina Guidance Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Eagle Conservation Plan for the Goodnoe Hills Wind Facility Klickitat County, Washington Western Ecosystems Technology Inc (WEST) Guidance Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Climate change impacts on renewable energy generation. A review of quantitative projections Solaun, K., Cerda, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Wind turbine noise limits propagation of greater prairiechicken boom chorus, but does it matter? Whalen, C., Brown, M., McGee, J. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Energía eólica: Compartiendo el espacio aéreo con las aves Lopreiato, M.S., Roesler, C.I. Journal Article Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Individual or collective? Community investment, local taxes, and the social acceptance of wind energy in Switzerland Vuichard, P., Stauch, A., Dällenbach, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Implementing hedonic pricing models for valuing the visual impact of wind farms in Greece Skenteris, K., Mirasgedis, S., Tourkolias, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Energy Transitions Towards Low Carbon Resilience: Evaluation of Disaster-Triggered Local and Regional Cases Ko, Y., Barrett, B., Copping, A. Journal Article Wave, Land-Based Wind
Evaluation of an Acoustic Deterrent to Reduce Bat Mortalities at an Illinois Wind Farm Romano, W., Skalski, J., Townsend, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Attitudes of U.S. Wind Turbine Neighbors: Analysis of a Nationwide Survey Hoen, B., Firestone, J., Rand, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Monitoring annoyance and stress effects of wind turbines on nearby residents Hübner, G., Pohl, J., Hoen, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions
Wind farms in the Icelandic highlands: Attitudes of local residents and tourism service providers Ólafsdóttir, R., Sæþórsdóttir, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Oklahoma's future wind energy resources and their relationship with the Central Plains low-level jet Wimhurst, J., Greene, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Monitoring of the migration of birds through the territory of the Integrated System for Protection of Birds, Аutumn 2019 Zehtindjiev, P., Whitfield, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Green Electricity Corridors in Europe: Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM): Status, roadblocks, and ways forward Ecofirst, Renewables Grid Initiative Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Terrestrial Mammals
Influence of landscape and time of year on bat-wind turbines collision risks Roemer, C., Bas, Y., Disca, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Contentious Dynamics Within the Social Turbulence of Environmental (In)justice Surrounding Wind Energy Farms in Oaxaca, Mexico Ramírez, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Sustainable renewable energy planning and wind farming optimization from a biodiversity perspective Dhunny, A., Allam, Z., Lobine, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Collision risk of Montagu's Harriers Circus pygargus with wind turbines derived from high‐resolution GPS tracking Schaub, T., Klaassen, R., Bouten, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Monitoring of spring bird migration in the Integrated System for Protection of Birds 2019 Zehtindjiev, P., Whitfield, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Birds
Wind farms, farmland occupation and compensation: Evidences from landowners’ preferences through a stated choice survey in Italy Sardaro, R., Faccilongo, N., Roselli, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effects of wind turbine noise on the surrounding soundscape in the context of greater-prairie chicken courtship vocalizations Whalen, C., Brown, M., McGee, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds
A long‐term assessment of raptor displacement at a wind farm Dohm, R., Jennelle, C., Garvin, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Birds, Raptors
Breeding home range movements of pre-fledged brolga chicks, Antigone rubicunda (Gruidae) in Victoria, Australia – Implications for wind farm planning and conservation Cook, S., Palmer, G., Hill, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
U.S. Geological Survey energy and wildlife research annual report for 2019 Khalil, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Terrestrial Mammals
Post - Construction Studies for the Spion Kop Wind Farm Project in Judith Basin County, Montana Linnell, K., Smucker, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision
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