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
Coastal protection through wave farms: Feasibility assessment using numerical wave modelling and parametric study Flocard, F., Hoeke, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Annual environmental report 2016 - Belwind Belwind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals
The Long distance wake behind Horns Rev I studied using large eddy simulations and a wind turbine parameterization in WRF Eriksson, O., Baltscheffsky, M., Breton, S-P. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
A Snapshot of Risk for Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Copping, A., Kramer, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise
The Impact of Marine Renewable Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics Neill, S., Robins, P., Fairley, I. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Morphological Process of a Restored Estuary Downstream of a Tidal Barrier Kuang, C., Liang, H., Gu, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Current and Wave Effects around Windfarm Monopile Foundations Miles, J., Martin, T., Goddard, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Modelling Study of the Effects of Suspended Aquaculture Installations on Tidal Stream Generation in Cobscook Bay O'Donncha, F., James, S., Ragnoli, E. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Experimental Measurement of Wave Field Variations around Wave Energy Converter Arrays O'Boyle, L., Elsäßer, B., Whittaker, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Meteorological and Hydrological Effect of Wind Farm in Arid Areas Yin, R., Zhang, X., Xu, R. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Benthic effects of artificial structures deployed in a tidal estuary Mendoza, M., Henkel, S. Journal Article Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Modelling the Effects of Marine Energy Extraction on Non-Cohesive Sediment Transport and Morphological Change in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Fairley, I., Karunarathna, H., Chatzirodou, A. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Kármán vortex and turbulent wake generation by wind park piles Grashorn, S., Stanev, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Annual environmental report 2014 - Belwind phase 1 Belwind Report Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment
Annual environmental report 2015 - Belwind Belwind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Bats, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment
Numerical Simulations of the Effects of a Tidal Turbine Array on Near-Bed Velocity and Local Bed Shear Stress Gillibrand, P., Walters, R., McIlvenny, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Site Assessment of the Floating Wind Turbine Hywind Demo Onstad, A., Stokke, M., Sætran, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Do Changes in Current Flow as a Result of Arrays of Tidal Turbines Have an Effect on Benthic Communities? Kregting, L., Elsaesser, B., Kennedy, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Invertebrates
Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on North Sea Stratification Carpenter, J., Merckelbach, L., Callies, U. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
The Turbulent Wake of a Monopile Foundation Rogan, C., Miles, J., Simmonds, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Beatrice Environmental Impact Assessment Report (Consultation Version) Repsol, Genesis Oil and Gas Consultants Ltd Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Numerical Modelling of Wave Energy Converters: Environmental Impact Assessment Kregting, L., Elsäßer, B. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals Physical Environment
Winter presence and temperature-related diel vertical migration of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in an extreme high-flow passage in the inner Bay of Fundy Keyser, F., Broome, J., Bradford, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions
Unstructured Grid Modelling of Offshore Wind Farm Impacts on Seasonally Stratified Shelf Seas Cazenave, P., Torres, R., Allen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Potential Environmental Impact of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Pentland Firth at Large Spatial Scales: Results of a Biogeochemical Model van der Molen, J., Ruardij, P., Greenwood, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Study on the Influence of the Distance to Shore for a Wave Energy Farm Operating in the Central Part of the Portuguese Nearshore Rusu, E., Onea, F. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Numerical Evaluation of Marine Current Turbine: Impact on Environment and its Potential of Renewable Energy Utilization Kitazawa, D., Zhang, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
Numerical modeling of the effects of wave energy converter characteristics on nearshore wave conditions Chang, G., Ruehl, K., Jones, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wave Energy Level and Geographic Setting Correlate with Florida Beach Water Quality Feng, Z., Reniers, A., Haus, B. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Beach Morphodynamics in the Lee of a Wave Farm: Synergies with Coastal Defence Abanades, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The expected efficiency and coastal impact of a hybrid energy farm operating in the Portuguese nearshore Onea, F., Rusu, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Variability in Suspended Sediment Concentration in the Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, and Implications for Changes due to Tidal Power Extraction Ashall, L., Mulligan, R., Law, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Numerical simulation of current field around tidal current turbines Zhang, J., Kitazawa, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
Exploring the wakes of large offshore wind farms Emeis, S., Siedersleben, S., Lampert, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Offshore Wind Farm Wake Effect on Stratification and Coastal Upwelling Paskyabi, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
A Scenario-Based Approach to Evaluating Potential Environmental Impacts Following a Tidal Barrage Installation Kidd, I., Fisher, A., Chai, S. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Ecosystem Processes
Numerical Modelling Study of the Effects of Suspended Aquaculture Farms on Tidal Stream Energy Generation O'Donncha, F., James, S., O'Brien, N. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Hydrodynamic Response to Large Scale Tidal Energy Extraction Brown, A., Neill, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wave Energy Converter Effects on Nearshore Wave Propagation Roberts, J., Chang, G., Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow
Impact of Scaled Tidal Stream Turbine over Mobile Sediment Beds Ramírez-Mendoza, R., Amoudry, L., Thorne, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
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