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
Noise characterization of a subsea tidal kite Schmitt, P., Pine, M., Culloch, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Igiugig Hydrokinetic Project, Appendix A-D. FERC Project No. P-13511-002 Ocean Renewable Power Company Report Marine Energy, Riverine Fish
Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Surveys Fact Sheet Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Interim Guidance on apportioning impacts from marine renewable developments to breeding seabird populations in SPAs Scottish Natural Heritage Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
WESE – Wave Energy in Southern Europe AW Energy , IDOM Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Perspectives on a way forward for ocean renewable energy in Australia Hemer, M., Manasseh, R., McInnes, K. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Wave farm effects on the coast: The alongshore position Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Bergillos, R., Ortega-Sánchez, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Bibliographical Atlas of Biofouling Along the French Coasts in the Context of Offshore Renewable Energy Quillienn, N., Lejart, M., Damblans, G. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates
Finfish Diversity and Distribution in a Boreal, Macrotidal Bay Vieser, J., Zydlewski, G., McCleave, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Fish
Empirical measures of harbor seal behavior and avoidance of an operational tidal turbine Joy, R., Wood, J., Sparling, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Fine-Scale Hydrodynamic Metrics Underlying Predator Occupancy Patterns in Tidal Stream Environments Lieber, L., Nimmo-Smith, A., Waggitt, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Multi-platform studies of the MeyGen tidal energy site – using UAVs to measure animal distributions and hydrodynamic features Williamson, B., Fraser, S., McIlvenny, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change
Tidal range energy resource and optimization - Past perspectives and future challenges Neill, S., Angeloudis, A., Robins, P. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Surveys Fact Sheet BOEM Summary Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals
Fish Distributions in a Tidal Channel Indicate the Behavioural Impact of a Marine Renewable Energy Installation Fraser, S., Williamson, B., Nikora, V. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction Fish
Wave energy exploitation in the Ionian Sea Hellenic coasts: spatial planning of potential wave power stations Kaldellis, J., Chrysikos, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Coupling Methodology for Studying the Far Field Effects of Wave Energy Converter Arrays over a Varying Bathymetry Fernández, G., Balitsky, P., Stratigaki, V. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Physical Processes ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Ornithology ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement Birds, Seabirds
Fish and Fisheries ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Benthic Species ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Marine Mammals ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Noise Marine Mammals
Ocean Literacy for Workforce Development in the Shipbuilding and Offshore Renewable Energy Sectors in Europe, in Support of the Blue Economy: The MATES Project Papathanasiou, M., Tuddenham, P., Bishop, K. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Marine Energy Exploitation in the Mediterranean Region: Steps Forward and Challenges Pisacane, G., Sannino, G., Carillo, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Orbital O2 Environmental Monitoring Programme Orbital Marine Power Report Marine Energy, Tidal
A critical period of susceptibility to sound in the sensory cells of cephalopod hatchlings. Solé, M., Lenoir, M., Fortuno, J-M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates
Ocean Solutions to Address Climate Change and Its Effects on Marine Ecosystems Gattuso, J., Magnan, A., Bopp, L. Journal Article Marine Energy
Connectivity of larval stages of sedentary marine communities between hard substrates and offshore structures in the North Sea van der Molen, J., García-García, L., Whomersley, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes
Vast and Boundless: The Dawn of Sustainable Energy from Marine Environments in Southeast Asia Ocean Pixel, Sim, J., Quirapas, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Modelling the Hydrodynamic and Morphological Impacts of a Tidal Stream Development in Ramsey Sound Haverson, D., Bacon, J., Smith, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Modelling Offshore Wave farms for Coastal Process Impact Assessment: Waves, Beach Morphology, and Water Users Stokes, C., Conley, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
JWGBIRD Report 2018: Report of the Joint OSPAR/HELCOM/ICES Working Group on Marine Birds (JWGBIRD) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
In situ observations and simulations of coastal wave field transformation by wave energy converters Contardo, S., Hoeke, R., Hemer, M. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning in marine protected areas: System complexity, analysis and challenges Burdon, D., Barnard, S., Boyes, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Sustainable Hydropower: Using Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Increase Local Adaptation Capacity in Brazil Garcia, K., Mollica, A., Ferreira de Matos, D. Book Chapter Riverine, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Data Transferability and Collection Consistency in Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Gorton, A., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Effects of Wave Energy Generators on Nephrops norvegicus Bender, A., Sunberg, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Protection of gravel-dominated coasts through wave farms: Layout and shoreline evolution Rodriguez-Delgado, C., Bergillos, R., Ortega-Sánchez, M. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Managing Environmental Effects to Facilitate Marine Renewable Energy Development Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Automated System for Marine Environmental and Technical Monitoring Corpuz, F., Ng, C., Catanyag, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal
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