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| Title |
Author* |
Date** | Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interactions of Aquatic Animals with the ORPC OCGen in Cobscook Bay, Maine: Monitoring Behavior Change and Assessing the Probability of Encounter with a Deployed MHK Device | Zydlewski, G., et al. | October 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Fish |
| Feasibility of Sensor Development for Monitoring Marine Growth | Yunnie, A., Vance, T., Ramsden, R. | April 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Assessment Of Tidal Energy Removal Impacts On Physical Systems: Development Of MHK Module And Analysis Of Effects On Hydrodynamics | Yang, Z., Wang, T. | September 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Energy Removal | Farfield Environment |
| Costa Head Wave Farm: Scoping Report Offshore Project Infrastructure | Xodus Group | May 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| EMEC Billia Croo Test Site: Environmental Appraisal | Xodus Group | March 2019 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Brims Tidal Array Collision Risk Modelling - Atlantic Salmon | Xodus Group | March 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
| HS1000 1 MW Tidal Turbine at EMEC: Supporting Documentation | Xodus AURORA | August 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Comparison of Energy Systems Using Life Cycle Assessment | World Energy Council | July 2004 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Fish and Invertebrates - FY2012 Progress Report | Woodruff, D., et al. | May 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general | EMF | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Harbor Seal - Tidal Turbine Collision Risk Models. An Assessment of Sensitivities. | Wood, J., Joy, R., Sparling, C. | March 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| MERiFIC 3.3.2: Grey Seal Population Surveys of the Isles of Scilly and Parc Naturel Marin d'Iroise | Witt, M. | December 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning | Winship, A., et al. | June 2018 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Birds |
| Assessment of Risk to Marine Mammals from Underwater Marine Renewable Devices in Welsh Waters: Phase 1 - Desktop Review of Marine Mammals and Risks from Underwater Marine Renewable Devices in Welsh Waters | Wilson, B., Gordon, J. | March 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement | Marine Mammals |
| Collision Risks Between Marine Renewable Energy Devices and Mammals, Fish and Diving Birds | Wilson, B., et al. | March 2007 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| 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 | Avoidance, Collision | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| The Use of Acoustic Devices to Warn Marine Mammals of Tidal-Stream Energy Devices | Wilson, B., Carter, C. | September 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Greening Blue Energy: Identifying and Managing the Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities of Offshore Renewable Energy | Wilhelmsson, D., et al. | July 2010 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| The Benthic Environment of the North and West of Scotland and the Northern and Western Isles: Sources of Information and Overview | Wilding, T., Hughes, D., Black, K. | October 2005 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow | Invertebrates, Physical Environment |
| Assessment and Control of OTEC Ecological Impacts | Wilde, P., Sandusky, J., Jassby, A. | December 1978 | Report | Marine Energy general, OTEC | Chemicals, Static Device | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| 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 |
| Sustainable Development for Welsh Seas: Our Approach to Marine Planning in Wales | Welsh Assembly Government | February 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Consenting Processes for Ocean Energy on OES Member Countries | WavEC Offshore Renewables | February 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Wavestar Prototype at Roshage: Performance Data for ForskVE Project No 2009-1-10305 Phase 1 & 2 | Wave Star | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Wavestar Demonstrator, Monthly Report for June 2013 | Wave Star | July 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Wave Dragon Mitigation | Wave Dragon | December 2005 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Near Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on Extreme Events and Coastline Integrity in the Bay of Fundy | Watanabe, R. | March 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Development of a Hydrodynamic and Transport Model of Bellingham Bay in Support of Nearshore Habitat Restoration | Wang, T., Yang, Z., Khangaonkar, T. | April 2010 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Physical Environment |
| Initial Consultation Document for the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project | Verdant Power | October 2003 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Final Pilot License Application: Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project | Verdant Power | December 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Maren, A Test Facility for the Bolgekraftverk Round - Review and Consequences | Vattenfall | May 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| National Policy Framework for Marine Renewable Energy within the United Kingdom | Vantoch-Wood, A., et al. | May 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Working Group on Marine Benthal Renewable Developments | Vanaverbeke, J., et al. | January 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Implications of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sedimentary Processes within Shallow Intertidal Environments | van Proosdij, D., et al. | March 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Effects of Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics in Intertidal Ecosystems of the Minas Basin | van Proosdij, D., et al. | February 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| 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 |
| Guide to the OCS Alternative Energy Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) | US Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service | October 2007 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Ocean Current, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Oregon State University and Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center Wave Energy Test Project | US Department of Energy | August 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics |
| Report to Congress on the Potential Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technologies | US Department of Energy | December 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Guidance on the Coast Guard's Roles and Responsibilities for Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREI) | US Coast Guard | March 2007 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| The Effect of Tidal Power Generation on Sediment Transport in Muskeget Channel | University of Massachusetts | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Energy Removal | Farfield Environment |
| Managing Eco-System Service Decisions | Ullman, D., Halsey, K., Goldfinger, C. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Ireland Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan 2012 - 2020 | UK Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment | March 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| D2.5 EC Report on Instrumentation Best Practice | Têtu, A., et al. | December 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Environmental Management in Korea: Insights and Observations from the 2007 Australia-Korea Young Leaders Exchange Program | Twyford, K. | June 2008 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Regional Locational Guidance for Wave and Tidal Energy in the Shetland Islands | Tweddle, J., et al. | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Provision of Evidence of the Conservation Impacts of Energy Production | Tucker, G., et al. | January 2008 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| Report on Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Strategies | TROPOS | July 2014 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Sound of Islay Demonstration Tidal Array: Inter-tidal Survey of Potential Cable Routes | Trendall, J. | August 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Farfield Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Sound of Islay Demonstration Tidal Array: Inter-tidal Survey of Potential Cable Routes | Trendall, J. | August 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Farfield Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Cetacean Activity Patterns and Movements in Minas Passage: Pre-Turbine Baseline Conditions | Tollit, D., Redden, A. | July 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Detection of Marine Mammals and Effects Monitoring at the NSPI (OpenHydro) Turbine Site in the Minas Passage during 2010 | Tollit, D., et al. | February 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Torr Head Tidal Energy Array EIA Scoping Report | Tidal Ventures | June 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Ramsey Sound Tidal Energy Limited Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement | Tidal Energy | October 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics |
| Ramsey Sound Tidal Energy Limited Scoping Report | Tidal Energy | November 2008 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Summary Report on Environmental Monitoring Related to the Pearson College - ENCANA - Clean Current Tidal Power Demonstration Project at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve | Thuringer, P., Reidy, R. | December 2006 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| MaRVEN - Environmental Impacts of Noise, Vibrations and Electromagnetic Emissions from Marine Renewable Energy | Thomsen, F., et al. | September 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, EMF | N/A |
| MR1 & MR2 Current State of Knowledge of the Effects of Offshore Renewable Energy Generation Devices on Marine Mammals and Research Requirements: Update, September 2014 | Thompson, D., et al. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| MR7.2.3 Collision Risk and Impact Study: Field Tests of Turbine Blade-Seal Carcass Collisions | Thompson, D., et al. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Current state of knowledge of effects of offshore renewable energy generation devices on marine mammals & research requirements | Thompson, D., et al. | July 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Data Based Estimates of Collision Risk: An Example Based on Harbour Seal Tracking Data around a Proposed Tidal Turbine Array in the Pentland Firth | Thompson, D., et al. | January 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Annex I: Movements and Diving Behaviour of Juvenile Grey Seals in Areas of High Tidal Energy | Thompson, D. | July 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Dynamic Device | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Studies of Harbour Seal Behaviour in Areas of High Tidal Energy: Part 1. Movements and Diving Behaviour of Harbour Seals in Kyle Rhea | Thompson, D. | January 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| D2.28 Model Construction Methods | Thiebaut, F., Sutton, G., Johnstone, C. | October 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Proposed Torr Head Tidal Scheme Environmental Scoping Report | THETIS Energy | September 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Scotland's Renewables Routemap Short Life Task Force On Streamlining Energy Development Licensing and Consents | The Scottish Government | February 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Islay Limpet Wave Power Plant Report | The Queen’s University of Belfast | April 2002 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site Foreshore Lease Application Environmental Report | The Marine Institute | February 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Stingray Tidal Steam Energy Device - Phase 3 | The Engineering Business | January 2005 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| UK Wave and Tidal Stream Demonstration Zones and Test Sites Workshop Report | The Crown Estate | September 2015 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Permitting and Leasing for Maine Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) Power Projects | Thaler, J. | January 2013 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Baseline Data and Power Analysis for the OWET Dungeness Crab and Fish Baseline Study | Terrill, S., et al. | January 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates, Fish |
| Social, Planning and Environmental Impact | Sørensen, H., et al. | January 2006 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Pilot Installation of Tidal Current Turbine in Kvalsundet, Tromsø County, Norway - Status and Possible Consequences for the Environment | Systad, G., et al. | December 2005 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Marine Spatial Planning - Current Status 2014: National Planning in Sweden's Territorial Waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) | Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) | June 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP) For Ireland: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): Volume 1: Non - Technical Summary (NTS) | Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | October 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site Environmental Impact Statement | Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | December 2011 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data |
| Marine bird colony and at-sea distributions along the Oregon coast: Implications for marine spatial planning and information gap analysis | Suryan, R., et al. | April 2012 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Birds |
| Marine Bird Distribution Along the Oregon Coast | Suryan, R., et al. | April 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds |
| Guidance on Environmental Impact Assessment of Offshore Renewable Energy Development on Surfing Resources and Recreation | Surfers Against Sewage | June 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | Energy Removal | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment, Recreation |
| SuperGen Phase One Monograph | SuperGen Marine Energy Research | October 2007 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| SuperGen Phase Two Monograph | SuperGen Marine Energy Research | October 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| SuperGen Phase Three Monograph | SuperGen Marine Energy Research | November 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| Potential Environmental Effects of Leading Edge Hydrokinetic Energy Technology | Sudderth, E., et al. | May 2017 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Underwater Active Acoustic Monitoring Network For Marine And Hydrokinetic Energy Projects | Stein, P., Edson, P. | December 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Marine Mammals |
| Environmental Scoping Report Westray South Tidal Array | SSE Renewables | October 2011 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise, Static Device | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, Socio-economics |
| Guide to Population Models used in Marine Mammal Impact Assessment | Sparling, C., Thompson, D., Booth, C. | August 2017 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Guidance to Inform Marine Mammal Site Characterisation Requirements at Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Sites in Wales | Sparling, C., et al. | July 2015 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Wave and Tidal Consenting Position Paper Series: Marine Mammal Impacts | Sparling, C., et al. | October 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Scottish Government Demonstration Strategy: Trialling Methods for Tracking the Fine Scale Underwater Movements of Marine Mammals in Areas of Marine Renewable Energy Development | Sparling, C., et al. | June 2016 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Marine Mammals |
| Seal Telemetry Inventory | Sparling, C. | March 2016 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| South West Marine Energy Park Prospectus | Southwest Marine Energy Park Coalition | January 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Addressing the Effects of Human-Generated Sound on Marine Life: An Integrated Research Plan for US Federal Agencies | Southall, B., et al. | January 2009 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Noise | Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Wave Hub Development and Design Phase Final Design Report | South West of England Regional Development Agency | June 2006 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Wave Hub Wave Monitoring Project Interim Report Number 3 | South West of England Regional Development Agency | February 2010 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Wave Hub Environmental Statement | South West of England Regional Development Agency | June 2006 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | N/A |
| Advanced Anchoring and Mooring Study | Sound and Sea Technologies | November 2009 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | Static Device | N/A |
| MERiFIC 3.3.1: Collaborative Field Study Programme | Sotta, C., Witt, M., Le Niliot, P. | February 2014 | Report | Marine Energy general | Noise | Ecosystem, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| MERiFIC 3.2.1: Documentary Summary of the Environmental Impact of Renewable Marine Energy | Sotta, C. | September 2012 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Evaluation of Potential EMF Effects on Fish Species of Commercial or Recreational Fishing Importance in Southern New England | Snyder, D., et al. | August 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | Attraction, Avoidance, EMF | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Fisheries |
| Admiralty Inlet Final Environmental Assessment | Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1 | August 2013 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Fish, Marine Mammals, Socio-economics |
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