[HTML][HTML] Making eco-sustainable floating offshore wind farms: Siting, mitigations, and compensations

R Danovaro, S Bianchelli, P Brambilla, G Brussa… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Floating Offshore Wind Farms (FOWFs) are the most promising renewable energy
resource. Floating turbines are installed at progressively increasing water depths, interacting …

Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment

CB Thaxter, GM Buchanan, J Carr… - … of the Royal …, 2017‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mitigation of anthropogenic climate change involves deployments of renewable energy
worldwide, including wind farms, which can pose a significant collision risk to volant …

Renewables in Spain threaten biodiversity

D Serrano, A Margalida, JM Pérez-García, J Juste… - Science, 2020‏ - science.org
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a global priority. To meet this goal, the Spanish
government is planning 89 GW of wind and solar photovoltaic energy in the draft of the …

The nexus of climate change, land use, and conflicts

R Froese, J Schilling - Current climate change reports, 2019‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this paper is to explore the nexus of climate change,
land use, and conflict. A particular focus is placed on the human security risks associated …

[PDF][PDF] Impacts of wind energy development on bats: a global perspective

EB Arnett, EF Baerwald, F Mathews… - Bats in the …, 2016‏ - library.oapen.org
Wind energy continues to be one of the fastest growing renewable energy sources under
development, and while representing a clean energy source, it is not environmentally …

Wind power and externalities

A Zerrahn - Ecological Economics, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This paper provides a literature review on wind power and externalities from multiple
perspectives. Specifically, the economic rationale behind world-wide wind power …

Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites

JS Ellerbrok, A Delius, F Peter… - Journal of Applied …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, wind turbines are increasingly being built at forest sites to meet the goals of
national climate strategies. Yet, the impact on biodiversity is barely understood. Bats may be …

[HTML][HTML] The presence of wind turbines repels bats in boreal forests

SP Gaultier, TM Lilley, EJ Vesterinen… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Impacts of wind power on bats are usually evidenced by the recorded fatalities, while other
impacts are not well understood or considered during project planning. However, wind …

Habitat use of bats in relation to wind turbines revealed by GPS tracking

M Roeleke, T Blohm, S Kramer-Schadt, Y Yovel… - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
Worldwide, many countries aim at countering global climate change by promoting
renewable energy. Yet, recent studies highlight that so-called green energy, such as wind …

[HTML][HTML] Wind turbines without curtailment produce large numbers of bat fatalities throughout their lifetime: A call against ignorance and neglect

CC Voigt, K Kaiser, S Look, K Scharnweber… - Global Ecology and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Bats are protected by national and international legislation in European countries, yet many
species, particularly migratory aerial insectivores, collide with wind turbines which …