Marine Energy

The generation of renewable energy from tides, waves, currents, salinity, and temperature gradients in the oceans, seas, and rivers.

Marine renewable energy (MRE), also known as ocean energy or marine and hydrokinetic energy (MHK), refers to the various ways to generate electricity from the world’s oceans, seas, and rivers. Movement of water occurs naturally in these bodies of water in the form of waves, tides, and currents. Although many are in early stages of research and development, there is a wide variety of MRE technologies capable of generating electricity from the movement of water, as well as from differences in water temperature and salinity.

The relevant technologies can be classified into the following categories:

The environmental concerns associated with MRE technologies vary substantially based on the technology type, device design, and location. The primary environmental concerns typically encompass animal collisions with dynamic devices, impacts from underwater noise, and concerns about changes to the physical environment.

Please note: Tethys classifies offshore wind energy separately from MRE.

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Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Marine Energy.

Total: 3538

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
No Observed Effects of Subsea Renewable Energy Infrastructure on Benthic Environments Smyth, D., Kregting, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Physical Environment
An interpretive model to assess the barriers to ocean energy toward blue economic development in India Trivedi, A., Trivedi, V., Pandey, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
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. 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 Human Dimensions, 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. Report Marine Energy, Wave EMF
European offshore renewable energy, towards a sustainable future Soukissian, T., O’Hagan, A-M., Azzellino, A. 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. 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. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, 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
OES Annual Report: An Overview of Ocean Energy Activities in 2022 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions
Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions Levin, L., Alfaro-Lucas, J., Colaco, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Studies concerning the expected impact of the marine energy farms in different coastal areas Rusu, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Safe passage for fish: The case for in-stream turbines Brown, E., Sulaeman, S., Quispe-Abad, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow, Collision, Noise Fish
Socio-economic, legal, and political context of offshore renewable energies Salvador, S., Ribeiro, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Mocean Renewables for Subsea Power Project Mocean Energy Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Managing human activity and marine mammals: A biologically based, relativistic risk assessment framework Southall, B., Tollit, D., Amaral, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Site Selection of Combined Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Farms: A Systematic Review Hosseinzadeh, S., Etemad-Shahidi, A., Stewart, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Evolution and Future Prospects of China’s Wave Energy Policy from the Perspective of Renewable Energy: Facing Problems, Governance Optimization and Effectiveness Logic Qi, M., Dai, X., Zhang, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
SafeWave Deliverable 5.3 Refinement of a Risk-based Adaptive Management Approach with industry, regulatory and societal stakeholders Verling, E., Menchaca, I., Galparsoro, I. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Shifting tides: Anthropocene entanglements and unravellings in the Bay of Fundy Fredriksen, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine renewable energy project: The environmental implication and sustainable technology Cui, Y., Zhao, H. Journal Article Marine Energy
Assessing the impacts of anthropogenic sounds on early stages of benthic invertebrates: The “Larvosonic system” Olivier, F., Gigot, M, Mathias, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates
Feasibility, Environmental Effects, and Social Acceptance of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Copping, A., Farr, H. Report Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions
Marine Renewable Energy in the Philippines: Sustainable Energy from Ocean Spaces and Resources Abundo, M., Catanyag, M., Franco, M. Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Environmental Impact Assessment: Wave Swell Energy Test Site, Grassy Harbour, King Island, Tasmania Marine Solutions Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
5th ScotMER Symposium: Marine Mammals Marine Scotland Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals
Magnetic fields generated by submarine power cables have a negligible effect on the swimming behavior of Atlantic lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) juveniles Durif, C., Nyqvist, D., Taormina, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
A review of geographic information system (GIS) and techno economic (TE) software tools for renewable energy and methodology to develop a coupled GIS-TE software tool for marine renewable energy (MRE) O'Connell, R., Murphy, J., McAuliffe, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A Review of Offshore Renewable Energy in South America: Current Status and Future Perspectives Shadman, M., Roldan-Carvajal, M., Pierart, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Modeling the impact of innovation in marine energy generation-related technologies on carbon dioxide emissions in South Korea Jiang, Q., Khattak, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Insights from the management of offshore energy resources: Toward an ecosystem-services based management approach for deep-ocean industries Bravo, M., Brandt, M., van der Grient, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Social & Economic Data
SafeWave DELIVERABLE 2.4 Monitoring of the seabed integrity Muxika, I., Vinagre, P., Bourhis, E. Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Fish
Country-Specific Guidance Document: France OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
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