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: 3543

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Marine spatial planning in Barbuda: A social, ecological, geographic, and legal case study Johnson, A., McClintock, W., Burton, O. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Evaluating the Effects of Tidal Turbines on Water-Mass Transport with the Lagrangian Barycentric Method Guillou, N., Chapalain, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Assessing the Impact of Rows of Tidal-Stream Turbines on the Overtides of the M2 Potter, D., Ilić, S., Folkard, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
A Numerical Investigation of the Plunging Phenomenon of Cold Water Discharged from Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Systems Hua, D., Yasunaga, T., Ikegami, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
A Model for Disentangling Dependencies and Impacts among Human Activities and Marine Ecosystem Services Bryhn, A., Kraufvelin, P., Bergström, U. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Effective integration and integrative capacity in marine spatial planning Vince, J., Day, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A sense of place: pink salmon use a magnetic map for orientation Putman, N., Williams, C., Gallagher, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Displacement, EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
A Hybrid Multi-Objective Evolutionary-Based and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Cooperative Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Basirati, M., Billot, R., Meyer, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
MEDEAS: a new modeling framework integrating global biophysical and socioeconomic constraints Capellan-Perez, I., de Blas, I., Nieto, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Flume experiments on the impact of a cross-flow turbine on an erodible bed Ebrahimi, M., Duncan, S., Belmont, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
Establishing Marine Renewable Energy: Using Risk Retirement to Simplify Environmental Permitting Copping, A., Freeman, M., Hemery, L. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Relative impacts of multiple human stressors in estuaries and coastal waters in the North Sea–Baltic Sea transition zone Andersen, J., Al-Hamdani, Z., Harvey, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
From baseline assessment to post-decommissioning monitoring: the need for data collection consistency to facilitate permitting for marine renewable energy developments Hemery, L., Copping, A., Pinza, M. Presentation Marine Energy
Working with the Marine Renewable Energy Community to Support and Simplify Environmental Permitting Copping, A., Freeman, M., Farr, H. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Atlantic Canada’s Tidal Coastlines: Geomorphology and Multiple Resources Catto, N. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal
Spatio-temporal assessment of climate change impact on wave energy resources using various time dependent criteria Kamranzad, B., Lavidas, G., Takara, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Artificial reef design affects benthic secondary productivity and provision of functional habitat Rouse, S., Porter, J., Wilding, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates
Aligning marine spatial conservation priorities with functional connectivity across maritime jurisdictions Maina, J., Gamoyo, M., Adams, V. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The influence of dredging for locating a tidal stream energy farm Álvarez, M., Ramos, V., Carballo, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Multiple values for the management and sustainable use of coastal and marine ecosystem services Chakraborty, S., Gasparatos, A., Blasiak, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
An integrated approach for the design of a marine protected area network applied to mainland Portugal Timonet, D., Abecasis, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Potential of coastal headlands for tidal energy extraction and the resulting environmental effects along Negeri Sembilan coastlines: A numerical simulation study Goh, H., Lai, S., Jameel, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Boundary spanning among research and policy communities to address the emerging industrial revolution in the ocean Posner, S., Fenichel, E., McCauley, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
A stakeholder-grounded evaluation of the seven functions model of technological innovation systems theory in UK offshore wind and marine renewables Aldersey-Williams, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Navier-Stokes Modelling of Fluid Flow and Related Sediment Transport in the Near Field of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Rameliarison, V., Astruc, D., Chapalain, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The drawing of a national blue product space and its evolution Qi, X., Zhao, B., Zhang, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Addressing the tangled web of governance mechanisms for land-sea interactions: Assessing implementation challenges across scales O'Hagan, A., Paterson, S., Le Tissier, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Use of a model turbine to investigate the high striking risk of fish with tidal and oceanic current turbine blades under slow rotational speed Yoshida, T., Zhou, J., Park, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Tidal Collision Fish
Militarized marine protected areas in overseas territories: Conserving biodiversity, geopolitical positioning, and securing resources in the 21st century De Santo, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Pan American Marine Energy Conference 2020 Book of Abstracts Rojas M., J., Meza, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Can multi-use of the sea be safe? A framework for risk assessment of multi-use at sea van Hoof, L., van den Burg, S., Banach, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Blue Acceleration: The Trajectory of Human Expansion into the Ocean Jouffray, J., Blasiak, R., Norstrom, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
A Risk Retirement Pathway for Potential Effects of Underwater Noise and Electromagnetic Fields for Marine Renewable Energy Development Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy EMF, Noise
Using acoustic telemetry for high-resolution sablefish movement informing potential interactions with a tidal turbine Staines, G., Deng, Z., Li, X. Conference Paper Marine Energy Avoidance, Collision Fish
Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation from an Array of Subsea Tidal Kite Prototypes Kaddoura, M., Tivander, J., Molander, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Early conservation benefits of a de facto marine protected area at San Clemente Island, California Esgro, M., Lindholm, J., Nickols, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Impacts of climate change on seabirds, relevant to the coastal and marine environment around the UK Mitchell, I., Daunt, F., Frederiksen, M. Report Marine Energy Birds, Seabirds
Stakeholder Perspectives on Opportunities and Challenges in Achieving Sustainable Growth of the Blue Economy in a Changing Climate Hoerterer, C., Schupp, M., Benkens, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Social network analysis as a tool for marine spatial planning: Impacts of decommissioning on connectivity in the North Sea Tidbury, H., Taylor, N., van der Molen, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Identifying important at-sea areas for seabirds using species distribution models and hotspot mapping Cleasby, I., Owen, E., Wilson, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
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