Short Science Summary 2024: Changes in Oceanographic Systems

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Physical processes such as tides, waves, and ocean currents shape the marine ecosystem through the mixing of water masses and exchange of dissolved gases and nutrients, providing support for marine organisms and habitats. Marine renewable energy (MRE) devices that harness energy from tides, waves, and ocean currents may affect these oceanographic systems. Potential changes include altered water flow patterns around devices, changes in circulation, decreased wave heights, and energy removal from the system, both in the nearfield (close to the device) and farfield (at the scale of a water body). These potential changes can affect organisms and habitats through secondary effects such as sediment transport, water quality changes, nutrient availability, and effects on coastlines either by erosion or coastal protection. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), another form of MRE, also has the potential to affect oceanographic systems. OTEC uses the temperature differential between warm tropical surface water and cold deep ocean water to create energy; this process returns large volumes of cold water to the surface, which can cause temperature shock to organisms and potentially destabilize the localized water column.

Short Science Summary 2024: Changes in Oceanographic Systems

This short science summary for Changes in Oceanographic Systems was developed based on the OES-Environmental 2024 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World, specifically Chapter 3: Marine Renewable Energy: Stressor-Receptor Interactions.

The table below contains the literature relevant to this summary document and will continue to be updated as new literature is added to Tethys.

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
The influence of waves on morphodynamic impacts of energy extraction at a tidal stream turbine site in the Pentland Firth Fairley, I., Karunarathna, H., Masters, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Analysis-based results on the delineation of prearrangement areas for marine renewable energy installations in the Western Black Sea Basin Mateescu, R., Vlasceanu, E., Rusu, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Evaluation of the shoreline effect of the marine energy farms in different coastal environments Rusu, E., Onea, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Effect of a Wave Energy Farm Protecting an Aquaculture Installation Silva, D., Rusu, E., Soares, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The impact of wave energy converter arrays on wave-induced forcing in the surf zone O'Dea, A., Haller, M., Ozkan-Haller, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Performance and resilience of hydrokinetic turbine arrays under large migrating fluvial bedforms Musa, M., Hill, C., Sotiropoulos, F., Guala, M. Journal Article Riverine, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Comparative Effects of Climate Change and Tidal Stream Energy Extraction in a Shelf Sea De Dominicis, M., Wolf, J., Murray, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Dual wave farms for energy production and coastal protection Abanades, J., Flor-Blanco, G., Flor, G., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Using Coupled Hydrodynamic Biogeochemical Models to Predict the Effects of Tidal Turbine Arrays on Phytoplankton Dynamics Schuchert, P., Kregting, L., Pritchard, D., Savidge, G., Elsäßer, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes
Comparative effects of climate change and tidal stream energy extraction in the NW European continental shelf De Dominicis, M., Wolf, J., Murray, R. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Assessing the Impact of Rows of Tidal-Stream Turbines on the Overtides of the M2 [Presentation] Potter, D., Folkard, A., Ilić, S. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Role of Wave Energy Converter Farms in Coastal Protection Moñino, A., Bergillos, R., Clavero, M., Borthwick, A., Ortega-Sánchez, M. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Predictive model for local scour downstream of hydrokinetic turbines in erodible channels Musa, M., Heisel, M., Guala, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment
Wave Energy Deployments Physical Impact Guidelines McInnes, K., Hemer, M., O'Grady, J., Hoeke, R., Contardo, S. Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Modeling Hydro-environmental Impacts of Tidal Range Renewable Energy Projects in Coastal Waters Falconer, R., Angeloudis, A., Ahmadian, R. Book Chapter Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
The Role of Wave Energy Converter Farms on Coastal Protection in Eroding Deltas, Guadalfeo, Southern Spain Bergillos, R., López-Ruiz, A., Medina-López, E., Moñino, A., Ortega-Sánchez, M. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
A Modeling Study of Tidal Energy Extraction and the Associated Impact on Tidal Circulation in a Multi-Inlet Bay System of Puget Sound Wang, T., Yang, Z. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
A Review of the Current Understanding of the Hydro-Environmental Impacts of Energy Removal by Tidal Turbines Nash, S., Phoenix, A. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Multi-Scale Ocean Response to a Large Tidal Stream Turbine Array De Dominicis, M., Murray, R., Wolf, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Numerical modelling of wave energy resources and assessment of wave energy extraction by large scale wave farms Venugopal, V., Nemalidinne, R., Vögler, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Assessing the impact of tidal stream energy extraction on the Lagrangian circulation Guillou, N., Chapalain, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Large Scale Three-Dimensional Modelling for Wave and Tidal Energy Resource and Environmental Impact: Methodologies for Quantifying Acceptable Thresholds for Sustainable Exploitation Gallego, A., Side, J., Baston, S., Waldman, S., Bell, M., Davies, I., Murray, R., Heath, M., Sabatino, A., McKee, D., McCraig, C., Karunarathna, H., Fairley, I., Chatzirodou, A., Venugopal, V., Nemalidinne, R., Yung, T., Burrows, M. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Developing Methodologies for Large Scale Wave and Tidal Stream Marine Renewable Energy Extraction and its Environmental Impact: An Overview of the TeraWatt Project Side, J., Gallego, A., James, M., Davies, I., Heath, M., Karunarathna, H., Venugopal, V., Vögler, A., Burrows, M. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Hydrodynamic Impacts of a Marine Renewable Energy Installation on the Benthic Boundary Layer in a Tidal Channel Fraser, S., Nikora, V., Williamson, B., Scott, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The impacts of tidal turbines on water levels in a shallow estuary Garcia-Oliva, M., Djordjević, S., Tabor, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Minimising negative environmental impacts of ocean energy systems: example of Sabella D10 tidal turbine Sabella Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment
Tidal Energy: The Benthic Effects of an Operational Tidal Stream Turbine O'Carroll, J., Kennedy, R., Creech, A., Savidge, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Invertebrates
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
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., Su, T., Zhao, X., Song, H., Ma, Y., Dong, Z. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, 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
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
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
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., Smyth, D., O'Carroll, J., Savidge, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Invertebrates
Numerical Modelling of Wave Energy Converters: Environmental Impact Assessment Kregting, L., Elsäßer, B. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals Sediment Transport, Water Quality
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., Sanderson, B., Redden, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions
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
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