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
Powering the Blue Economy: An Assessment of Marine Renewable Energies Guduru, S., Narula, K. Book Chapter Marine Energy, OTEC, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Post Access Report: DAISY Flow noise Testing University of Washington Report Marine Energy Noise
Development of a model for the identification of suitable areas for the development of wave energy projects in the European Atlantic region in the context of maritime spatial planning and its implementation into a Decision Support Tool Galparsoro, I., Mandiola, G., Gariner, R. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Eukaryotic diversity of marine biofouling from coastal to offshore areas Portas, A., Quillienn, N., Culioli, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Chemicals Invertebrates
Conceptualization of NEXUS elements in the marine environment (Marine NEXUS) Papadopoulou, M., Vlachou, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Chemicals, Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
Introduction to Marine Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Video Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
A comprehensive overview of environmental footprints of water desalination and alleviation strategies Shokri, A., Fard, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Chemicals, Entanglement Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions
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
Mapping potential environmental impacts of offshore renewable energy Galparsoro, I., Menchaca, I., Seeger, I. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector - 2022 Update University of Strathclyde, Scottish Renewables Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Mitigating Negative Impacts of Marine Renewable Energy on Biodiversity: The Role of International Environmental Law Marauhn, T., Böhringer, A-M., Jaś-Nowopolska, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
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
Analysis of Characteristics of Tide and Tidal Current in the east China Seas Wang, N., Gao, Y., Guo, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal
Taking a Broader Look at Environmental and Ecological Effects of Marine Energy Development Hemery, L., Copping, A., Hasselman, D. Presentation Marine Energy
Operation of a tidal turbine from a moored vessel in Agate Pass, WA Bassett, C. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions
Acoustic Characterization around the CalWave Wave Energy Converter Raghukumar, K., Chang, G., Spada, F. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Benefits of real-time object detection for environmental monitoring of marine energy devices Murphy, P., Joslin, J., Scott, M. Presentation Marine Energy
Implementation of the Spatial Environmental Assessment Toolkit McWilliams, S., Jones, C., Roberts, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal, Wave Habitat Change, Noise
Influence of coating type, colour, and deployment timing on biofouling by native and non-native species in a marine renewable energy context Nall, C., Schläppy, M., Cottier-Cook, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Attraction Invertebrates
Categorizing Active Marine Acoustic Sources Based on Their Potential to Affect Marine Animals Ruppel, C., Weber, T., Staaterman, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Ocean-Based Climate Solutions and the Blue Economy McMahon, S., Busch, J. Podcast Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Seabed morphology and bed shear stress predict temperate reef habitats in a high energy marine region Jackson-Bué, T., Williams, G., Whitton, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Drifting acoustic measurements of tidal turbine radiated noise in an urban waterway Jones, L., Crisp, C., Haxel, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Human Dimensions
Triton: Environmental Monitoring Technology Development, Collision Risk Data Collection Packer, A., Acker, T., Staines, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Marine Mammals
Case study on the novel permitting and authorization of PacWave South, a US grid-connected wave energy test facility: Development, challenges, and insights Freeman, M., O'Neil, R., Garavelli, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Acoustic characteristics of a horizontal axis micro hydrokinetic turbine Wang, X., Hu, Z., Yan, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal Noise
Water Power STEM Workforce Development Cardinal, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Magnetic fields produced by subsea high-voltage direct current cables reduce swimming activity of haddock larvae (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Cresci, A., Durif, C., Larsen, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Fish, Demersal Fish
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Spain OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Echofilter: A Deep Learning Segmentation Model Improves the Automation, Standardization, and Timeliness for Post-Processing Echosounder Data in Tidal Energy Streams Lowe, S., McGarry, L., Douglas, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Displacement Fish, Marine Mammals
Wave energy: history, implementations, environmental impacts, and economics Li, H., Sun, X., Zhou, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Chemicals, Collision, Displacement Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Detection of Habitat Shifts of Cetacean Species: A Comparison Between 2010 and 2017 Habitat Suitability Conditions in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Chavez-Rosales, S., Josephson, E., Palka, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Displacement, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Deployment Readiness Framework Subtask 1.1 (Literature Review) Arkema, K., Grantham, K., Rose, D. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Characterizing Sockeye Salmon Smolt Interactions with a Hydrokinetic Turbine in the Kvichak River, Alaska Courtney, M., Flanigan, A., Hostetter, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Collision Fish
Modeling the Probability of Overlap Between Marine Fish Distributions and Marine Renewable Energy Infrastructure Using Acoustic Telemetry Data Bangley, C., Hasselman, D., Flemming, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Hydrokinetic energy conversion: A global riverine perspective Ridgill, M., Lewis, M., Robins, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine
Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example Komyakova, V., Jaffrés, J., Strain, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Attraction Invertebrates
Decommissioning of Offshore Renewable Energy Installations in Scottish waters or in the Scottish part of the Renewable Energy Zone under The Energy Act 2004 The Scottish Government Guidance Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Practical Approaches for Providing Empirical Data on Seabird Behavior and Prey Assemblages in Tidal Channels Fraser, S., Waggitt, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates
A comparative study of laws and policies on supporting marine energy development in China and Korea Ko, D., Ge, Y., Park, J.S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
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