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 Related to Marine Energy

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Functional and structural responses to marine urbanisation Mayer-Pinto, M., Cole, V., Johnston, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Avoidance, Attraction Invertebrates
Assessment of Chemicals Released in the Marine Environment by Dielectric Elastomers Useful as Active Elements in Wave Energy Harvesters Zaltariov, M., Bele, A., Vasiliu, L. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Chemicals
The State of Knowledge for Environmental Effects: Driving Consenting/Permitting for the Marine Renewable Energy Industry Copping, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions
Trends and Challenges in Maritime Energy Management Ölçer, A., Kitada, M., Dalaklis, D. Book Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Ensuring the sustainable development of ocean energy technologies through environmental assessment laws and policies Wright, G., Willsteed, E., O'Hagan, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Advancing Energy Policy: Lessons on the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities Foulds, C., Robison, R. Book Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Development and the Environmental Impact Analysis of Tidal Current Energy Turbines in China Liu, Y., Ma, C., Jiang, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
Characterization of Marine Mammal Biomechanics to Evaluate Tidal Turbine Collision Impact Grear, M. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
The mechanics of blue growth: Management of oceanic natural resource use with multiple, interacting sectors Klinger, D., Eikeset, A., Davíðsdóttir, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Seabird counts at St Abb's Head to Fast Castle SPA in 2016 for Marine Renewables Casework Swann, B. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Marine Planning: An Ocean Energy Perspective Johnson, K., Wright, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy
The potential of marine energy technologies in the UK- Evaluation from a systems perspective Zeyringer, M., Fais, B., Keppo, I. Journal Article Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Characterisation of Tidal Flows at the European Marine Energy Centre in the Absence of Ocean Waves Sellar, B., Wakelam, G., Sutherland, D. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
Wave and Tidal Energy Johnson, K., Kerr, S. Book Chapter Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy
Marine Mammals and Tidal Energy: Report to Scottish Government Hastie, G., Evers, C., Gillespie, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
A Sea of Troubles? Evaluating User Conflicts in the Development of Ocean Energy de Groot, J., Campbell, M., Reilly, K. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Handbook on Marine Environment Protection: Science, Impacts, and Sustainable Management Salomon, M., Markus, T. Book Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Evaluating Statistical Models to Measure Environmental Change: A Tidal Turbine Case Study Linder, H., Horne, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Physical Environment
Black Rock Tidal Power Grand Passage MRE Permit Black Rock Tidal Power Report Marine Energy, Tidal
OES Annual Report 2018 Brito-Melo, A. Report Marine Energy
Consenting ocean energy projects: issues, challenges and opportunities O'Hagen, A., Wright, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Co-production in distributed generation: renewable energy and creating space for fitting infrastructure within landscapes Wolsink, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Visual Impacts
Seabird Counts at North Caithness Cliffs SPA in 2015 and 2016 for Marine Renewable Casework Swann, B. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds
Challenges and Opportunities in Monitoring the Impacts of Tidal-Stream Energy Devices on Marine Vertebrates Fox, C., Benjamins, S., Masden, E. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
First in situ Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Marine Mammals during Operation of a Tidal Turbine in Ramsey Sound, Wales Malinka, C., Gillespie, D., Macaulay, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Marine Mammals
Ocean Energy: Governance Challenges for Wave and Tidal Stream Technologies Wright, G., Kerr, S., Johnson, K. Book Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
CorPower HiWave-3 at EMEC CorPower Ocean Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2017 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Ocean Energy Systems Annual Report 2017 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy
Stakeholder requirements for commercially successful wave energy converter farms Babarit, A., Bull, D., Dykes, K. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
A Review of the Current Understanding of the Hydro-Environmental Impacts of Energy Removal by Tidal Turbines Nash, S., Phoenix, A. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
How Green is 'Green' Energy? Gibson, L., Wilman, E., Laurance, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Riverine, Marine Energy Physical Environment
Multi-Scale Ocean Response to a Large Tidal Stream Turbine Array De Dominicis, M., Murray, R., Wolf, J. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Modeling Baseline Conditions of Ecological Indicators: Marine Renewable Energy Environmental Monitoring Linder, H., Horne, J., Ward, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes
Assessing potential impacts of energized submarine power cables on crab harvests Love, M., Nishimoto, M., Clark, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Benchmarking sensor fusion capabilities of an integrated instrumentation package Cotter, E., Murphy, P., Polagye, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals
The Ebb and Flow of Tidal Barrage Development in Zhejiang Province, China Li, Y., Pan, D. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
Sensitivity of tidal lagoon and barrage hydrodynamic impacts and energy outputs to operational characteristics Angeloudis, A., Falconer, R. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Ecosystem Processes
Multi-criteria decision-making on assessment of proposed tidal barrage schemes in terms of environmental impacts Wu, Y., Xu, C., Ke, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
A Modeling Study of Tidal Energy Extraction and the Associated Impact on Tidal Circulation in a Multi-Inlet Bay System of Puget Sound Wang, T., Yang, Z. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
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