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: 2221

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Spatial Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (SMCDA) toolbox for Consensus-based Siting of Powerlines and Wind-power plants (ConSite) Hanssen, F., May, R., Van Dijk, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Impacts of wind turbines on redheads in the Laguna Madre Lange, C., Ballard, B., Collins, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Waterfowl, Birds
At the Heart of a Sustainable Energy Transition: The Public Acceptability of Energy Projects Perlaviciute, G., Schuitema, G., Devine-Wright, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Mapping the global potential exposure of soaring birds to terrestrial wind energy expansion Santangeli, A., Butchart, S., Pogson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Public receptiveness of vertical axis wind turbines Hui, I., Cain, B., Dabiri, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Living in Habitats Affected by Wind Turbines May Result in an Increase in Corticosterone Levels in Ground Dwelling Animals Łopucki, R., Klich, D., Scibior, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Terrestrial Mammals
Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane Monitoring at Five Wind Energy Facilities Derby, C., Welsch, M., Thorn, T. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Shorebirds
Comparing Field Methods Used to Determine Bird and Bat Fatalities Paula, J., Augusto, M., Neves, T. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
The Indirect Impacts of Wind Farms on Terrestrial Mammals: Insights from the Disturbance and Exclusion Effects on Wolves (Canis lupus) da Costa, G., Paula, J., Petrucci-Fonseca, F. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Avoidance Terrestrial Mammals
Scale-dependent habitat selection by wintering geese: implications for landscape management Harrison, A., Petkov, N., Mitev, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Waterfowl, Birds
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
Bird collision with power lines: estimating carcass persistence and detection associated with ground search surveys Borner, L., Duriez, O., Besnard, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds
Do American Golden-Plovers (Pluvialis dominica) Avoid Wind-energy Turbines in Agricultural Fields in Indiana During Spring Migration? Homoya, W., Moore, J., Ruhl, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Shorebirds, Birds
The energy landscape predicts flight height and wind turbine collision hazard in three species of large soaring raptor Peron, G., Fleming, C., Duriez, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Raptors, Birds
Do birds in flight respond to (ultra)violet lighting? May, R., Åström, J., Hamre, Ø. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds
Composition and activity of arthropodivorous bat community in wind farms in the Mexican Tropics Garcia-Luis, M., Briones-Salas, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
2016-2017 Status Assessment and Update on the Wind Vision Roadmap DeMeo, E. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Raptors
Bats probe the aerosphere during landscape-guided altitudinal flights Voigt, C., Roeleke, M., Bumrungsri, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Increasing Evidence that Bats Actively Forage at Wind Turbines Hale, A., Bennett, V., Korstian, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Scavenger removal of bird carcasses at simulated wind turbines: Does carcass type matter? DeVault, T., Seamans, T., Linnell, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds
Factors Associated with Bat Mortality at Wind Energy Facilities in the United States Thompson, M., Beston, J., Etterson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Large-scale citizen science improves assessment of risk posed by wind farms to bats in southern Scotland Newson, S., Evans, H., Gillings, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Bats
Bird migration monitoring in the Saint Nikola Wind Farm, Kaliakra region, in autumn 2017, and an analysis of potential impact after eight years of operation Zehtindjiev, P. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Bat flight height monitored from wind masts predicts mortality risk at wind farms Roemer, C., Disca, T., Coulon, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Attraction Bats
When the Excrement Hits the Fan: Fecal Surveys Reveal Species-Specific Bat Activity at Wind Turbines Bennett, V., Hale, A., Williams, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Collision Bats
Day of Year, Temperature, Wind, and Precipitation Predict Timing of Bat Migration Pettit, J., O'Keefe, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Landscape-Scale Effects of Single- and Multiple Small Wind Turbines on Bat Activity Minderman, J., Gillis, M., Daly, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Industrial Wind Turbine Post-Construction Bird and Bat Monitoring: A Policy Framework for Canada Parisé, J., Walker, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
The song of Skylarks Alauda arvensis indicates the deterioration of an acoustic environment resulting from wind farm start‐up Szymanski, P., Deoniziak, K., Losak, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Sourced Electric Production for the Province of Sinop/Turkey Alcan, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Vegetation Cover Change of Çeşme Alaçatı Wind Power Plant Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Balik, G., Aktaş, E., Önaç, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Using GPS Transmitters to Explore Movement Ecology and to Assess Risk of the Wind Energy Industry for Swainson's Hawks Watson, K., Boal, C., Groen, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
Wind Industry in Portugal and Its Impacts on Wildlife: Special Focus on Spatial and Temporal Distribution on Bird and Bat Fatalities Marqués, J., Rodrigues, S., Ferriera, R. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Leaning Juniper II Wind Power Facility 2017 Washington Ground Squirrel Monitoring Gerhart, R., Kronner, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Terrestrial Mammals
Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Golden Eagle Diets in the Western United States, with Implications for Conservation Planning Kochert, M., Watson, J., Steenhof, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds
Greater Sage-Grouse: Overview and Effects of Wind Energy Development National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
The intertidal wetlands of southern Jiangsu Province, China – globally important for Spoon-billed Sandpipers and other threatened waterbirds, but facing multiple serious threats Peng, H., Anderson, G., Chang, Q. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Birds, Shorebirds
A Review of Options for Mitigating Take of Golden Eagles at Wind Energy Facilities Allison, T., Cochrane, J., Lonsdorf, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
CEDREN Final Report Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy (CEDREN) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Fish
Testing for errors in estimating bird mortality rates at wind farms and power lines Farfan, M., Duarte, J., Fa, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
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