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| Title | Author* |
Date** |
Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental impacts over fish communities of submarine cable installation in the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (bimep) | Bald, J., et al. | April 2015 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Fish |
| Value Proposition for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada and Canada | Gardner, M., et al. | April 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Integrating Ocean Wave Energy at Large-Scales: A Study of the US Pacific Northwest | Parkinson, S., et al. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Farfield Environment |
| Practical Management of Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts with Working Marine Examples | Wright, A., Kyhn, L. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Ecosystem |
| National Geodatabase of Ocean Current Power Resource in USA | Yang, X., et al. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Ocean Current | N/A | N/A |
| Environmental Impact Assessment for an OTEC Plant in Martinique Island | Auvray, C., et al. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, OTEC | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Does Stability in Local Community Composition Depend on Temporal Variation in Rates of Dispersal and Connectivity? | Valanko, S., Norkko, J., Norkko, A. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| The Underwater Sound Field from Impact Pile Driving and Its Potential Effects on Marine Life | Dahl, P., de Jong, C., Popper, A. | April 2015 | Magazine Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Tidal Resource Extraction in the Pentland Firth, UK: Potential Impacts on Flow Regime and Sediment Transport in the Inner Sound of Stroma | Martin-Short, R., et al. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Review of Consenting Processes for Ocean Energy in Selected European Union Member States | Simas, T., et al. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Ocean Zoning for Conservation, Fisheries and Marine Renewable Energy: Assessing Trade-Offs and Co-Location Opportunities | Yates, K., Schoeman, D., Klein, C. | April 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Marine Planning for Wales - Strategic Scoping Exercise | Welsh Government | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Proceedings of the 4th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop | University of Oxford | March 2015 | Workshop Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| D4.13 Report on field buoy research | Johanning, L., et al. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project: 2014 Environmental Monitoring Report | ORPC Maine | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Phase 1 Electromagnetic Fields Best Practice Report | Rollings, E. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | EMF | N/A |
| A Probabilistic Model for Hydrokinetic Turbine Collision Risks: Exploring Impacts on Fish | Hammar, L., et al. | March 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision | Fish |
| Attitudes towards Marine Energy: Understanding the Values | de Groot, J. | March 2015 | Thesis | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Optimising Array Form for Energy Extraction and Environmental Benefit (EBAO) | Smith, H. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Ecosystem |
| Environmental Impact Assessment Tool for Wave Energy Conversion | Beyene, A., et al. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Development of Marine Mammal Observation Methods for Vantage Point Surveys in Ramsey Sound | Nuuttila, H., Mendzil, A. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Project to Assess Potential Impacts of the Reedsport Ocean Power Technologies Wave Energy Generation Facility on Migration and Habitat use of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) | Payne, J., et al. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Fish |
| Hydrokinetic energy conversion systems: A technology status review | Yuce, M., Muratoglu, A. | March 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | N/A |
| Numerical Modeling of the Effect of Tidal Stream Turbines on the Hydrodynamics and the Sediment Transport - Application to the Alderney Race (Raz Blanchard), France | Thiébot, J., de Bois, P., Guillou, S. | March 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Wave farm impact on beach modal state | Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. | March 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Coastal Defence using Wave Farms: The Role of Farm-to-Coast Distance | Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. | March 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions |
| Evaluation of a Passive Acoustic Monitoring Network for Harbor Porpoise in California | Jacobson, E., Forney, K., Harvey, J. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| The Challenging Life of Wave Energy Devices at Sea: A Few Points to Consider | Tiron, R., et al. | March 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Economic Impact from Large-Scale Deployment of Offshore Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology in Oregon Coastal Counties | Jimenez, T., Tegen, S., Beiter, P. | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Scotland's National Marine Plan - A Single Framework for Managing Our Seas | Marine Scotland | March 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Public Perceptions and Externalities in Tidal Stream Energy: A Valuation for Policy Making | Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. | March 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Renewable Energy Technologies and Migratory Species: Guidelines for sustainable deployment | van der Winden, J., et al. | February 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| Building the Blue Economy: The Role of Marine Spatial Planning in Facilitating Offshore Renewable Energy Development | Young, M. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Evaluation of Behavior and Survival of Fish Exposed to an Axial-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbine | Amaral, S., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Marine governance in an industrialised ocean: A case study of the emerging marine renewable energy industry | Wright, G. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Benthos distribution modelling and its relevance for marine ecosystem management | Reiss, H., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
| Ecological Value of Submerged Breakwaters for Habitat Enhancement on a Residential Scale | Scyphers, S., Powers, S., Heck, K. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Consenting Processes for Ocean Energy on OES Member Countries | WavEC Offshore Renewables | February 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Rights and Ownership in Sea Country: Implications of Marine Renewable Energy for Indigenous and Local Communities | Kerr, S., et al. | February 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Session 1 Presentation - Wave Energy Converter Effects on Wave, Current, and Sediment Circulation: A Coupled Wave and Hydrodynamic Model of Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, CA | Jones, C., Chang, G., Roberts, J. | January 2015 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Nearfield Habitat, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Marine Renewable Energy - The Essential Legal Considerations | Chang, T. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Economic and Socio-Economic Assessment Methods for Ocean Renewable Energy: Public and Private Perspectives | Dalton, G., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Fish Interactions with a Commercial-Scale Tidal Energy Device in the Natural Environment | Viehman, H., Zydlewski, G. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Survival and Behavioral Effects of Exposure to a Hydrokinetic Turbine on Juvenile Atlantic Salmon and Adult American Shad | Castro-Santos, T., Haro, A. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| Using Hydroacoustics to Understand Fish Presence and Vertical Distribution in a Tidally Dynamic Region Targeted for Energy Extraction | Viehman, H., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish |
| Tidal Power Development in Maine: Stakeholder Identification and Perceptions of Engagement | Johnson, T., Jansujwicz, J., Zydlewski, G. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Multibeam Acoustic Detection of Fish and Water Column Targets at High-Flow Sites | Melvin, G., Cochrane, N. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| Estimation of Acoustic Particle Motion and Source Bearing Using a Drifting Hydrophone Array Near a River Current Turbine to Assess Disturbances to Fish | Murphy, P. | January 2015 | Thesis | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Noise | Fish |
| Impact Assessment Tool | Aquatera | January 2015 | Website | Marine Energy general | N/A | Nearfield Habitat |
| Consenting Guidance for Developers at the EMEC Fall of Warness Test Site | European Marine Energy Centre | January 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Modeling of Wave Energy Absorption: a Case Study for a Fishing Pier in Brazil | Dalla Vecchia, L., et al. | January 2015 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Socio-economics, Fishing |
| Out in the Wash: Spatial Ecology of a Temperate Marine Shallow Rocky-Reef Species Derived using Acoustic Telemetry | Stocks, J., Gray, C., Taylor, M. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| Application of Tidal Energy for Purification in Fresh Water Lake | Jung, R., Isshiki, H. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Evaluating biological characteristics of marine renewable energy sites for environmental monitoring | Wiesebron, L. | January 2015 | Thesis | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Copping, A., et al. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals |
| Modeling the Effects of Tidal Energy Extraction on Estuarine Hydrodynamics in a Stratified Estuary | Yang, Z., Wang, T. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Water Quality |
| A Modeling Study of the Potential Water Quality Impacts from In-Stream Tidal Energy Extraction | Wang, T., Yang, Z., Copping, A. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Water Quality |
| Special Issue: Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment | Zydlewski, G., Copping, A., Redden, A. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Examining the Impacts of Tidal Energy Capture from an Ecosystem Services Perspective | Leslie, H., Palmer, M. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| The Maine Tidal Power Initiative: Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science Research for the Responsible Development of Tidal Power | Jansujwicz, J., Johnson, T. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Understanding and Informing Permitting Decisions for Tidal Energy Development Using an Adaptive Management Framework | Jansujwicz, J., Johnson, T. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| The New Mode of Marine Planning in the UK: Aspirations and Challenges | Scarff, G., Fitzsimmons, C., Gray, T. | January 2015 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Depth use and movements of homing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Scottish coastal waters in relation to marine renewable energy development | Godfrey, J., et al. | December 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish |
| Power and Perspective: Fisheries and the Ocean Commons Beset by Demands of Development | Pomeroy, C., Hall-Arber, M., Conway, F. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data |
| Resolving Issues with Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Installations | Maclean, I., et al. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal and Policy |
| Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy | Spellman, F. | December 2014 | Book | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| Best Practices for Monitoring Environmental Effects of Marine Energy Devices | Copping, A., Hanna, L., Hutchison, I. | December 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| An Evaluation of the Use of Shore-Based Surveys for Estimating Spatial Overlap between Deep-Diving Seabirds and Tidal Stream Turbines | Waggitt, J., Bell, P., Scott, B. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Birds |
| Developing regional locational guidance for wave and tidal energy in the Shetland Islands | Tweddle, J., et al. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Maritime Infrastructure Development Priorities to Support Ireland’s Future Ocean Energy Industry | Marine Renewables Industry Association | December 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal and Policy |
| Impact of Tidal-Stream Arrays in Relation to the Natural Variability of Sedimentary Processes | Robins, P., Neill, S., Lewis, M. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Investigating the Co-Existence of Fisheries and Offshore Renewable Energy in the UK: Identification of a Mitigation Agenda for Fishing Effort Displacement | de Groot, J., et al. | December 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries |
| Assessment of Fish and Wildlife Presence Near Two River Instream Energy Conversion Devices in the Kvichak River, Alaska in 2014 | Nemeth, M., Priest, J., Patterson, H. | December 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | N/A | Birds, Fish, Terrestrial Mammals |
| Economic Impact of Large-Scale Deployment of Offshore Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology in Oregon | Jimenez, T., Tegen, S. | December 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon Adaptive Environmental Management Plan | N/A | November 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Nearfield Habitat, Socio-economics, Fishing, Recreation |
| Study of Hydrokinetic Turbine Arrays with Large Eddy Simulation | Sale, D., Aliseda, A. | November 2014 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General) | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| D4.05 Non-Intrusive Wave Field Measurement | Bourdier, S., et al. | November 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Development of an Adaptable Monitoring Package for Marine Renewable Energy | Joslin, J., Polagye, B., Stewart, A. | November 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general | N/A | Nearfield Habitat |
| First Steps for Marine Life Impact Assessment of Hydrokinetic Turbines in the Arctic | Birjadni, A., et al. | November 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Detecting Potential and Actual Turbine-Marine Life Interactions: A Call for the Development of Best Practices | Redden, A. | November 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Estimates of Collision Risk of Harbour Porpoises and Marine Renewable Energy Devices at Sites of High Tidal-Stream Energy | Wilson, B., et al. | November 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Ocean Networks Canada's Quasi Real-time Underwater Monitoring and Control Systems | McLean, S., Pirenne, B. | November 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general | N/A | Farfield Environment, Nearfield Habitat |
| Expanding Access to Environmental Information for Marine Energy Development | Copping, A. | November 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| Further Development and Testing of the EMEC Integrated Environmental Monitoring Platform | Wragg, O. | November 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general | N/A | Farfield Environment, Nearfield Habitat |
| Design and Implementation of a New Autonomous Sensor Fish to Support Advanced Hydropower Development | Deng, Z., et al. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Riverine | N/A | Fish |
| GHYDRO: Methodology Guide for Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Tidal Stream Energy Technologies at Sea | Lejart, M. | November 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Perth Wave Energy Project | Carnegie Wave Energy | November 2014 | Project Site OES-Environmental | Marine Energy general, Wave | ||
| An Economic and Environmental Assessment of Transporting Bulk Energy from a Grazing Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Facility | Gilmore, E., Blohm, A., Sinsabaugh, S. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, OTEC | N/A | Farfield Environment, Socio-economics |
| Simulating Blade-Strike on Fish Passing Through Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines | Romero-Gomez, P., Richmond, M. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Riverine, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Assessing the Influence of Inflow Turbulence on Noise and Performance of a Tidal Turbine using Large Eddy Simulations | Lloyd, T., Turnock, S., Humphrey, V. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| The regional employment returns from wave and tidal energy: A Welsh analysis | Fanning, T., Jones, C., Munday, M. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Socioeconomic and demographic factors that influence publics' awareness on the different forms of renewable energy sources | Karytsas, S., Theodoropoulou, H. | November 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Marine Sector Analysis Report: Marine Renewable Energy | N/A | October 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Outer Bay of Fundy Tidal Energy Development: Where the Leviathans Live | Trowse, G., Malinka, C. | October 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Modelling the Far Field Hydro-Environmental Impacts of Tidal Farms - A Focus on Tidal Regime, Intertidal Zones and Flushing | Nash, S., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Farfield Environment |
| Environmental Impact Assessments for Wave Energy Developments - Learning from Existing Activities and Informing Future Research Priorities | Leeney, R., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Fish, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| PMEC: Tanana River Test Site | Kasper, J., et al. | October 2014 | Presentation | Marine Energy general, Riverine | N/A | Fish |
| An assessment of the impacts of a tidal renewable energy scheme on the eutrophication potential of the Severn Estuary, UK | Kadiri, M., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Comparison of hydro-environmental impacts for ebb-only and two-way generation for a Severn Barrage | Ahmadian, R., Falconer, R., Bockelmann-Evans, B. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Nearfield Habitat |
| Marine artificial structures as amplifiers of Aurelia aurita s.l. blooms: a case study of a newly installed floating pier | Makabe, R., et al. | October 2014 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | Static Device | N/A |
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