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.

Photo: Simec Atlantis

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

Searches title and abstract.
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Optimization of Wave Farm Location and Layout for Coastal Protection Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow
Integrated Risk Assessment for the Blue Economy Hodgson, E., Essington, T., Samhouri, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Wave Energy Converter Configuration for Coastal Flooding Mitigation Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Wave Energy Converter Configuration for Coastal Erosion Mitigation Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Good Management Practices for Social and Economic Data Collection for Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Freeman, M., Hutchison, I. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Management of Coastal Erosion Under Climate Change Through Wave Farms Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Management of Coastal Flooding Under Climate Change Through Wave Farms Bergillos, R., Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Iglesias, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Human Dimensions
Ocean Renewable Energy Potential, Technology, and Deployments: A Case Study of Brazil Shadman, M., Silva, C., Faller, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Interaction of Marine Renewable Energy and Marine Organisms: Active Acoustic Assessment Williamson, B., Fraser, S., Nikora, V. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Fish
Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Mazhar, N., Zia, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy, OTEC, Wave, Wind Energy
Studies on the evaluation of fish attraction performance around anchored Fish Aggregating Devices (aFADs) Karama, K. Thesis Marine Energy, Wind Energy Attraction Fish, Invertebrates
Life Cycle Assessment of Ocean Energy Technologies: A Systematic Review Paredes, M., Padilla-Rivera, A., Güereca, L. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Environmental Monitoring Report EMEC AK-1000 Rigg, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Risk balancing by a marine mammal: man-made noise reduces the foraging success of seals Hastie, G., Lepper, P., McKnight, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Wave-resolved predictions of changes to nearshore flows due to arrays of wave energy converters Rijnsdorp, D., Hansen, J., Lowe, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Salmonid response to a vertical axis hydrokinetic turbine in a stream aquarium Berry, M., Sundberg, J., Francisco, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Using dose–response functions to improve calculations of the impact of anthropogenic noise Tyack, P., Thomas, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Marine Mammals
Full life cycle assessment of two surge wave energy converters Karan, H., Thomson, R., Harrison, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
EWTEC Powering the Blue Economy Specialists Panel: Introduction Dewitt, S. Presentation Marine Energy
EWTEC 2019 Powering the Blue Economy Specialists Panel: ORPC and Microgrid Inverters Donegan, J. Presentation Marine Energy
EWTEC 2019 Powering the Blue Economy Specialists Panel: The Importance of Energy Storage for Wave Powered Microgrids Kilcher, L., Stefek, J., Bain, D. Presentation Marine Energy
EWTEC 2019 Powering the Blue Economy Specialists Panel: "U.S. Powering the Blue Economy Initiative" Copping, A. Presentation Marine Energy
EWTEC 2019 Powering the Blue Economy Specialists Panel: Microgrid Applications for WECs Barcelli, G., Wilson, D., Weaver, W. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave
EWTEC 2019 Powering the Blue Economy Specialists Panel: Offshore Renewable Energy Systems in a Growing Economy Hemer, M. Presentation Marine Energy
Effect of low frequency electromagnetic field on the behavior and bioenergetics of the polychaete Hediste diversicolor Jakubowska, M., Urban-Malinga, B., Otremba, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Invertebrates
Data Transferability Effectiveness Report Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Influence of Tidal Energy Converters on sediment dynamics in tidal channel Auguste, C., Nader, J., Marsh, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
An artificial neural network model of coastal erosion mitigation through wave farms Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Bergillos, R., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Relating fish distributions to physical characteristics of a tidal energy candidate site in the Banks Strait, Australia Scherelis, C., Penesis, I., Marsh, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
A framework to evaluate the environmental impact of OCEAN energy devices Mendoza, E., Lithgow, D., Flores, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Improving visual biodiversity assessments of motile fauna in turbid aquatic environments Jones, R., Griffin, R., Rees, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Eco Wave Power: Changing the World One Wave at a Time Andersson, M., Jacobson, E., Leb, D. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Measuring the hydraulic effect of hydrokinetic energy extraction in the Tanana River, Alaska Edgerly, E., Ravens, T. Journal Article Riverine, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Simulation Study of Potential Impacts of Tidal Farm in the Eastern Waters of Chengshan Cape, China Liu, X., Yuan, P., Wang, S. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Study of the currentology of Moroccan facades and assessment of the marine energy potential for the fight against the impact of climate changes Hariss, S., Saifaoui, D., Hilmi, K. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Wake Interactions of Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines Gotelli, C., Musa, M., Guala, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes
Volume-Based Assessment of Erosion Patterns around a Hydrodynamic Transparent Offshore Structure Welzel, M., Schendel, A., Schlurmann, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Examining the hearing abilities of fishes Popper, A., Hawkins, A., Sand, O. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Exploitation and utilization of marine resources and protection of marine ecology Zhong, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy
WETS Acoustic Survey Final Report 2019 Sea Engineering Inc Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Displaying 1121 - 1160 of 3543 results