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 and responses to new energy technologies Boudet, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
External Effects of Renewable Energy Projects: Life Cycle Analysis-based Approach Salnikova, A., Chepurko, Y., Starkova, N., Hoàng, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions
Evaluation of Co-Existence Options of Marine Renewable Energy Projects in Japan Kularathna, A., Suda, S., Takagi, K., Tabeta, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Agent-Based Modelling of fish collisions with tidal turbines Rossington, K., Benson, T. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish
Vitamine ENA: A framework for the development of ecosystem-based indicators for decision makers Safi, G., Giebels, D., Arroyo, N., Heymans, J., Preciado, I., Raoux, A., Schückel, U., Tecchio, S., de Jonge, V., Niquil, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Overview of ocean power technology Wilberforce, T., Hassan, Z., Durrant, A., Thompson, J., Soudan, B., Olabi, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Current Policy and Technology for Tidal Current Energy in Korea Ko, D., Chung, J., Lee, K., Park, J., Yi, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Wave Energy Converter Arrays: Optimizing Power Production While Minimizing Environmental Effects Raghukumar, K., McWilliams, S., Chang, G., Roberts, J., Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Performance Characteristics of the NoiseSpotter: An Acoustic Monitoring and Localization System Raghukumar, K., Chang, G., Spada, F., Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
State of the Sector 2019: Economic Benefits for Wales Marine Energy Wales Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine fish monitoring at FORCE: Updated report on processing and analysis McGarry, L., Zydlewski, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Net Zero - The UK's Contribution to Stopping Global Warming: Committee on Climate Change Report Smart, G. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data
SEA Wave D2.1 Knowledge Gaps and Consenting Risks for Wave & Tidal Energy Fox, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Collision, Displacement, Noise Human Dimensions, Navigation, Social & Economic Data
More than maps: Providing an alternative for fisheries and fishers in marine spatial planning Trouillet, B., Bellanger-Husi, L., El Ghaziri, A., Lamberts, C., Plissonneau, E., Rollo, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Final License Application for the PacWave South Project Oregon State University Report Marine Energy, Wave Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Navigation
EMEC Socio-Economic Report European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Impediments to achieving integrated marine management across borders: The case of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive Cavallo, M., Borja, A., Elliot, M., Quintino, V., Touza, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
SEA Wave D2.2 Critical analysis of environmental mitigation and monitoring strategies Fox, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Impact of pile-driving on Hector's dolphin in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand Leunissen, E., Rayment, W., Dawson, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Social construction of risk in non-conventional renewable energy: Risk perception as a function of ecosystem services in La Araucanía, Chile Cordoves-Sánchez, M., Vallejos-Romero, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Assessment of the Values of Victoria’s Marine Environment Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Three-dimensional mapping of the benthic invertebrates biophony with a compact four-hydrophones array Gervaise, C., Lossent, J., Valentini-Poirier, C., Boissery, P., Noel, C., Di lorio, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Attraction Invertebrates
Marine Spatial Planning in a Climate of Uncertainty - An Irish Perspective Carr, L. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Marine Spatial Planning
Biases in the Literature on Direct Wildlife Mortality from Energy Development Loss, S., Dorning, M., Diffendorfer, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy
The influence of maritime spatial planning on the development of marine renewable energies in Portugal and Spain: Legal challenges and opportunities Salvador, S., Gimeno, L., Larruga, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Feeding home ranges of pacific coast feeding group gray whales Lagerquist, B., Palacios, D., Winsor, M., Irvine, L., Follett, T., Mate, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Love me, love me not: Perceptions on the links between the energy sector and biodiversity conservation Moreira, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Mapping Benthic Habitat Conditions and Seafloor Deposits Using Sediment Profile Imaging and a Semiautomated Image Processing System Revelas, E., Sackmann, B., Thurlow, A., Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy Physical Environment
Combined Exploitation of Offshore Wind and Wave Energy in the Italian Seas: A Spatial Planning Approach Azzellino, A., Lanfredi, C., Riefolo, L., De Santis, V., Contestabile, P., Vicinanza, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Keeping the Noise Down: Approaches to the Mitigation and Regulation of Human-Caused Ocean Noise Weilgart, L. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise
Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy Cohen, P., Allison, E., Andrew, N., Cinner, J., Evans, L., Fabinyi, M., Garces, L., Hall, S., Hicks, C., Hughes, T., Jentoft, S., Mills, D., Masu, R., Mbaru, E., Ratner, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Evaluation of hydrokinetic energy potentials of selected rivers in Kwara State, Nigeria Adeogun, A., Ganiyu, H., Ladokun, L., Ibitoye, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine
Assessing the impact of introduced infrastructure at sea with cameras: A case study for spatial scale, time and statistical power Bicknell, A., Sheehan, E., Godley, B., Doherty, P., Witt, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Identification of marine management priority areas using a GIS-based multi-criteria approach Nelson, K., Burnside, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Lifecycle Environmental Impact Assessment of an Overtopping Wave Energy Converter Embedded in Breakwater Systems Patrizi, N., Pulselli, R., Neri, E., Niccolucci, V., Vicinanza, D., Contestabile, P., Bastianoni, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Multi-use of the sea: A wide array of opportunities from site-specific cases across Europe Bocci, M., Sangiuliano, S., Sarretta, A., Ansong, J., Buchanan, B., Kafas, A., Caña-Varona, M., Onyango, V., Papaioannou, E., Ramieri, E., Schultz-Zehden, A., Schupp, M., Vassilopoulou, V., Vergílio, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Internet of Things in Marine Environment Monitoring: A Review Xu, G., Shi, Y., Sun, X., Shen, W. Journal Article Marine Energy
Proceedings of the 7th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop University of Oxford Workshop Article Marine Energy, Tidal
Practical Approaches and Advances in Spatial Tools to Achieve Multi-Objective Marine Spatial Planning Lombard, A., Ban, N., Smith, J., Lester, S., Sink, K., Wood, S., Jacob, A., Kyriazi, Z., Tingey, R., Sims, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Localised anthropogenic wake generates a predictable foraging hotspot for top predators Lieber, L., Nimmo-Smith, W., Waggitt, J., Kregting, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Changes in Flow Birds, Seabirds
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