Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base provides access to information about the environmental effects of marine and wind energy, supporting OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents and OES-Environmental metadata forms are compiled into a user-friendly table with advanced filtering. Filters may be selected on the right, or keywords entered in the Search Text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers.
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| Title | Author* |
Date** |
Type of Content | Technology Types | Stressors | Receptors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potential of coastal headlands for tidal energy extraction and the resulting environmental effects along Negeri Sembilan coastlines: A numerical simulation study | Goh, H., et al. | February 2020 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Wave Energy Converter Configuration for Coastal Erosion Mitigation | Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. | January 2020 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wave | Energy Removal | N/A |
| Management of Coastal Flooding Under Climate Change Through Wave Farms | Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. | January 2020 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wave | Energy Removal | Human Dimensions, Climate Change |
| Optimization of Wave Farm Location and Layout for Coastal Protection | Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. | January 2020 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy general, Wave | Energy Removal | N/A |
| Ocean Energy and Coastal Protection A Novel Strategy for Coastal Management Under Climate Change | Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. | January 2020 | Book | Marine Energy general, Wave | Energy Removal | Human Dimensions, Climate Change |
| Turbines’ effects on water renewal within a marine tidal stream energy site | Guillou, N., Thiébot, J., Chapalain, G. | December 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Energy Removal | N/A |
| A fundamental coupling methodology for modeling near-field and far-field wave effects of floating structures and wave energy devices | Stratigaki, V., Troch, P., Forehand, D. | December 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| An Offshore Renewable Energy Environmental Research & Innovation Strategy for the UK | Natural Environment Research Council | December 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Potential effects of deep seawater discharge by an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant on the marine microorganisms in oligotrophic waters | Giraud, M., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), OTEC | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Water Quality |
| Three-dimensional modelling of suspended sediment transport in the far wake of tidal stream turbines | Li, X., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Effects from wave power generators on the distribution of two sea pen species on the Swedish west coast | Bender, A., Sundberg, J. | November 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Baseline assessment of underwater noise in the Ria Formosa | Soares, C., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Noise | N/A |
| The impacts of tidal energy development and sea-level rise in the Gulf of Maine | Kresning, B., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change |
| Assessing the consistency of in-stream tidal energy development policy in Nova Scotia, Canada | Carlson, J., Adams, M. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Development of Wireless Control System With Underwater Fish-Eye Camera to Monitor Fish at the Test Site of Marine Renewable Energy | Yoshida, T., et al. | November 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Changes in Relative Fish Density Around a Deployed Tidal Turbine during on-Water Activities | Staines, G., Zydlewski, G., Viehman, H. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance | Fish |
| The Expected Shoreline Effect of a Marine Energy Farm Operating Close to Sardinia Island | Onea, F., Rusu, E. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave, Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| Research frontiers in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems in a time of climate crisis | Kılkış, Ş., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Climate Change |
| The future of coastal and estuarine modeling: Findings from a workshop | Fringer, O., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Ecosystem |
| Tethys knowledge management system: Working to advance the marine renewable energy industry | Whiting, J., et al. | November 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | N/A |
| Does temporal variability limit standardized biological monitoring at wave and tidal energy sites? | Gonzalez, S., Horne, J., Ward, E. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Fish |
| 3D modelling of the impacts of in-stream horizontal-axis Tidal Energy Converters (TECs) on offshore sandbank dynamics | Chatzirodou, A., Karunarathna, H., Reeve, D. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| Future policy implications of tidal energy array interactions | Waldman, S., et al. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Human Dimensions, Legal and Policy |
| Predictable changes in fish school characteristics due to a tidal turbine support structure | Williamson, B., et al. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction | Fish |
| Fish densities associated with structural elements of oil and gas platforms in southern California | Meyer-Gutbrod, E., et al. | October 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish |
| Good Management Practices for Social and Economic Data Collection for Marine Renewable Energy | Copping, A., et al. | September 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Vertical Distribution of Juvenile Salmon in a Large Turbid River | Jump, S., Courtney, M., Seitz, A. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Displacement | Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish |
| Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy | Mazhar, N., Zia, S. | September 2019 | Book Chapter | Marine Energy (General), OTEC, Wave, Wind Energy (General) | N/A | N/A |
| Interaction of Marine Renewable Energy and Marine Organisms: Active Acoustic Assessment | Williamson, B., et al. | September 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement | Fish |
| Life Cycle Assessment of Ocean Energy Technologies: A Systematic Review | Paredes, M., Padilla-Rivera, A., Güereca, L. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Environmental Monitoring Report EMEC AK-1000 | Rigg, D. | September 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Full life cycle assessment of two surge wave energy converters | Karan, H., Thomson, R., Harrison, G. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| PLAT-O at EMEC | Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) | September 2019 | Project Site OES-Environmental | Marine Energy general, Tidal | ||
| Effect of low frequency electromagnetic field on the behavior and bioenergetics of the polychaete Hediste diversicolor | Jakubowska, M., et al. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | EMF | Invertebrates |
| An artificial neural network model of coastal erosion mitigation through wave farms | Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Bergillos, R., Iglesias, G. | September 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | Energy Removal | Farfield Environment, Socio-economics |
| Influence of Tidal Energy Converters on sediment dynamics in tidal channel | Auguste, C., et al. | September 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport |
| Improving visual biodiversity assessments of motile fauna in turbid aquatic environments | Jones, R., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals |
| Measuring the hydraulic effect of hydrokinetic energy extraction in the Tanana River, Alaska | Edgerly, E., Ravens, T. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| Simulation Study of Potential Impacts of Tidal Farm in the Eastern Waters of Chengshan Cape, China | Liu, X., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Wake Interactions of Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines | Gotelli, C., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Changes in Flow | Ecosystem Processes |
| The ecology of infrastructure decommissioning in the North Sea: what we need to know and how to achieve it | Fowler, A., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Ecosystem Processes |
| Assessing use-use interactions at sea: A theoretical framework for spatial decision support tools facilitating co-location in maritime spatial planning | Bonnevie, I., Hansen, H., Schrøder, L. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| In situ characterization of turbine hydraulic environment to support development of fish-friendly hydropower guidelines in the lower Mekong River region | Martinez, J., et al. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Fish |
| The wave-powered adaptable monitoring package: hardware design, installation, and deployment | Joslin, J., et al. | August 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | N/A |
| Interaction between hydrokinetic turbine wakes and sediment dynamics: array performance and geomorphic effects under different siting strategies and sediment transport conditions | Musa, M., Hill, C., Guala, M. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| 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 |
| Application of the actuator disc theory of Delft3D-FLOW to model far-field hydrodynamic impacts of tidal turbines | Ramos, V., Carballo, R., Ringwood, J. | August 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| In sight and in mind: social implications of marine renewable energy | Howell, R. | July 2019 | Thesis | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Environmental assessment of intake alternatives for seawater reverse osmosis in the Arabian Gulf | Al-Kaabi, A., Mackey, R. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Salinity Gradient | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Wave Energy in Tropical Regions: Deployment Challenges, Environmental and Social Perspectives | Felix, A., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | N/A | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Decision framework for ocean thermal energy plant site selection from a sustainability perspective: The case of China | Zhang, J., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, OTEC | N/A | Socio-Economics, Legal and Policy |
| Acoustic impact of a wave energy converter in Mediterranean shallow waters | Buscaino, G., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | Noise | Fish |
| Optimising tidal lagoons: an environmental focus | Elliott, K. | July 2019 | Thesis | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Over or under? Autonomous sensor fish reveals why overshot weirs may be safer than undershot weirs for fish passage | Pflugrath, B., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Collision | Fish |
| Fish, finances, and feasibility: Concerns about tidal energy development in the United States | Dreyer, S., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Effects of trust and public participation on acceptability of renewable energy projects in the Netherlands and China | Liu, L., et al. | July 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Global environmental regulation of offshore energy production: Searching for legal standards in ocean governance | Giannopoulos, N. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Dual wave farms for energy production and coastal protection under sea level rise | Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Bergillos, R., Iglesias, G. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change |
| A framework to evaluate the environmental impact of OCEAN energy devices | Mendoza, E., et al. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Sustainably reconciling offshore renewable energy with Natura 2000 sites: An interim adaptive management framework | Le Lièvre, C. | June 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Local and Non-local Geomorphic Effects of Hydrokinetic Turbines: Bridging Renewable Energy and River Morphodynamics | Musa, M. | June 2019 | Thesis | Marine Energy (General), Riverine | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment |
| Guidelines for Providing Benthic Habitat Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) | June 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Effects of a Tidal Lagoon on the Hydrodynamics of Swansea Bay, Wales, UK | Horrillo-Caraballo, J., et al. | May 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Public perceptions of and responses to new energy technologies | Boudet, H. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Evaluation of Co-Existence Options of Marine Renewable Energy Projects in Japan | Kularathna, A., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Agent-Based Modelling of fish collisions with tidal turbines | Rossington, K., Benson, T. | May 2019 | Presentation | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Avoidance, Collision | Fish |
| Overview of ocean power technology | Wilberforce, T., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Vitamine ENA: A framework for the development of ecosystem-based indicators for decision makers | Safi, G., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Ecosystem, Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Current Policy and Technology for Tidal Current Energy in Korea | Ko, D., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy |
| Wave Energy Converter Arrays: Optimizing Power Production While Minimizing Environmental Effects | Raghukumar, K., et al. | May 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | N/A |
| The trade-off between tidal-turbine array yield and environmental impact: A habitat suitability modelling approach | du Feu, R., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Energy Removal | Benthic Invertebrates |
| The influence of maritime spatial planning on the development of marine renewable energies in Portugal and Spain: Legal challenges and opportunities | Salvador, S., Gimeno, L., Larruga, F. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | Socio-economics, Legal and Policy, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Three-dimensional mapping of the benthic invertebrates biophony with a compact four-hydrophones array | Gervaise, C., et al. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Attraction | Invertebrates |
| Impact of pile-driving on Hector's dolphin in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand | Leunissen, E., Rayment, W., Dawson, S. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Noise | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans |
| Social construction of risk in non-conventional renewable energy: Risk perception as a function of ecosystem services in La Araucanía, Chile | Cordoves-Sánchez, M., Vallejos-Romero, A. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Love me, love me not: Perceptions on the links between the energy sector and biodiversity conservation | Moreira, F. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy |
| Marine Spatial Planning in a Climate of Uncertainty - An Irish Perspective | Carr, L. | May 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Mapping Benthic Habitat Conditions and Seafloor Deposits Using Sediment Profile Imaging and a Semiautomated Image Processing System | Revelas, E., et al. | April 2019 | Conference Paper | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Physical Environment |
| Combined Exploitation of Offshore Wind and Wave Energy in the Italian Seas: A Spatial Planning Approach | Azzellino, A., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| Mortality and Injury Assessment for Three Species of Fish Exposed to Simulated Turbine Blade Strike | Bevelhimer, M., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Riverine | Dynamic Device | Fish |
| Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy | Cohen, P., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data |
| Assessing the impact of introduced infrastructure at sea with cameras: A case study for spatial scale, time and statistical power | Bicknell, A., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wave | Habitat Change | Invertebrates |
| Multi-use of the sea: A wide array of opportunities from site-specific cases across Europe | Bocci, M., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Biases in the Literature on Direct Wildlife Mortality from Energy Development | Loss, S., Dorning, M., Diffendorfer, J. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| Internet of Things in Marine Environment Monitoring: A Review | Xu, G., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general | N/A | N/A |
| Localised anthropogenic wake generates a predictable foraging hotspot for top predators | Lieber, L., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General), Tidal | Attraction, Changes in Flow | Birds, Seabirds |
| OSPAR request to advise on the current state and knowledge of studies into the deployment and environmental impacts of wet renewable technologies and marine energy storage systems | N/A | April 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General), Wind Energy (General), Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Practical Approaches and Advances in Spatial Tools to Achieve Multi-Objective Marine Spatial Planning | Lombard, A., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | Socio-economics, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A high-resolution hindcast of sea level and 3D currents for marine renewable energy applications: A case study in the Bay of Biscay | Chiri, H., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | N/A |
| Providing ecological context to anthropogenic subsea noise: Assessing listening space reductions of marine mammals from tidal energy devices | Pine, M., et al. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | Noise | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Assessing the cumulative exposure of wildlife to offshore wind energy development | Wing Goodale, M., Milman, A. | April 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general, Offshore Wind | N/A | N/A |
| Powering the Blue Economy: Exploring Opportunities for Marine Renewable Energy in Maritime Markets | LiVecchi, A., et al. | April 2019 | Report | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data |
| Empirical Determination of Severe Trauma in Seals from Collisions with Tidal Turbine Blade | Onoufriou, J., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds, Marine Spatial Planning |
| A dynamic risk assessment method to address safety of navigation concerns around offshore renewable energy installations | Mehdi, R., Baldauf, M., Deeb, H. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy (General) | N/A | Human Dimensions, Navigation |
| EMEC Billia Croo Test Site: Environmental Appraisal | Xodus Group | March 2019 | Report | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Socio-economics, Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Three‐dimensional movements of harbour seals in a tidally energetic channel: Application of a novel sonar tracking system | Hastie, G., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds |
| Lifecycle Environmental Impact Assessment of an Overtopping Wave Energy Converter Embedded in Breakwater Systems | Patrizi, N., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wave | N/A | Socio-economics, Life Cycle Assessment |
| Monitoring getijdenturbines Oosterscheldekering Jaarrapportage 2018 | Leopold, M., Scholl, M. | March 2019 | Report | Marine Energy general, Tidal | N/A | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds |
| Potential local environmental impacts of salinity gradient energy: A review | Seyfried, C., Palko, H.., Dubbs, L. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Salinity Gradient | N/A | N/A |
| Benthic effects of offshore renewables: identification of knowledge gaps and urgently needed research | Dannheim, J., et al. | March 2019 | Journal Article | Marine Energy general, Wind Energy general | N/A | Benthic Invertebrates |
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