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Changes in Flow

Water turbulence around a fixed structure
A device impeding or altering the flow of water or air.

Wind and marine renewable energy devices create electricity by capturing natural mechanical energy and converting it to electricity. By removing or altering this energy, the physical environment may change. Wind turbines can alter wind speeds, air circulation, and potentially nearfield atmospheric interactions. Marine renewable energy devices can change the flow of water and may affect water quality parameters including dissolved oxygen and nutrients, wave height, sediment transport, and eventually marine food webs and ecosystem processes. Changes in flow can be theoretically modeled, but are unlikely to occur until extremely large numbers of devices are deployed. Even then, the implications of these changes are not well understood.

For more information relevant to marine energy, check out the Changes in Oceanographic Systems Short Science Summary produced by OES-Environmental.

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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Changes in Flow.

Total: 671

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Impact of different tidal renewable energy projects on the hydrodynamic processes in the Severn Estuary, UK Xia, J., Falconer, R., Lin, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Introduction: offshore wind energy development in the Belgian part of the North Sea & anticipated impacts Brabant, R., Jacques, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Early Environmental Impact Assessment and Spatio-Temporal Variability Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Sediment Transport Study: Baseline Observations and Modeling for the Reedsport Wave Energy Site Ozkan-Haller, H., Allan, J., Barth, J. Report Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Nature Conservation Implications of a Severn Tidal Barrage - A Preliminary Assessment of Geomorphological Change Pethick, J., Morris, R., Evans, D. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Environmental impacts of tidal power schemes Wolf, J., Walkington, I., Holt, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Impact of Tidal Stream Turbines on Large-Scale Sediment Dynamics Neill, S., Litt, E., Couch, S. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Coastal Process Modelling for Offshore Windfarm Environmental Impact Assessment: Best Practice Guide Lambkin, D., Harris, J., Cooper, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Effects of Artificial Reefs (Southern Portugal) on Sediment-Water Transport of Nutrients: Importance of the Hydrodynamic Regime Falcão, M., Santos, M., Drago, T. Journal Article Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
MRE Extraction and Gulf Stream Dynamics Hanson, H., Chassignet, E., Bosec, A. Research Study Ocean Current, Marine Energy Habitat Change, Changes in Flow
Measurement of the Effect of Power Absorption in the Lee of a Wave Energy Converter Ashton, I., Johanning, L., Linfoot, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Guidance on Environmental Impact Assessment of Offshore Renewable Energy Development on Surfing Resources and Recreation Surfers Against Sewage Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Recreation & Tourism
Structure of Turbulent Flow in EMEC's Tidal Energy Test Site Osalusi, E., Side, J., Harris, R. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Possible Impact on Hydrography and Sediment Transport by Wave Power Park - Numerical Modelling Persson, O. Thesis Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
A Scoping Study on: Research into Changes in Sediment Dynamics Linked to Marine Renewable Energy Installations Amoudry, L., Bell, P., Black, K. Report Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Flow Variability in Cook Strait Stevens, C. Research Study Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Preliminary Assessment of the Conservation Importance of Benthic Epifaunal Species and Habitats Moore, C. Report Marine Energy Changes in Flow Invertebrates
Hydrodynamic Effects of Kinetic Power Extraction by In-Stream Tidal Turbines Polagye, B. Thesis Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) Lorraine, R., Tremlett, C. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Modeling Tidal Circulation and Stratification in Skagit River Estuary Using an Unstructured Grid Ocean Model Yang, Z., Khangaonkar, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Numerical Calculation of the Impact of Offshore Wind Farm Power Stations on Hydrodynamic Conditions Zhang, W., Xia, H., Wang, B. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
On The Influence Of Large Wind Farms On The Upper Ocean Circulation Broström, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Limits To Tidal Current Power Garrett, C., Cummins, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
Impacts of TEC and WEC Array Operation on Sediment Dynamics Reche, P., Litt, E., Davies, A. Research Study Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Effect of large-scale kinetic power extraction on time-dependent estuaries Polagye, B., Malte, P., Kawase, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Sediment Transport Patterns at Trafalgar Offshore Windfarm Besio, G., Losada, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Burbo Offshore Wind Farm Construction Phase Environmental Monitoring Report Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Quantifying "Exposure" with Cost Effective Wave Resource Measurements Beharie, R., Side, J. Presentation Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Effects of Wind Farm Foundations on the Water Exchange between North Sea and Baltic Sea - A First Careful Assessment Derived from the QuantAS-Off Project Burchard, H., Hüttmann, F., Janssen, F. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Dynamics of Scour Pits and Scour Protection - Synthesis Report and Recommendations Whitehouse, R., Harris, J., Rees, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Review of Wave Hub Technical Studies: Impacts on Inshore Surfing Beaches Black, K. Report Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Large-scale physical response of the tidal system to energy extraction and its significance for informing environmental and ecological impact assessment Couch, S., Bryden, I. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Modelling Analysis of the Sensitivity of Shoreline Change to a Wave Farm Millar, D., Smith, H., Reeve, D. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Offshore wind farms: Effects on the water exchange of the Baltic Sea Burchard, H. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wave Climate Investigation for an Array of Wave Power Devices Venugopal, V., Smith, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm - Coastal Processes Monitoring Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Pentland Firth Tidal Stream Modelling Using Stanford Unstructured Non-hydrostatic Terrain-Following Adaptive Navier-Stokes Simulator (SUNTANS) Baston, S., Harris, R. Research Study Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Response of Offshore Cultivated Laminaria saccharina to Hydrodynamic Forcing in the North Sea Buck, B., Buchholz, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Human Dimensions
Ormonde Project Scoping Study for Coastal and Seabed Processes Coates, T., Skipper, C., Cranmer, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Invertebrates

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