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
Public perceptions of wave energy development on the west coast of North America: Risks, benefits, and coastal attachment Stelmach, G., Hazboun, S., Brandt, D., Boudet, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Stressor-Specific Guidance Document: Collision Risk OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy Collision
Stressor-Specific Guidance Document: Entanglement OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy Entanglement
Imaging-sonar observations of salmonid interactions with a vertical axis instream turbine Bender, A., Langhamer, O., Francisco, F., Forslund, J., Hammar, L., Sundberg, J., Molander, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Attraction, Avoidance Fish
Tidal current energy harvesting technologies: A review of current status and life cycle assessment Li, G., Zhu, W. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A socio-technical assessment of marine renewable energy potential in coastal communities Kazimierczuk, K., Henderson, C., Duffy, K., Hanif, S., Bhattacharya, S., Biswas, S., Jacroux, E., Preziuso, D., Wu, D., Bhatnagar, D., Tarekegne, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Social & Economic Data
Modeling the acoustic noise from a wave energy converter farm and its impact on marine mammals at the PacWave South site, offshore Newport Oregon Harding, J., Preston, L., Johnson, E., Roberts, J., Jones, C., Raghukumar, K., Hafla, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Noise Marine Mammals
Probability of Atlantic Salmon Post-Smolts Encountering a Tidal Turbine Installation in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy Sanderson, B., Karsten, R., Solda, C., Hardie, D., Hasselman, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance Fish, Pelagic Fish
No Observed Effects of Subsea Renewable Energy Infrastructure on Benthic Environments Smyth, D., Kregting, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Physical Environment
Fish response to the presence of hydrokinetic turbines as a sustainable energy solution Müller, S., Muhawenimana, V., Sonnino-Sorisio, G., Wilson, C., Cable, J., Ouro, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Attraction, Avoidance Fish
UK Ocean Energy Review 2022 University of Edinburgh, Jeffrey, H., Grattan, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
A Computational Platform to assess the Coastal Impact of the Marine Energy Farms Rusu, E., Onea, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
European offshore renewable energy, towards a sustainable future Soukissian, T., O’Hagan, A-M., Azzellino, A., Boero, F., Brito e Melo, A., Comiskey, P., Gao, Z., Howell, D., Le Boulluec, M., Maisondieu, C., Scott, B., Tedeschi, E., Maheri, A., Pennock, S. Report Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Blue Economy Regulatory Review Submission: Marine Renewable Energy and Environmental Protection Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Characterizing seabed sediments at contrasting offshore renewable energy sites Amjadian, P., Neill, S., Barclay, V. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The bigger picture: developing a low-cost graphical user interface to process drone imagery of tidal stream environments Slingsby, J., Scott, B., Kregting, L., McIlvenny, J., Wilson, J., Yanez, M., Williamson, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Oceanic response to widespread Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Nikoloff, A., Eby, M., Weaver, A. Presentation Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions Levin, L., Alfaro-Lucas, J., Colaco, A., Cordes, E., Craik, N., Danovaro, R., Hoving, H-J., Ingels, J., Mestre, N., Seabrook, S., Thurber, A., Vivian, C., Yasuhara, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Socio-economic, legal, and political context of offshore renewable energies Salvador, S., Ribeiro, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Safe passage for fish: The case for in-stream turbines Brown, E., Sulaeman, S., Quispe-Abad, R., Müller, N., Moran, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow, Collision, Noise Fish
Managing human activity and marine mammals: A biologically based, relativistic risk assessment framework Southall, B., Tollit, D., Amaral, J., Clark, C., Ellison, W. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Site Selection of Combined Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Farms: A Systematic Review Hosseinzadeh, S., Etemad-Shahidi, A., Stewart, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Evolution and Future Prospects of China’s Wave Energy Policy from the Perspective of Renewable Energy: Facing Problems, Governance Optimization and Effectiveness Logic Qi, M., Dai, X., Zhang, B., Li, J., Liu, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Deliverable 5.3 Refinement of a Risk-based Adaptive Management Approach with industry, regulatory and societal stakeholders Verling, E., Menchaca, I., Galparsoro, I., Machado, I., O’Hagan, A-M., Bald, J. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Shifting tides Anthropocene entanglements and unravellings in the Bay of Fundy Fredriksen, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessing the impacts of anthropogenic sounds on early stages of benthic invertebrates: The “Larvosonic system” Olivier, F., Gigot, M, Mathias, D., Jézéquel, Y., Meziane, T., L'Her, C., Chauvaud, L., Bonnel, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates
Environmental Impact Assessment: Wave Swell Energy Test Site, Grassy Harbour, King Island, Tasmania Marine Solutions Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Environmental Impact Assessment
Marine renewable energy project: The environmental implication and sustainable technology Cui, Y., Zhao, H. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
5th ScotMER Symposium: Marine Mammals Marine Scotland Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Magnetic fields generated by submarine power cables have a negligible effect on the swimming behavior of Atlantic lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) juveniles Durif, C., Nyqvist, D., Taormina, B., Shema, S., Skiftesvik, A., Freytet, F., Browman, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
A review of geographic information system (GIS) and techno economic (TE) software tools for renewable energy and methodology to develop a coupled GIS-TE software tool for marine renewable energy (MRE) O'Connell, R., Murphy, J., McAuliffe, F., Dalton, G. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A Review of Offshore Renewable Energy in South America: Current Status and Future Perspectives Shadman, M., Roldan-Carvajal, M., Pierart, F., Haim, P., Alonso, R., Silva, C., Osorio, A., Almonacid, N., Carreras, G., Amiri, M., Arango-Aramburo, S., Rosas, M., Pelissero, M., Tula, R., Estefen, S., Pastor, M., Saavedra, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Modeling the impact of innovation in marine energy generation-related technologies on carbon dioxide emissions in South Korea Jiang, Q., Khattak, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data
Insights from the management of offshore energy resources: Toward an ecosystem-services based management approach for deep-ocean industries Bravo, M., Brandt, M., van der Grient, J., Dahlgren, T., Esquete, P., Gollner, S., Jones, D., Levin, L., McClain, C., Narayanaswamy, B., Sutton, T., Victorero, L., Cordes, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Social & Economic Data
Country-Specific Guidance Document: France OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Potential sites for the use of ocean energy in the Mexican Caribbean Chavez, V., Bárcenas, J., Martinez, L., Mateos, E., Zuniga-Rios, A., Guimarais, M., Wojtarowski, A., Landgrave, R., Canché, C., Silva, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A decision framework for tidal current power plant site selection based on GIS-MCDM: A case study in China Shao, M., Zhao, Y., Sun, J., Han, Z., Shao, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
Marine Renewable Energy: Policy, People, and Prospects Wickizer, B., Brandt, D., Robertson, B., Boudet, H. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Community Acceptance of Blue Energy: Understanding Future Research Trajectories for Understanding "Place-Technology-Fit" Perceptions Axon, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Enabling Indigenous innovations to re-centre social licence to operate in the Blue Economy Lyons, P., Mynott, S., Melbourne-Thomas, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Stakeholder Engagement
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