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
RiCORE Project Development of Risk Profiling Bald, J., Menchaca, I., Bennet, F., Mascarenhas, P. Report Marine Energy
Three-Frequency Colour Sidescan Sonar System for Monitoring the Seabed at Marine Renewable Energy Installations Tamsett, D., McIlvenny, J., Baxter, J., Gois, P., Williamson, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Integrating a Multibeam and a Multifrequency Echosounder on the Flowbec Seabed Platform to Track Fish and Seabird Behavior around Tidal Turbine Structures Williamson, B., Fraser, S., Blondel, P., Bell, P., Waggitt, J., Scott, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Seabirds, Fish
Benchmarking Sensor Fusion Capabilities of an Integrated Monitoring Package Cotter, E., Matzner, S., Horne, J., Murphy, P., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy
Integrated Monitoring for Marine Energy Baird, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy
A Portable, Real-Time Passive Acoustic System and Autonomous Hydrophone Array for Noise Monitoring of Offshore Wave Energy Projects Haxel, J., Turpin, A., Matsumoto, H., Klinck, H., Hellin, D., Henkel, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Wave Energy Converter Array Environmental Evaluation Tools Jones, C., McWilliams, S., Chang, G., Roberts, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Assessment of Electromagnetic Field Emissions from Subsea Cables Dhanak, M., Coulson, R., Dibiasio, C., Frankenfield, J., Henderson, E., Pugsley, D., Valdes, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy EMF
What do we Know about Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Devices? The State of the Science in 2016 Copping, A., Hanna, L., Whiting, J., Sather, N. Conference Paper Marine Energy
Noise Generated from an Array of Current Energy Converters Halfa, E., Johnson, C., Johnson, E., Roberts, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current Noise
Annex IV 2016 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World Copping, A., Sather, N., Hanna, L., Whiting, J., Zydlewski, G., Staines, G., Gill, A., Hutchison, I., O'Hagan, A., Simas, T., Bald, J., Sparling, C., Wood, J., Masden, E. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Study on the Influence of the Distance to Shore for a Wave Energy Farm Operating in the Central Part of the Portuguese Nearshore Rusu, E., Onea, F. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Numerical Evaluation of Marine Current Turbine: Impact on Environment and its Potential of Renewable Energy Utilization Kitazawa, D., Zhang, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
Feasibility of Sensor Development for Monitoring Marine Growth Yunnie, A., Vance, T., Ramsden, R. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Numerical modeling of the effects of wave energy converter characteristics on nearshore wave conditions Chang, G., Ruehl, K., Jones, C., Roberts, J., Chartrand, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Reviews of Power Supply and Environmental Energy Conversions for Artificial Upwelling Zhang, D., Fan, W., Yang, J., Pan, Y., Chen, Y., Huang, H., Chen, J. Journal Article Wave, OTEC, Marine Energy
Active acoustic monitoring in extreme turbulence around marine renewable energy devices Fraser, S., Williamson, B., Scott, B., Nikora, V. Journal Article Marine Energy
Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua Thaxter, C., Ross-Smith, V., Clark, J., Clark, N., Conway, G., Masden, E., Wade, H., Leat, E., Gear, S., Marsh, M., Booth, C., Furness, R., Votier, S., Burton, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Birds
A World First: Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon in Review Waters, S., Aggidis, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
What Drives Attitudes towards Marine Renewable Energy Development in Island Communities in the UK? de Groot, J., Bailey, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Renewable Energy in situ Power Cable Observation Love, M., Nishimoto, M., Clark, S., Bull, A. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, EMF Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates
Effects of low frequency electromagnetic fields on growth, total antioxidant activity and morphology of the intestine in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Nofouzi, K., Sheikhzadeh, N., Jassur, D., Helan, J., Shahbazfar, A., Tukmechi, A., Naghshara, H., Baradaran, B., Mahmoudi, R. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
Wave Energy Resource Characterization at the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site, Hawaii Li, N., Cheung, K., Cross, P., Vega, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Predictive Modelling to Identify Near-Shore, Fine-Scale Seabird Distributions during the Breeding Season Warwick-Evans, V., Atkinson, P., Robinson, L., Green, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Birds, Seabirds
Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project: 2015 Environmental Monitoring Report ORPC Maine Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Proceedings of the 5th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop University of Oxford Workshop Article Marine Energy, Tidal
Quantifying Benthic Secondary Productivity on Artificial Structures: Maximising the Benefit of Marine Renewable Energy Devices Rouse, S. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Buried Alive: The Behavioural Response of the Mussels, Modiolus modiolus and Mytilus edulis to Sudden Burial by Sediment Hutchison, Z., Hendrick, V., Burrows, M., Wilson, B., Last, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Wave Energy Level and Geographic Setting Correlate with Florida Beach Water Quality Feng, Z., Reniers, A., Haus, B., Solo-Gabriele, H., Kelly, E. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Harbor Seal - Tidal Turbine Collision Risk Models. An Assessment of Sensitivities. Wood, J., Joy, R., Sparling, C. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Seal Telemetry Inventory Sparling, C. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Brims Tidal Array Collision Risk Modelling - Atlantic Salmon Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Coupled Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Sound in Coastal Ocean for Renewable Ocean Energy Development Long, W., Jung, K., Yang, Z., Copping, A., Deng, D. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise
RITE Monitoring of Environmental Effects (RMEE) Reports (DRAFT ver. Mar 2016) RITE Project (FERC No. P-12611) Smith, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Predictive mapping of seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans off the Pacific Coast of Washington Menza, C., Leirness, J., White, T., Winship, A., Kinlan, B., Kracker, L., Zamon, J., Ballance, L., Becker, E., Forney, K., Barlow, J., Adams, J., Pereksta, D., Pearson, S., Pierce, J., Jeffries, S., Calambokidis, J., Douglas, A., Hanson, B., Benson, S., Antrim, L. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment
Regulating wave and tidal energy: An industry perspective on the Scottish marine governance framework Wright, G. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Beach Morphodynamics in the Lee of a Wave Farm: Synergies with Coastal Defence Abanades, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Marine Renewable Energy Seascape Borthwick, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Environmental Effects Monitoring Programs: Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy
What Should a Condition Monitoring System Look like for a Tidal Turbine? Marnoch, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal
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