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
The Permitting, Licensing and Environmental Compliance Process: Lessons and Experiences within U.S. Marine Renewable Energy Barr, Z., Roberts, J., Peplinski, W., West, A., Kramer, S., Jones, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Cost-benefit analysis of tidal energy production in a coastal lagoon: The case of Ria Formosa – Portugal Rodrigues, N., Pintassilgo, P., Calhau, F., González-Gorbeña, E., Pacheco, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effects of a Wave Power Park with No-Take Zone on Decapod Abundance and Size Bender, A., Langhamer, O., Molis, M., Sundberg, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Legal and Political Barriers and Enablers to the Deployment of Marine Renewable Energy Apolonia, M., Fofack-Garcia, R., Noble, D., Hodges, J., Correia da Fonseca, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Assessment of hydrokinetic energy – A case study of eastern Yamuna canal Saini, G., Kumar A., Saini, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Riverine Physical Environment
Marine Energy Environmental Permitting and Compliance Costs Peplinski, W., Roberts, J., Klise, G., Kramer, S., Barr, Z., West, A., Jones, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
A Proposed Guidance for the Economic Assessment of Wave Energy Converters at Early Development Stages Têtu, A., Chozas, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Research on the environmental impact of tidal power generation in China Ma, Z., Li, B., Liu, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Information Flow to Increase Support for Tidal Energy Development in Remote Islands of a Developing Country: Agent-Based Simulation of Information Flow in Flores Timur Regency, Indonesia Ramachandran, R., Kularathna, A., Matsuda, H., Takagi, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Sustainable energy planning for remote islands and the waste legacy from renewable energy infrastructure deployment Kouloumpis, V., Yan, X. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) from Submarine Power Cables Can Trigger Strength-Dependent Behavioural and Physiological Responses in Edible Crab, Cancer pagurus (L.) Scott, K., Harsanyi, P., Easton, B., Piper, A., Rochas, C., Lyndon, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Invertebrates
State of the Sector 2021: Economic Benefits for Wales Marine Energy Wales Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Review of monitoring methodologies and technologies, suitable for deployment in high energy environments in Wales, to monitor animal interactions with tidal energy devices Clarke, D., Bertelli, C., Cole, E., Jones, R., Mendzil, A., Lowe, C., Griffin, R., Robinson, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals
Sea Lice Are Sensitive to Low Frequency Sounds Solé, M., Lenoir, M., Fortuno, J-M., De Vreese, S., Van der Schaar, M., André, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Water quality modeling in subtropical shallow waters to predict environmental impacts of ocean thermal energy conversion Oshimi, R., Tabeta, S., Mizuno, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Physical Environment, Water Quality
Tidal stream use by black guillemots Cepphus grylle in relation to a marine renewable energy development Johnston, D., Furness, R., Robbins, A., Tyler, G., McIlvenny, J., Masden, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds
WESE Deliverable 2.2 Monitoring of Electromagnetic fields Chainho, P., Bald, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave EMF
WESE Deliverable 4.3 Feasibility for the implementation of wave energy licensing based on a risk-based approach and adaptive management in Spain and Portugal Apolonia, M., Cruz, E., Simas, T., Menchaca, I., Uyarra, M., Bald, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
MRE Regulator Survey Report: Japan Rose, D., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy
Renewable energy production in a Mexican biosphere reserve: Assessing the potential using a multidisciplinary approach Wojtarowski, A., Martinez, M., Silva, R., Vázquez, G., Enriquez, C., Lopez-Portillo, J., Garcia-Franco, J., Macgregor-Fors, I., Lara-Dominguez, A., Lithgow, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Introduction to Ocean Renewable Energy Neill, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Stressor-Specific Guidance Document: Underwater Noise OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy Noise
Modelling Morphological Changes and Migration of Large Sand Waves in a Very Energetic Tidal Environment: Banks Strait, Australia Auguste, C., Marsh, P., Nader, J., Penesis, I., Cossu, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Unbalanced sediment transport by tidal power generation in Lake Sihwa Kim, J., Ha, H., Woo, S-B., Kim, M-S., Kwon, H-K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Stressor-Specific Guidance Document: Electromagnetic Fields OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy EMF
Passport to the oceans of the future: Delivering marine energy with science linked to policy Slater, A-M. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Research on buoy–chain–sprocket wave energy capture technology Ji, F., Wu, D., Li, Y., Zhu, Z., Zhu, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Environmental Issues for Offshore Renewable Energy Wolf, J., De Dominicis, M., Lewis, M., Neill, S., Murray, R., Scott, B., Zampollo, A., Chapman, J., Declerck, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) ICES Working Group on Marine Renewable Energy (WGMRE) Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
WESE Deliverable 3.1 EMF Modelling Chainho, P., Bald, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave EMF
WESE Deliverable 3.2 Acoustic Modelling Felis, I., Madrid, E., Bald, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Seagrass Posidonia is impaired by human-generated noise Solé, M., Lenoir, M., Durfort, M., Fortuno, J-M., Van der Schaar, M., De Vreese, S., André, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise
A systemic view of potential environmental impacts of ocean energy production Martinez, M., Vázquez, G., Pérez-Maqueo O., Silvia, R., Moreno-Casasola, P., Mendoza-González, G., Lopez-Portillo, J., Macgregor-Fors, I., Heckel, G., Hernández-Santana, J., Gracía-Franco, J., Castillo-Campos, G., Lara-Dominguez, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals
Relative Performance of Surface vs. Bottom-Mounted Hydrophones in a Tidal Channel Hasselman, D., Boucher, T., Douglas, J., MacNeil, S. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Development and calibration of a high-resolution model for the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands: Implication for wave energy resource characterization Allahdadi, M,, He, R., Ahn, S., Chartrand, C., Neary, V. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Environmental Assessment of the Impacts and Benefits of a Salinity Gradient Energy Pilot Plant Marin-Coria, E., Silva, R., Enriquez, C., Martinez, M., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Guidance Documents: Background Document OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Wave energy in the UK: Status review and future perspectives Jin, S., Greaves, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Variability of sediment processes around a tidal farm in a theoretical channel Auguste, C., Nader, J., Marsh, P., Cossu, R., Penesis, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Developing a simulation-based approach to Collision Risk of Tidal Energy Converters and Marine Wildlife Horne, N. Thesis Marine Energy Collision
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