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
Observing fish interactions with marine energy turbines using acoustic cameras Cotter, E., Staines, G. Journal Article Marine Energy Collision Fish
Marine energy converters: Potential acoustic effects on fishes and aquatic invertebrates Popper, A., Haxel, J., Staines, G., Guan, S., Nedelec, S., Roberts, L., Deng, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise Fish, Invertebrates
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Scotland OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
ELEMENT: Local Community Engagement Report Lehnertz, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Harnessing the Power of Ocean Energy A Comprehensive Review of Power Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives Thennakoon, T., Hewage, H., Sandunika, D., Panagoda, L., Senarathna, W., Sulaksha, L., Weerarathna, D., Jayathma, W., Gamage, D., Perera, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Supergen Sixth Annual Assembly Welcome Address Greaves, D. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Ocean Energy and Net Zero: Policy Support for the Cost Effective Delivery of 12GW Wave and Tidal Stream by 2050 Wong, P., Grattan, K., Jeffrey, H. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Diving into a just transition: How are fisheries considered during the emergence of renewable energy production in Scottish waters? Withouck, I., Tett, P., Doran, J., Mouat, B., Shucksmith, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Fisheries
Recording the Magnetic Field Produced by an Undersea Energy Generating Device: A Low-Cost Alternative Luna, V., Silva, R., Mendoza, M., Canales-Garcia, I. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF Marine Mammals
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
A New Miniaturized Acoustic Transmitter for Marine Animal Tracking Li, H., Deng, Z., Lu, Z., Martinez, J., Wu, B., Zang, X. Journal Article Marine Energy Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Deployment Readiness Framework Subtask 1.2 Outreach Report: Common Themes Among Clean Energy Transition Technical Assistance Projects Grantham, K., Arkema, K., Peterson, K., Nakhai, A., Biswas, S. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, 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
Measuring Detection Efficiency of High-Residency Acoustic Signals for Estimating Probability of Fish–Turbine Encounter in a Fast-Flowing Tidal Passage Sanderson, B., Bangley, C., McGarry, L., Hasselman, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish
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
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
Evaluation of Floating Renewable Energy Potential for Sustainable Energy in Türkiye Durmaz, B., ÜÇGÜL, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
ENFAIT: Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal - Final Project and European ESEAs Norwood, R., Olsen, S., Brooker, R., Morelli, A., Watson, D., Cooper, E., Smith, K. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Mapping Environmental Considerations for Marine Spatial Planning in Wales: Methodology Murray, L., Bloomfield, H., Skates, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
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
Information to support Environmental Assessment of tidal lagoon developments in Wales Natural Resource Wales Guidance Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
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
NEMMO: Socio-economic assessment Diaz, J., Bianchi, M., Sarralde, I. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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
Life Cycle Assessment of Future Offshore Wind Farms and Wave Energy Plant: A Comparative Study Odunaiya-Adebanjo, T. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Life Cycle Assessment
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
Comparison Of a Floating and a Bottom Fixed Tidal Turbine in a Coastal Marine Environment Lewis, J., Neill, S., Poovadiyil, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal
SafeWave Deliverable 2.2 Monitoring of Electromagnetic fields Imperadore, A., Amaral, L., Tanguy, F., Gregoire, Y., Soulard, T., Le-Bourhis, E., Vinagre, P., Bald, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave EMF
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
Ocean Energy Potential in Sri Lanka Nayanaranga, M., Bandara, K., Rathnayaka, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions
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
Social, environmental, and economic consequences of integrating renewable energies in the electricity sector: a review Farghali, M., Osman, A., Chen, Z., Abdelhaleem, A., Ihara, I., Mohamed, I., Yap, P-S., Rooney, D. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
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
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