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
A turbine is not only a turbine: The role of social context and fairness characteristics for the local acceptance of wind power Liebe, U., Bartczak, A., Meyerhoff, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Grassland bird community and acoustic complexity appear unaffected by proximity to a wind energy facility in the Nebraska Sandhills Raynor, E., Whalen, C., Brown, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds
Mammalian Mesocarnivore Visitation at Tortoise Burrows in a Wind Farm Agha, M., Smith, A., Lovich, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise, Avoidance Terrestrial Mammals, Reptiles
15 years of wolf monitoring plans at wind farm areas in Portugal. What do we know? Where should we go? da Costa, G., Petrucci-Fonseca, F., Álvares, F. Presentation Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Terrestrial Mammals
Bat Diversity, Activity, and Habitat Use in a Mixed Disturbance Landscape Hollen, J. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Match Between Soaring Modes of Black Kites and the Fine-Scale Distribution of Updrafts Santos, C., Hanssen, F., Muñoz, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
Bat Detection and Shutdown System for Utility-Scale Wind Turbines Sutter, C., Schumacher, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Detecting Wind Farm Impacts on Local Vegetation Growth in Texas and Illinois Using MODIS Vegetation Greenness Measurements Xia, G., Zhou, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Interpreting failure to reject the null hypothesis of displacement from wind turbines in three species of grassland birds: Response to Johnson (2016) Hale, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Passerines, Birds
Energy, Economic and Environmental Impact of Wind Power in Malaysia Faizal, M., Chelvan, R., Amirah, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Muillean Gaoithe and the Melin Wynt: Cultural sustainability and community owned wind energy schemes in Gaelic and Welsh speaking communities in the United Kingdom Haf, S., Parkhill, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Responses of bats to clear fell harvesting in Sitka Spruce plantations, and implications for wind turbine installation Kirkpatrick, L., Oldfield, I., Park, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats
Informe Ambiental Resumen: Parque Eólico Florida CSI Ingenieros Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Performance test and verification of an off-the-shelf automated avian radar tracking system May, R., Steinheim, Y., Kvaløy, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Do Terrestrial Animals Avoid Areas Close to Turbines in Functioning Wind Farms in Agricultural Landscapes? Łopucki, R., Klich, D., Gielarek, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds, Terrestrial Mammals
Predation risk: a potential mechanism for effects of a wind energy facility on Greater Prairie-Chicken survival Smith, J., Brown, M., Harrison, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Effects of a wind farm installation on the understory bat community of a highly biodiverse tropical region in Mexico Briones-Salas, M., Lavariega, M., Moreno, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats
Modeling the spatial effects of disturbance: a constructive critique to provide evidence of ecological thresholds Powell, L., Brown, M., Smith, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Windy Business: Exploring a Local Wind Power Project in Germany Dennis, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Wind Power Project Development: Case Study in Latvia Antans, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Understanding community benefit payments from renewable energy development Kerr, S., Johnson, K., Weir, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Impact of Windmills and Power Lines on Birds: A Case Study at Porbandar Taluka, Gujarat-India Suthar, A., Rathod, J., Singh, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
A Spatial Analysis for Ecologically Conscious Wind Farm Siting in the Pacific Northwest Moore, E. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Evidence of the migratory bat, Pipistrellus nathusii, aggregating to the coastlines in the Northern Baltic Sea Ijas, A., Kahlilainen, A., Vasko, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Bat fatalities at wind farms in Taiwan Chou, C., Hsieh, T., Liu, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Reindeer habitat use in relation to two small wind farms, during preconstruction, construction, and operation Skarin, A., Alam, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance Terrestrial Mammals
Second year post-construction monitoring of bats and birds at Wind Turbine Test Centre Østerild Therkildsen, O., Elmeros, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Long Search Intervals Underestimate Bird and Bat Fatalities Caused by Wind Turbines Smallwood, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Thirty Years of North American Wind Energy Acceptance Research: What have we Learned? Rand, J., Hoen, B. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Energy Development Siting Recommendations for Playas Bartuszevige, A., Carter, M., Daniels, A. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change
Environmental and Structural Safety Issues Related to Wind Energy Dai, K., Gao, K., Huang, Z. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind Ecosystem Processes
Wind Turbines and Landscape van Grieken, M., Dower, B. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines Letcher, T. Book Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind
North Lowther Energy Initiative Bat Survey Report Cooke, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Pre-Construction Breeding Bird Surveys Number Three Wind Energy Project Lewis County, New York Bay, K., Fritchman, C., Ritzert, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Assessing changes in bat activity in response to an acoustic deterrent? Implications for decreasing bat fatalities at wind energy facilities Lindsey, C. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Differential Recovery of Habitat Use by Birds after Wind Farm Installation: A Multi-Year Comparison Farfan, M., Duarte, J., Real, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Birds
Proceedings of the Wind-Wildlife Research Meeting XI Schwartz, S. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision
The Influence of Wind Energy Development on Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus) Breeding Season Ecology in Eastern Idaho Proett, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Interacciones entre la Fauna Silvestre y la Energía Eólica en Argentina: Conocimiento Científico y Prioridades para el Futuro Palmer, R., Pettraci, P.F., Gordon, C. Report Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
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