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
Optimizing image-based protocol to monitor macroepibenthic communities colonizing artificial structures Taormina, B., Marzloff, M., Desroy, N., Caisey, X., Dugornay, O., Thiesse, E., Tancray, A., Carlier, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Physical Environment, Invertebrates
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts and Performances of Commercial-Scale Turbine Arrays in the Strait of Larantuka, Indonesia Orhan, K., Mayerle, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Simulating Current-Energy Converters: SNL-EFDC Model Development, Verification, and Parameter Estimation James, S., Johnson, E., Barco, J., Roberts, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Marine spatial planning in Barbuda: A social, ecological, geographic, and legal case study Johnson, A., McClintock, W., Burton, O., Burton, W., Estep, A., Mengerink, K., Porter, R., Tate, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Life Cycle Assessment on Wave and Tidal Energy Systems: A Review of Current Methodological Practice Zhang, X., Zhang, L., Yuan, Y., Zhai, Q. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Modelling the impact of flow-driven turbine power plants on great wind-driven ocean currents and the assessment of their energy potential Barnier, B., Domina, A., Gulev, S., Molines, J., Maitre, T., Penduff, T., Le Sommer, J., Brasseur, P., Brodeau, L., Colombo, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current Changes in Flow Physical Environment
How ‘Blue’ Is ‘Green’ Energy? Wright, A., Araujo-Wang, C., Wang, J., Ross, P., Tougaard, J., Winkler, R., Marquez, M., Robertson, F., Williams, K., Reeves, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
A Vector Sensor-Based Acoustic Characterization System for Marine Renewable Energy Raghukumar, K., Chang, G., Spada, F., Jones, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise
Evaluating the Effects of Tidal Turbines on Water-Mass Transport with the Lagrangian Barycentric Method Guillou, N., Chapalain, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Assessing the Impact of Rows of Tidal-Stream Turbines on the Overtides of the M2 Potter, D., Ilić, S., Folkard, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
A Numerical Investigation of the Plunging Phenomenon of Cold Water Discharged from Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Systems Hua, D., Yasunaga, T., Ikegami, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
A Model for Disentangling Dependencies and Impacts among Human Activities and Marine Ecosystem Services Bryhn, A., Kraufvelin, P., Bergström, U., Vretborn, M., Bergström, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A sense of place: pink salmon use a magnetic map for orientation Putman, N., Williams, C., Gallagher, E., Dittman, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Displacement, EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
Effective integration and integrative capacity in marine spatial planning Vince, J., Day, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A Hybrid Multi-Objective Evolutionary-Based and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Cooperative Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Basirati, M., Billot, R., Meyer, P., Mohammadi, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
MEDEAS: a new modeling framework integrating global biophysical and socioeconomic constraints Capellan-Perez, I., de Blas, I., Nieto, J., de Castro, C., Miguel, L., Carpintero, O., Mediavilla, M., Lobejon, L., Ferreras-Alonso, F., Rodrigo, P., Frechoso, F., Alvarez-Antelo, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Flume experiments on the impact of a cross-flow turbine on an erodible bed Ebrahimi, M., Duncan, S., Belmont, M., Kripakaran, P., Tabor, G., Moon, I., Djordjević, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
Establishing Marine Renewable Energy: Using Risk Retirement to Simplify Environmental Permitting Copping, A., Freeman, M., Hemery, L., Gorton, A. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Relative impacts of multiple human stressors in estuaries and coastal waters in the North Sea–Baltic Sea transition zone Andersen, J., Al-Hamdani, Z., Harvey, E., Kallenbach, E., Murray, C., Stock, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
From baseline assessment to post-decommissioning monitoring: the need for data collection consistency to facilitate permitting for marine renewable energy developments Hemery, L., Copping, A., Pinza, M., Staines, G., Freeman, M., Gorton, A., Harker-Klimes, G. Presentation Marine Energy
Working with the Marine Renewable Energy Community to Support and Simplify Environmental Permitting Copping, A., Freeman, M., Farr, H. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Atlantic Canada’s Tidal Coastlines: Geomorphology and Multiple Resources Catto, N. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal
Spatio-temporal assessment of climate change impact on wave energy resources using various time dependent criteria Kamranzad, B., Lavidas, G., Takara, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Climate Change
Artificial reef design affects benthic secondary productivity and provision of functional habitat Rouse, S., Porter, J., Wilding, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Pan American Marine Energy Conference 2020 Book of Abstracts Rojas M., J., Meza, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Navier-Stokes Modelling of Fluid Flow and Related Sediment Transport in the Near Field of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Rameliarison, V., Astruc, D., Chapalain, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The drawing of a national blue product space and its evolution Qi, X., Zhao, B., Zhang, J., Xiao, W. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Addressing the tangled web of governance mechanisms for land-sea interactions: Assessing implementation challenges across scales O'Hagan, A., Paterson, S., Le Tissier, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A stakeholder-grounded evaluation of the seven functions model of technological innovation systems theory in UK offshore wind and marine renewables Aldersey-Williams, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Use of a model turbine to investigate the high striking risk of fish with tidal and oceanic current turbine blades under slow rotational speed Yoshida, T., Zhou, J., Park, S., Muto, H., Kitazawa, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal Collision Fish
Militarized marine protected areas in overseas territories: Conserving biodiversity, geopolitical positioning, and securing resources in the 21st century De Santo, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Can multi-use of the sea be safe? A framework for risk assessment of multi-use at sea van Hoof, L., van den Burg, S., Banach, J., Rockmann, C., Goossen, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions Maina, J., Gamoyo, M., Adams, V., D'agata, S., Bosire, J., Francis, J., Waruinge, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Multiple values for the management and sustainable use of coastal and marine ecosystem services Chakraborty, S., Gasparatos, A., Blasiak, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
An integrated approach for the design of a marine protected area network applied to mainland Portugal Timonet, D., Abecasis, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Potential of coastal headlands for tidal energy extraction and the resulting environmental effects along Negeri Sembilan coastlines: A numerical simulation study Goh, H., Lai, S., Jameel, M., Teh, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Boundary spanning among research and policy communities to address the emerging industrial revolution in the ocean Posner, S., Fenichel, E., McCauley, D., Biedenweg, K., Brumbaugh, R., Costello, C., Joyce, F., Goldman, E., Mannix, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The influence of dredging for locating a tidal stream energy farm Álvarez, M., Ramos, V., Carballo, R., Arean, N., Torres, M., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The Blue Acceleration: The Trajectory of Human Expansion into the Ocean Jouffray, J., Blasiak, R., Norstrom, A., Osterblom, H., Nystrom, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
A Risk Retirement Pathway for Potential Effects of Underwater Noise and Electromagnetic Fields for Marine Renewable Energy Development Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A., Hemery, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy EMF, Noise
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