Short Science Summary: Benefits and Effects

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Marine Renewable Energy: Benefits and Effects

Technologies that harvest energy from the movement of water in oceans and large rivers are under development around the world. Marine renewable energy (MRE) devices are designed to take advantage of tidal currents, fast flowing rivers, and waves, as well as ocean currents and natural gradients of temperature and salinity in ocean waters. The potential benefits that MRE can bring to nations and stakeholders are driving research studies, development of engineering systems, and experimental deployments of wave energy converters, as well as tidal and river turbines, in coastal areas. These studies, trials, and experiments are the leading edge of the development of an international MRE industry that is adding to the renewable energy portfolio of many nations. As this development occurs, it is essential that MRE projects not harm valuable and often fragile marine populations, habitats, and systems in the oceans. The responsible development of the MRE industry is informed by science-based understanding of the potential effects of MRE installations worldwide.

This Short Science Summary was developed based on the OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World, specifically Chapter 1: Marine Renewable Energy and Ocean Energy Systems and Chapter 2: Marine Renewable Energy: Environmental Effects and Monitoring Strategies. 

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
To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets? Knights, A., Lemasson, A., Firth, L., Beaumont, N., Birchenough, S., Claisse, J., Coolen, J., Copping, A., De Dominicis, M., Degraer, S., Elliott, M., Fernandes, P., Fowler, A., Frost, M., Henry, L., Hicks, N., Hyder, K., Jagerroos, S., Love, M., Lynam, C., Macreadie, P., McLean, D., Marlow, J., Mavraki, N., Montagna, P., Paterson, D., Perrow, M., Porter, J., Bull, A., Schratzberger, M., Shipley, B., van Elden, S., Vanaverbeke, J., Want, A., Watson, S., Wilding, T., Somerfield, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
‘Scaling up’ our understanding of environmental effects of marine renewable energy development from single devices to large-scale commercial arrays Hasselman, D., Hemery, L., Copping, A., Fulton, E., Fox, J., Gill, A., Polagye, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise
Waterbodies thermal energy based systems interactions with marine environment — A review Bordbar, A., Georgoulas, K., Dai, Y., Michele, S., Roberts, F., Carter, N., Lee, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change Human Dimensions
A Probabilistic Methodology for Determining Collision Risk of Marine Animals with Tidal Energy Turbines Copping, A., Hasselman, D., Bangley, C., Culina, J., Carcas, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Quantifying conditional probabilities of fish-turbine encounters and impacts Peraza, J., Horne, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Modeling Morphodynamic Impacts and Optimization of Marine Hydrokinetic Arrays in Shallow Offshore Environments Moghadam, H., Ortiz, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Key Biofouling Organisms in Tidal Habitats Targeted by the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector in the North Atlantic Include the Massive Barnacle Chirona hameri Want, A., Goubard, A., Jonveaux, S., Leaver, D., Bell, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Invertebrates
Automated Detection and Tracking of Marine Mammals in the Vicinity of Tidal Turbines Using Multibeam Sonar Gillespie, D., Hastie, G., Montabaranom, J., Longden, E., Rapson, K., Holoborodko, A., Sparling, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
Red rock crab (Cancer productus) movement is not influenced by electromagnetic fields produced by a submarine power transmission cable Williams, J., Jaco, E., Scholz, Z., Williams, C., Pondella, D., Rasser, M., Schroeder, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Invertebrates
Ocean Energy in Islands and Remote Locations: Insights from Five Experts Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions
Life-Cycle Cost Assessment of Various Wave Energy Converters (Based on Energy and Carbon Intensity) Jahangir, M., Bahrizadeh, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Task Force on Sustainable Tidal Energy Development in the Bay of Fundy Interim Report Fisheries and Oceans Canada Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Tidal energy extraction modifies tidal asymmetry and transport in a shallow, well-mixed estuary Spicer, P., Yang, Z., Wang, T., Deb, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Validating a Tethered Balloon System and Optical Technologies for Marine Wildlife Detection and Tracking Amerson, A., Gonzalez-Hirshfeld, I., Dexheimer, D. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Supergen Early Career Researcher Posters and Abstracts Arredondo-Galeana, A., Holcombe, A., Edwards, E., Abad, F., Xing, J., Wihsgott, J., Lotfian, S., Li, S., Jin, H., Zheng, S., Brown, S., Sarmaa, A., Coles, D., Moideen, R., Hardwick, J., Chen, X., Tosdevin, T., Noble, D. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy
Using human-centered design to develop a national research landscape for marine energy in the United States Quinn, S., Hirsch, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Acoustic Characterization around the CalWave Wave Energy Converter Raghukumar, K., Heal, K., Chang, G., Spada, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Automated detection of wildlife in proximity to marine renewable energy infrastructure using machine learning of underwater imagery Love, M., Vellappally, A., Roy, P., Smith, K., McPherson, G., Gold, D. Conference Paper Marine Energy Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Siting tidal energy projects through resource characterization and environmental considerations Copping, A., Garavelli, L., Yang, Z., Wang, T., Deb, M., Briggs, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Assessing the effect of onshore and offshore Wave Energy Converters on seafloor integrity combining image-based and acoustic methods Muxika, I., Vinagre, P., Le Bouhris, E., Villarín, E., Tanguy, F., Niclot, C., Bald, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change
Life Cycle Assessment of a wave energy device – LiftWEC Bastos, P., Devoy-McAuliffe, F., Arredondo-Galeana, A., Chozas, J., Lamont-Kane, P., Vinagre, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Towards increased social acceptability of marine renewable energy Dunphy, N., Lennon, B., Smith, A., Uyarra, M., Gonçalves, J., Soulard, T., Zubiate, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A Comparison of the European Regulatory Framework for the deployment of Offshore Renewable Energy Project Moscoloni, C., Carà, C., Novo, R., Giglio, E., Mattiazzo, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Floating wind and wave energy technologies: applications, synergies and role in decarbonization in Portugal White, C., Carrelhas, A., Gato, L., Portillo, J., Candido, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
A Conditional probabilistic encounter-impact model for fish-turbine interactions Peraza, J., Horne, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy Collision
Choose Your Own Marine Energy Adventure Game: Collision Risk Hemery, L., DeGuia, B., Pratt, M., Tebbs, C., Cramer, N., Garavelli, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy Collision Birds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals
ITSASDRONE, an autonomous marine surface drone for fish monitoring around wave energy devices Uriarte, A., Boyra, G., Ferarios, J., Gabiña, G., Lasa, J., Quincoces, I., Beatriz, S., Bald, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Attraction Fish
Effects of the spacing between two hydrokinetic turbines on the bedforms by numerical simulations Khaled, F., Guillou, S., Hadri, F., Mear, Y. Conference Paper Marine Energy
Do recent renewable energy policy changes in Ireland satisfy the requirements of a nascent wave energy technology development sector? Barry, C., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Environmental Effects of MRE: Advancing the Industry through Broad Outreach and Engagement Freeman, M., Copping, A., Rose, D., Garavelli, L., Hemery, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Informing development of a socioeconomic data collection toolkit for marine energy: a literature review Rose, D., Freeman, M., Kaplan, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine Renewable Energies and Maritime Spatial Planning: different national proposals for their legal and spatial context Menchaca, I., Galparsoro, I., Verling, E., Machado, I., LeBourhis, E., Soulard, T., Bald, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
SafeWAVE The contribution of the SafeWAVE EU project to the future development of ocean energy Bald, J., Galparsoro, I., de Santiago, I., Menchaca, I., Uyarra, M., Pouso, S., Uriarte, A., Muxika, I., Beatriz, Vinagre, P., Machado, I., Clementino, L., Chainho, P., Gonçalves, J., Soulard, T., Le Bouhris, E., Madrid, E., Felis, I., Verling, E., Dumphy, N., Smith, A., Iglesias, G., Lennon, B., Torre-Enciso, Y., Zubiate, L., Chambel, J., Bartolomeu, S., Santos, H., Villarín, E., Troussard, C., Tanguy, F., Longeroche, J., Magaldi, P., Holm, T. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Measurements of the wake from a floating tidal energy platform Paris, M., Hay, A., Troncoso, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal
Empowering Communities to Participate in Marine Energy Planning and Development Chang, G., Best, B., Kramer, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Underwater noise impact assessment of a wave energy converter in the northern Atlantic (Spain) Madrid, E., Felis, I., Garcia, J., Clementino, L., Ruiz Molina, P., Vinagre, P., Bald, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Can Risk-Based Approaches benefit future Marine Renewable Energy deployment, planning and consenting processes? Verling, E., Menchaca, I., Machado, I., Soulard, T., O'Hagan, A., Bald, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Energy justice & coastal communities: The case for Meaningful Marine Renewable Energy Development Caballero, M., Gunda, T., McDonald, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice
Effects of anthropogenic magnetic fields on the behavior of a major predator of the intertidal and subtidal zones, the velvet crab Necora puber Albert, L., Olivier, F., Jolivet, A., Chauvaud, L., Chauvaud, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Invertebrates
Vulnerability Index to Scale Effects of Offshore Renewable Energy on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Off the U.S. West Coast (VIMMS) Southall, B., Mazurek, R., Eriksen, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
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