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Marine Energy

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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: 3583

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Transferable, predictive models of benthic communities informs marine spatial planning in a remote and data‐poor region Bridge, T., Huang, Z., Przeslawski, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Public perceptions of tidal energy: Can you predict social acceptability across coastal communities in England? Hooper, T., Hattam, C., Edwards-Jones, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Integrating oceans into climate policy: Any green new deal needs a splash of blue Dundas, S., Levine, A., Lewison, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Unsustainable Finance in the Blue Economy: Where Does the Money Come From? Bocci, M., Zonta, D., de Vet, M. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Automated Identification of Fish and Other Aquatic Life in Underwater Video Blowers, S., Evans, J., McNally, K. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates
Succession in epibenthic communities on artificial reefs associated with marine renewable energy facilities within a tide-swept environment Taormina, B., Percheron, A., Marzloff, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Tidal current power effects on nearby sandbanks: a case study in the Race of Alderney Blunden, L., Haynes, S., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Life Cycle Assessment for the ISWEC Wave Energy Device Di Muro, A., Sirigu, S., Giorgi, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
FORCE Marine Mammal EEMP – Year 4 Interim Report Palmer, K. , Wood, J., Tollit, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Cavitation observations, underwater radiated noise measurements and full-scale predictions of the Hydro-Spinna turbine Rosli, R., Shi, W., Aktas, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Trophic pyramids reorganize when food web architecture fails to adjust to ocean change Nagelkerken, I., Goldenberg, S., Ferreira, C. Journal Article Marine Energy
Adaptable Monitoring Package Development and Deployment: Lessons Learned for Integrated Instrumentation at Marine Energy Sites Polagye, B., Joslin, J., Murphy, P. Journal Article Marine Energy
Dataset for concurrent echosounder and ADCP measurements at a tidal energy candidate site in Australia Scherelis, C., Penesis, I., Hemer, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Fish
Assessing the effects of tidal stream marine renewable energy on seabirds: A conceptual framework Isaksson, N., Masden, E., Williamson, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Integrating stakeholder knowledge through modular cooperative participatory processes for marine spatial planning outcomes (CORPORATES) Slater, A., Irvine, K., Byg, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Handbook of Marine Hydrokinetic Regulatory Processes Pacific Energy Ventures LLC, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Automatic Classification of Biological Targets in a Tidal Channel using a Multibeam Sonar Cotter, E., Polagye, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal
Modelling the impact of tidal range energy on species communities Baker, A., Craighead, R., Jarvis, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates
Regional baselines for marine mammal knowledge across the North Sea and Atlantic areas of Scottish waters Hague, E., Sinclair, R., Sparling, C. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Review Of Demographic Parameters And Sensitivity Analysis To Inform Inputs And Outputs Of Population Consequences Of Disturbance Assessments For Marine Mammals Sinclair, R., Sparling, C., Harwood, J. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Legal system for the development of marine renewable energy in the USA: a thorough analysis Chang, Y., Liu, H., Liu, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Environmental Permitting and Compliance Cost Reduction Strategies for the MHK Industry: Lessons Learned from Other Industries Kramer, S., Jones, C., Klise, G. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Enhancing local support for tidal energy projects in developing countries: Case study in Flores Timur Regency, Indonesia Ramachandran, R., Takagi, K., Matsuda, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
State of the Sector 2020: Economic Benefits for Wales Marine Energy Wales Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine Biofouling: A European Database for the Marine Renewable Energy Sector Vinagre, P., Simas, T., Cruz, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Using stated preference valuation in the offshore environment to support marine planning Börger, T., Hooper, T., Austen, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
MW-Level Wave Energy Demonstration Project Chinese Academy of Sciences , Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC) Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Addressing transdisciplinary and participation issues to cope with rapid changes shifting marine social ecological systems Guillotreau, P., Trouillet, B., Mahevas, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Ontogenetic variation in the hearing sensitivity of black sea bass (Centropristis striata) and the implications of anthropogenic sound on behavior and communication Stanley, J., Caiger, P., Phelan, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise Fish
A mesocosm comparison of laboratory‐based and on‐site eDNA solutions for detection and quantification of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in marine ecosystems Skinner, M., Murdoch, M., Loeza-Quintana, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Fish
Climate drivers of directional wave power on the Mexican coast Oderiz, I., Silva, R., Mortlock, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Welfare economics and wicked problems in coastal and marine governance Groeneveld, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Evaluating differences in marine spatial data resolution and robustness: A North Sea case study Posen, P., Hyder, K., Alves, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Operationalizing risk-based cumulative effect assessments in the marine environment Stelzenmüller, V., Coll, M., Cormier, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Transposition of the directive establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning into the Polish legal order (main aspects and key solutions) Bakowski, T., Nawrot, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Exploring uses of maritime surveillance data for marine spatial planning: A review of scientific literature Dupont, C., Gourmelon, F., Meur-Ferec, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Hawai'i National Marine Renewable Energy Center (HINMREC) Vega, L., Cross, P. Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Wave
A Benthic Habitat Monitoring Approach for Marine and Hydrokinetic Sites Revelas, G., Sackmann, B., Jones, C. Report Marine Energy Habitat Change Physical Environment
Risk-Based Consenting of Offshore Renewable Energy Projects (RICORE) Bald, J., Menchaca, I., O'Hagan, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Decision analytical models for the sustainable development of marine renewable energy Akbari, N. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions

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