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- Report:
Cook et al.
… met from renewables by 2020 by creating a portfolio of both onshore and offshore technologies (Marine Scotland 2011). However, concern over the environmental impacts of these developments in the UK, …
- Report:
Fairley et al.
This paper considers the process of modelling sediment transport and morphological change in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters using coastal area models. This region is atypical of regions commonly modelled using such techniques: it is high energy with limited and highly variable regions of mobile sediment. This causes challenges with regards both model capability and availability of data.…
- Report:
TeraWatt
… is a £1m project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council through its Marine Challenge Fund. The project formally began on 22nd February 2012 and will run for 36 … streamline the licencing of wave and tidal energy devices by minimising their impacts on the marine environment. These Position Papers provide a "toolbox" of methods to better understand and assess the effects of tidal and wave energy arrays on the marine environment. … 2015-01-01 …
- Journal Article:
Rouse et al.
… (ROV). This footage has the potential to provide insight into interactions between the marine environment and offshore pipelines. This study uses inspection footage from eight … during pipeline decommissioning including cost, technical feasibility and impacts to other marine users. … 2019-04-16 …
- Workshop Article:
Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland
… implications of offshore renewable energy developments across receptor groups – shaping future marine energy research Purpose: To identify the next steps in research required to understand the … to focus on to have useful outputs for estimating and monitoring the ecological impacts of marine renewables across receptor groups? Where are the key linkages between high priority …
- Journal Article:
Waldman et al.
… on project efficiency. Here we review the relevant physics, consider the implications for marine policy, and discuss potential solutions. Possible management paths range from minimal …
- Journal Article:
Heath et al.
… Seawater turbidity due to suspended particulate material (SPM) is an important property of a marine ecosystem, determining the underwater light environment and many aspects of biological … properties at a site. We implement the model for a number of sites off the east coast of Scotland where we have extensive data sets to enable numerical parameter optimisation. The model …
- Presentation:
De Dominicis et al.
… energy extraction need to be evaluated against the potential climate change impacts on the marine environment. Here, we present how hypothetical very large tidal stream arrays and a …
- Journal Article:
De Dominicis et al.
… array of tidal stream turbines was designed for the Pentland Firth (UK), a strait between Scotland and the Orkney Islands, which has very fast tidal currents. The practical power resource …
- Journal Article:
Bailey et al.
… recent literature and our experience with assessing impacts of offshore wind developments on marine mammals and seabirds, and make recommendations for future monitoring and assessment as … to consider the population level consequences and cumulative impacts of these activities on marine species. Strategically targeted data collection and modeling aimed at answering questions …
- Journal Article:
Side et al.
… environmental impact". The project was funded by the SUstainable PowER GENeration (SUPERGEN) "Marine Hub". SUPERGEN is an initiative of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme, led … resilient and sustainable generation, supply, transmission and storage of the UK's energy. The Marine Challenge addresses the UK Centre for Marine Energy Research's (UKCMER) mission to support the wave and tidal energy sector beyond …
- Journal Article:
Gallego et al.
… a modelling project to estimate the potential effects of wave & tidal stream renewables on the marine environment. Realistic generic devices to be used by those without access to the technical …
- Journal Article:
Lawrence et al.
Thousands of offshore oil and gas platforms have been installed throughout the world’s oceans and more structures are being installed as part of the transition to renewable energy. These structures increase the availability of ecological niches by providing hard substrate in midwater and complex 3D habitat on the seafloor. This can lead to ‘hotspots’ of biodiversity, or increased densities of…
- Report:
Murray et al.
… The project consortium formed under the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) consists of scientists from Heriot Watt University, …
- Conference Paper:
Williamson et al.
Top predators are known to forage in tidal stream sites. High flow speeds, upwelling or shear may enhance prey availability and foraging efficiency. We need to measure the distribution of animals to understand potential animal interactions with tidal stream energy developments. Our studies have focused on the MeyGen tidal energy site in the Pentland Firth, UK. The FLOWBEC seabed…
- Journal Article:
Slingsby et al.
… seconds). There is now global recognition of the importance of tidal stream environments for marine megafauna. Such areas are also key to the development of marine renewable energy due to the reliable and predictable nature of tidally driven flows. … material to the surface and may increase the availability of prey species (fish) for foraging marine megafauna (seabirds and marine mammals). Quantification of animal association and …
- Journal Article:
Couto et al.
… environments for power generation. However, these areas can act as foraging hotspots for marine top predators, such as seabirds. Thus, it is important to understand the ecological … and distribution in these areas, to determine the potential ecological implications of marine renewable devices. This study used concurrent observations of foraging seabirds, physical … before and after the installation of a commercial turbine array close to the island of Stroma, Scotland. There were three main findings: First, benthic foraging seabirds showed a clear …
- Journal Article:
Slingsby et al.
… total of sixty-three UAV surveys were undertaken within the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, Scotland, UK, over two 4-day periods in 2016 and 2018. The aims of this data collection effort … hydrodynamic features, comprising of kolk-boil distribution, presence, and area, as well as marine life such as seabird distributions, presence, and orientation relative to the flow. To …
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