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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: 2487

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Environmental management framework for wind farm siting: Methodology and case study Tegou, L., Polatidis, H., Haralambpoulos, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Avian and Bat Risk Assessment for the Montezuma II Wind Project, Solano County, California ICF International Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Bird Collisions with Power Lines: Failing to See the Way Ahead? Martin, G., Shaw, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Avoidance Birds
2010 Initial Bird Assessment of the Dennis Water District Wind Turbine Project Site Podolsky, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Seabirds, Passerines, Birds
Temporal Patterns in Capture Rate and Sex Ratio of Forest Bats in Arkansas Perry, R., Carter, S., Thill, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Avian and Bat Protection Plan for the Spring Valley Wind Energy Facility SWCA Environmental Consultants Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Wind power and community benefits: Challenges and opportunities Aitken, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Wind Turbines and Bat Mortality: Rotor Detectability Profiles Long, C., Flint, J., Baker, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Klondike III (Phase 1) Wind Power Project Wildlife Monitoring Study October 2007–October 2009 Gritski, B., Downes, S., Kronner, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
FARMLAND BIRDS ACROSS THE WORLD van der Weijden, W., Terwan, P., Guldemond, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Post-Construction Avian Monitoring Study for the Shiloh II Wind Power Project Solano County, California Kerlinger, P., Curry, R., Culp, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Debating the future of English uplands: an analysis of competing policy agendas involved in rural policy change Arblaster, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Collision Risk Report Model George, A. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Raptors, Birds
The precautionary principle and wind-farm planning: data scarcity does not imply absence of effects Carrete, M., Sanchez-Zapata, J., Benitez, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Raptors, Birds, Bats
Bat Mortality at Wind Turbines in Northwestern Europe Rydell, J., Bach, L., Dubourg-Savage, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
A crane movement model parameterized using portable radar for evaluating response to wind energy development Kirsch, E., Diehl, R., Suarez, M. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Shorebirds
Novel Scavenger Removal Trials Increase Wind Turbine - Caused Avian Fatality Estimates Smallwood, K., Bell, D., Snyder, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Guidelines on the Environmental Impact Assessment for Wind Farms Ivanović, S., Cvetković, S., Tošović, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Impacts of Roads and other Infrastructure on Mammal and Bird Populations: A Meta-Analysis Benitez-Lopez, A., Alkemade, R., Verweij, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Terrestrial Mammals, Birds
Impact of Terrestrial Wind Farms on Diurnal Raptors: Developing a Spatial Vulnerability Index and Potential Vulnerability Maps Noguera, J., Pérez, I., Mínguez, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
Human Perception of Sound from Wind Turbines Pedersen, E., Forssén, J., Waye, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions
Search Areas for Monitoring Bird and Bat Carcasses at Wind Farms using a Monte-Carlo Model Hull, C., Muir, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
An Acoustic Study of Bat Activity at the Proposed Coyote Crest Wind Power Project, Washington, Spring-Fall 2008 Hein, C., Rodman, L., Schwab, N. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
Environment and Siting: Supporting Research on Impacts to Birds, Bats and Habitats from Wind Development National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change
A Net-Present Value Analysis for a Wind Turbine Purchase at a Small US College Johnson, N., Solomon, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Public attitudes of wind energy in Texas: Local communities in close proximity to wind farms and their effect on decision-making Swofford, J., Slattery, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Monitoring of Wintering Geese in the AES Geo Energy Wind Park "Sveti Nikola" Territory and the Kaliakra Region in Winter 2009/2010 Zehtindjiev, P., Whitfield, D. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Waterfowl, Birds
Effectiveness of Changing Wind Turbine Cut-in Speed to Reduce Bat Fatalities at Wind Facilities 2010 Arnett, E., Schirmacher, M., Huso, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
What Can Birds Tell Us about the Migration Physiology of Bats? McGuire, L., Guglielmo, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats
Spatial Pattern of Summer Bat Mortality from Collisions with Wind Turbines in Mixed-Grass Prairie Piorkowski, M., O'Connell, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Bats
Greater Sage-Grouse & Wind Energy Development: A Review of the Issues Johnson, G., Holloran, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds
Bird and Bat Fatality Studies Fowler Ridge III Wind-Energy Facility Benton County, Indiana: April 2 - June 10, 2009 Johnson, G., Ritzert, M., Nomani, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Final Report Bird and Bat Fatality Studies Fowler Ridge I Wind-Energy Facility Benton County, Indiana: April 6 - October 30, 2009 Johnson, G., Ritzert, M., Nomani, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Megawatts are not megawatt-hours and other responses to Willis et al. Sovacool, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Bats
Bats are not birds and other problems with Sovacool's (2009) analysis of animal fatalities due to electricity generation Willis, C., Barclay, R., Boyles, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Collision, Attraction Birds, Bats
Determination of Raptor Migratory Pathways over a Large Landscape Seeland, H. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Raptors, Birds
Spatial analyses of emerging and fading wind energy landscapes in Denmark Moller, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Sørfjord Windpark, Tysfjord Municipality: Impact Assessment, Evaluation of Natural Environment Jacobsen, K., Arnesen, G., Johnsen, T. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Exploring the landscape of wind farm developments; local area characteristics and planning process outcomes in rural England Van der Horst, D., Toke, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wind power, landscape and strategic, spatial planning-The construction of 'acceptable locations' in Wales Cowell, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy

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