Changes in the Ocean from Marine Renewable Energy: Changes in Oceanographic Systems
The tides, waves, currents, and water circulation make up the oceanographic processes that control the marine environment by determining the concentrations of dissolved gases and nutrients, transporting sediment, and supporting habitats and water quality that allow marine organisms and ecosystems to stay healthy. Harnessing energy from the movement of water with marine renewable energy (MRE) devices has the potential to affect these processes by changing the natural flow patterns around devices, decreasing wave heights, or removing energy from the system.
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 7: Changes in Oceanographic Systems Associated with Marine Renewable Energy Devices.
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 Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal response to wave energy converter arrays: A semi-analytical model for control of nearshore currents and beach morphology | Cui, L., Sergiienko, N., Cohen, N., Leontini, J., Cazzolato, B., Flocard, F., Manasseh, R. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Environmental Risks and Impacts of Offshore Energy: A Literature Review | Pontinha, D., Bispo, L., Gervásio, H., Aktuglu, Y. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning | |
| Offshore wave energy converter array poses threat to coasts causing significant rip currents | Cao, X., Shi, J., Zheng, J., Zhang, C., Pan, J. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
| Sea Space Analysis for Wave and Tidal Energy | Lee, S., Strong, V., Anning, D., Buecker, N., Flanary, C., Chang, G., Escajeda, E. , Kramer, S., Mullany, D. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts | |
| Sustainability Assessment of an Oscillating Water Column During the Design, Installation, Operation, and Disassembly Phases | Gallego-Ramírez, C., López-Mosquera, J., Chica, E., Rubio-Clemente, A. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | |
| Evaluation of the Hydrodynamic Impacts of Tidal Turbine Arrays in Jiaozhou Bay | Zhang, C., Yang, X., Jiang, Y., Zhao, W., Yu, J. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| OES-Environmental 2024 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World | OES-Environmental | Report | Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement | |
| 2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 3: Marine Renewable Energy: Stressor-Receptor Interactions | Garavelli, L., Hemery, L., Rose, D., Farr, H., Whiting, J., Copping, A. | Report | Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles | |
| Recent Advances in Assessing Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Around the World | Copping, A., Martinez, L., Hemery, L., Hutchison, I., Jones, K., Kaplan, M. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Riverine, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
| In situ wake measurement behind a 25-kW freewheeling vertical axis hydrokinetic turbine in energetic riverine environment using acoustic Doppler current profiler and acoustic Doppler velocimeter | Dharamsi, A. | Thesis | Marine Energy, Riverine | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
| Local and regional interactions between tidal stream turbines and coastal environment | Li, X., Li, M., Wolf, J., Williams, A., Badoe, C., Masters, I. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Impact of Wave Energy Converters and Port Layout on Coastal Dynamics: Case Study of Astara Port | Moradi, M., Ilinca, A. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Environmental impacts from large-scale offshore renewable-energy deployment | Ouro, P., Fernandez, R., Armstrong, A., Brooks, B., Burton, R., Folkard, A., Ilić, S., Parkes, B., Schultz, D., Stallard, T., Watson, F. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Field observations of the wake from a full-scale tidal turbine array | Guerra, M., Hay, A. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
| Localized Tidal Energy Extraction in Puget Sound Can Adjust Estuary Reflection and Friction, Modifying Barotropic Tides System-Wide | Spicer, P., MacCready, P., Yang, Z. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
| The power of wave energy converters arrays to mitigate coastal erosion | Berrio, Y., Rivillas-Ospina, G., Arango-Manrique, A., Garces, S., Ochoa, I., Baró, L. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Balancing power production and coastal protection: A bi-objective analysis of Wave Energy Converters | Battisti, B., Giorgi, G., Fernández, G. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
| Effects of small marine energy deployments on oceanographic systems | Whiting, J., Garavelli, L., Farr, H., Copping, A. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
| Modeling Morphodynamic Impacts and Optimization of Marine Hydrokinetic Arrays in Shallow Offshore Environments | Moghadam, H., Ortiz, A. | Journal Article | Marine Energy | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Tidal energy extraction modifies tidal asymmetry and transport in a shallow, well-mixed estuary | Spicer, P., Yang, Z., Wang, T., Deb, M. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Modelling of a Wave Energy Converter Impact on Coastal Erosion, a Case Study for Palm Beach-Azur, Algeria | Moradi, M., Chertouk, N., Ilinca, A. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Development and Dynamics of Sediment Waves in a Complex Morphological and Tidal Dominant System: Southern Irish Sea | Creane, S., Coughlan, M., O’Shea, M., Murphy, J. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Towards Holistic Characterization of the Near Seabed for Renewable Energy Installations in Shallow Marine Environments | Clementi, M., Boiero, D., Leone, C., Masnaghetti, L. | Conference Paper | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Social and Ecological Impacts of Marine Energy Development in Malaysia | Fadzil, N., Rahman, A., Abdul-Rahman, A. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
| Effects of Tidal Stream Energy Exploitation on Estuarine Circulation and Its Seasonal Variability | Sanchez, M., Fouz, D., López, I., Carballo, R., Iglesias, G. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
| Clean Energy from the Ocean: Measuring the Environmental Footprint of Devices | Rose, D., Gunn, C., Hemery, L. | Magazine Article | Marine Energy | Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
| Coupled BEM and two-phase mixture model for surrounding flow of horizontal axial turbine over sediment seabed | Li, J., Chen, X. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Proving a robust approach to assess bio-physical interactions with floating tidal turbines | Lieber, L. | Report | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Birds, Seabirds, Physical Environment | |
| Experimental study of bed level changes in the vicinity of flap-type wave energy converters | Taheri, O., Kolahdoozan, M., Faghihirad, S. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Modelling the influence of Tidal Energy Converters on sediment dynamics in Banks Strait, Tasmania | Auguste, C., Nader, J., Marsh, P., Penesis, I., Cossu, R. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Coupled Wave Energy Converter and Nearshore Wave Propagation Models for Coastal Impact Assessments | Flanagan, T., Wengrove, M., Robertson, B. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
| ORJIP Ocean Energy Information Note: Changes in Oceanographic Systems | Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) | Report | Marine Energy | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality | |
| Hydro-environmental Modelling and Interaction of Tidal Lagoons around the UK Coast | Guo, B. | Thesis | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
| Field Observations of Scour Behavior around an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter | Lancaster, O., Cossu, R., Heatherington, C., Hunter, S., Baldock, T. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wave | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| Interactions between tidal stream turbine arrays and their hydrodynamic impact around Zhoushan Island, China | Zhang, J., Zhang, C., Angeloudis, A., Kramer, S., He, R., Piggott, M. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
| An observational study of hydrodynamic impact on water mass transport due to tidal power generation | Kim, J., Woo, S-B., Song, J., Kwon, H-K. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
| Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Influences from Ocean Current Energy Conversion Sites in the South–Southeastern Brazilian Inner Shelf | de Paula Kirinus, E., Oleinik, P., Marques, W. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Ocean Current | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
| The Irish Sea bed load parting zone: Is it a mid-sea hydrodynamic phenomenon or a geological theoretical concept? | Creane, S., O'Shea, M., Coughlan, M., Murphy, J. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning |