TY - RPRT TI - 2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 1: Marine Renewable Energy and Ocean Energy Systems AU - Copping, A AB - This introductory chapter provides background on the benefits of marine renewable energy (MRE), the importance of measuring environmental interactions for all deployed devices, and the stressor-receptor framework. Chapter 1 also summarizes the work of OES-Environmental and introduces ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) as an MRE source that has not been addressed in previous OES-Environmental work. The 2024 State of the Science Report consists of 11 chapters which can be downloaded as a whole or individually. Download Chapter 1: Marine Renewable Energy and Ocean Energy Systems here. DA - 2024/09// PY - 2024 PB - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) DO - 10.2172/2438586 LA - English KW - Marine Energy KW - OTEC KW - Tidal KW - Wave ER -