Wind Energy

The generation of renewable energy from the wind, either land-based or offshore.

Wind energy (or wind power) is a broad term that refers to the various ways to generate electricity from wind, the air flows that occur naturally in the atmosphere due to uneven heating of the Earth’s surface by the sun. The type, size, and location of each turbine depends on wind availability, directionality, and strength, as well as grid accessibility and potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. Although the most common turbine design is the three-bladed horizontal axis turbine, several different designs have been developed over time, including vertical axis and two-bladed turbines.

Wind energy technologies can be classified in the following categories:

The primary environmental concerns associated with wind energy technologies typically encompass animal collision, impacts from noise, avoidance and/or attraction, impacts from lighting, and changes in flow.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

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Title	Author	Date	Content Type	Technology
Environmental Studies Related to the Operation of Wind Energy Conversion Systems	Rogers, S., Cornaby, B., Rodman, C.	December 1977	Report	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind
Icebreaker Wind	Vestas Wind Systems A/S		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Firefly/Bandibuli Floating Wind Farm			Project Site	Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) South			Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
SouthCoast Wind	General Electric Company		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Atlantic Shores South	Vestas Wind Systems A/S		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Maryland Offshore Wind (MarWin)			Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Ocean Wind 1	General Electric Company		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Sunrise Wind	Siemens Gamesa		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS)	Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)		Project Site	Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind
Bluepoint Wind			Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Empire Wind	Vestas Wind Systems A/S		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Beacon Wind			Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Skipjack Wind	General Electric Company		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Vineyard Wind 1	General Electric Company		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
New England Wind 1 and 2			Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Ocean Plug: Portuguese Pilot Zone	Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN)		Project Site	Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Revolution Wind	Siemens Gamesa		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Hornsea 3	Siemens Gamesa		Project Site	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind