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: 3512

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
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
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
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
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
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
Community perceptions, beliefs and acceptability of renewable energies projects: A systematic mapping study Colmenares-Quintero, R., Benavides-Castillo, J., Rojas, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Baseline assessment of underwater noise in the Ria Formosa Soares, C., Pacheco, A., Zabel, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
The European environmental regulation of marine renewable energies Soria‐Rodríguez, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon (SBTL) Andritz Hydro Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Economies of the Barents Sea Region Kryukov, V., Poudel, D. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine Heat as a Renewable Energy Source Suparta, W. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions
Assessing marine ecosystem services richness and exposure to anthropogenic threats in small sea areas: A case study for the Lithuanian sea space Depellegrin, D., Menegon, S., Gusatu, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Strategic planning and challenges to the deployment of renewable energy technologies in the world scenario: its impact on global sustainable development Yadav, A., Pal, N., Patra, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
National growth and regional (under)development in Brazil: The case of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon Iorio, M., Monni, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Measurement methods of socioeconomic impacts of renewable energy projects Karytsas, S., Mendrinos, D., Karytsas, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Tidal Thames Test Site The Port of London Authority Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Energy Transformation Towards Sustainability Tvaronavičienė, M., Ślusarczyk, B. Book Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
PacWave North Test Site Oregon State University Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Governance and Management Systems in Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Biosphere Reserves Alfare, L., Ruoss, E., Boumaour, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Modern energy conversion technologies Islam, M., Hasanuzzaman, M., Pandey, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy, OTEC
Global energy consumption peculiarities and energy sources: Role of renewables Tvaronavičienė, M., Baublys, J., Raudeliūnienė, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Weather risk and energy consumption in Poland Mentel, G., Nakonieczny, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Deep neural networks for automated detection of marine mammal species Shiu, Y., Palmer, K. , Roch, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Life cycle assessment of electricity generation: a review of the characteristics of existing literature Barros, M., Salvador, R., Piekarski, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Is Demonstrating the Concept of Multi-Use Too Soon for the North Sea? Barriers and Opportunities from a Stakeholder Perspective Onyango, V., Papaioannou, E., Schupp, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Energy consumption and income distribution. International policies for mitigating social exclusion Genys, D. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Wave Energy Position Paper Greaves, D., Jin, S., Jeffrey, H. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Evolving Ocean Energy Technologies and their Influence on Marine Spatial Planning Ames, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Regional‐scale patterns of deep seafloor biodiversity for conservation assessment O'Hara, T., Williams, A., Althaus, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Mapping the Policy Interventions on Marine Social-Ecological Systems: Case Study of Sekisei Lagoon, Southwest Japan Makino, M., Hori, M., Nanami, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Building Marine Reserve Networks to Fit Multiple Needs: An Introduction to Marine Spatial Planning Using SeaSketch Gosnell, J., McClintock, W., Lee, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions against the background of Polish economic growth Brożyna, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Public perceptions of the marine environment and behavioral intentions to preserve it: The case of three coastal cities in Greece Gkargkavouzi, A., Paraskevopoulos, S., Matsiori, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
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