Changes in Flow

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: 660

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Hydrodynamics of a hyper-tidal estuary influenced by the world's second largest tidal power station (Rance estuary, France) Rtimi, R., Sottolichio, A., Tassi, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Wave Farms Impact on the Coastal Processes - A Case Study Area in the Portuguese Nearshore Onea, F., Rusu, L., Carp, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Larval cross‐shore transport estimated from internal waves with a background flow: The effects of larval vertical position and depth regulation Garwood, J., Lucas, A., Naughton, P. Journal Article Changes in Flow Invertebrates
Influence of Power Take-Off Modelling on the Far-Field Effects of Wave Energy Converter Farms Fernández, G., Stratigaki, V., Quartier, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Observations and Simulations of a Wind Farm Modifying a Thunderstorm Outflow Boundary Tomaszewski, J., Lundquist, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Hydrodynamics and Implications for Fishes van Berkel, J., Burchard, H., Christensen, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Fish
Setting the Context for Offshore Wind Development Effects on Fish and Fisheries Gill, A., Degraer, S., Lipsky, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Beyond static spatial management: Scientific and legal considerations for dynamic management in the high seas Crespo, G., Mossop, J., Dunn, D. Journal Article Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Could federal wind farms influence continental shelf oceanography and alter associated ecological processes? A literature review. Miles, T., Murphy, S., Kohut, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Potential Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development—The State of the Science Copping, A., Hemery, L., Overhus, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Long-Term Observations of Beach Variability at Hasaki, Japan Banno, M., Nakamura, S., Kosako, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Wave and Tidal Stream Critical Evidence Needs Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Noise Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Validation of a Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Modeling Framework for the Evaluation of Offshore Wind Farms Jones, C., Chang, G., Magalen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Sediment Deposition Following Construction of a Breakwater Harbor: Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island, USA Oakley, B., Murphy, C., Lee, K. Journal Article Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions
A Review on Environmental and Social Impacts of Thermal Gradient and Tidal Currents Energy Conversion and Application to the Case of Chiapas, Mexico Rivera, G., Felix, A., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Synthesis of the Science Workshop: Day 1 Summary Consensus Building Institute Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Towards a Tidal Farm in Banks Strait, Tasmania: Influence of Tidal Array on Hydrodynamics Auguste, C., Marsh, P., Nader, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Asymmetric effects of a modelled tidal turbine on the flow and seabed Ramírez-Mendoza, R., Murdoch, L., Jordan, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 7: Changes in Oceanographic Systems Associated with Marine Renewable Energy Devices Whiting, J., Chang, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World Copping, A., Hemery, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Tidal current power effects on nearby sandbanks: a case study in the Race of Alderney Blunden, L., Haynes, S., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Comparison of Environmental Effects from Different Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations Horwath, S., Hassrick, J., Grismala, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Reptiles
Modelling the impact of tidal range energy on species communities Baker, A., Craighead, R., Jarvis, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Increased Mixing and Turbulence in the Wake of Offshore Wind Farm Foundations Schultze, L., Merckelbach, L., Horstmann, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Local effects of wind turbines on near-surface wind speed in a desert steppe wind farm Zhou, D., Hu, S., Dang, X. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Short Science Summary: Changes in Oceanographic Systems OES-Environmental Summary Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Survival strategies and molecular responses of two marine mussels to gradual burial by sediment Hutchison, Z., Green, D., Burrows, M. Journal Article Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Invertebrates
Operational-dependent wind turbine wake impact on surface momentum flux revealed by snow-powered flow imaging Abraham, A., Hong, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes
Annual environmental report 2019 – Belwind Belwind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Tidal Patterns and Sediment Dynamics in a Hypertidal Estuary Influenced by a Tidal Power Station Rtimi, R., Sottolichio, A., Tassi, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Understanding coastal impacts by nearshore wave farms using a phase-resolving wave model Rijnsdorp, D., Hansen, J., Lowe, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Risk Retirement for Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Freeman, M., Overhus, D. Report Marine Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Three-dimensional modelling of suspended sediment transport in the far wake of tidal stream turbines Li, X., Li, M., Amoudry, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Prospective of development of large-scale tidal current turbine array: An example numerical investigation of Zhejiang, China Deng, G., Zhang, Z., Li, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The impacts of wave energy conversion on coastal morphodynamics Ozkan, C., Perez, K., Mayo, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Observations Show That Wind Farms Substantially Modify the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Thermal Stratification Transition in the Early Evening Rajewski, D., Takle, E., VanLoocke, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts and Performances of Commercial-Scale Turbine Arrays in the Strait of Larantuka, Indonesia Orhan, K., Mayerle, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
An Overview of the Expected Shoreline Impact of the Marine Energy Farms Operating in Different Coastal Environments Raileanu, A., Onea, F., Rusu, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Investigating the potential impact of wind farms on Lake Erie Afsharian, S., Taylor, P., Momayez, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Simulating Current-Energy Converters: SNL-EFDC Model Development, Verification, and Parameter Estimation James, S., Johnson, E., Barco, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
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