Renewable energy and biodiversity: Implications for transitioning to a Green Economy

A Gasparatos, CNH Doll, M Esteban, A Ahmed… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

[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 …

Economic importance of bats in agriculture

JG Boyles, PM Cryan, GF McCracken, TH Kunz - Science, 2011‏ - science.org
White-nose syndrome (WNS) and the increased development of wind-power facilities are
threatening populations of insectivorous bats in North America. Bats are voracious predators …

Wind energy: Increasing deployment, rising environmental concerns

M Premalatha, T Abbasi, SA Abbasi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Of all the renewable energy sources (RESs)―except direct solar heat and light―wind
energy is believed to have the least adverse environmental impacts. It is also one of the RES …

The use of automated identification of bat echolocation calls in acoustic monitoring: A cautionary note for a sound analysis

D Russo, CC Voigt - Ecological Indicators, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Bats are a species-rich order of mammals providing key ecosystem services. Because bats
are threatened by human action and also serve as important bioindicators, monitoring their …

Impacts of wind energy development on bats: implications for conservation

EB Arnett, EF Baerwald - Bat evolution, ecology, and conservation, 2013‏ - Springer
At a time of growing concern over the rising costs and long-term environmental impacts from
the use of fossil fuels, wind energy has become an increasingly important sector of the …

[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 …

Behavior of bats at wind turbines

PM Cryan, PM Gorresen, CD Hein… - Proceedings of the …, 2014‏ - pnas.org
Wind turbines are causing unprecedented numbers of bat fatalities. Many fatalities involve
tree-roosting bats, but reasons for this higher susceptibility remain unknown. To better …

Characterising the impacts of emerging energy development on wildlife, with an eye towards mitigation

JM Northrup, G Wittemyer - Ecology letters, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Global demand for energy is projected to increase by 40% in the next 20 years, and largely
will be met with alternative and unconventional sources. Development of these resources …

Consolidating the state of knowledge: a synoptical review of wind energy's wildlife effects

E Schuster, L Bulling, J Köppel - Environmental management, 2015‏ - Springer
Wind energy development contributes substantially to achieve climate protection goals.
Unintended side effects, especially on wildlife, have long been discussed and substantial …