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Marine Energy

Simec Atlantis Tidal Turbine
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: 3583

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
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
Physical Processes ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
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
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
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
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
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
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
Effects of Wave Energy Generators on Nephrops norvegicus Bender, A., Sunberg, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Data Transferability and Collection Consistency in Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Gorton, A., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
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
Annex IV State of the Science-sharing what we know about environmental effects of marine renewable energy development internationally Copping, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Creating Regulatory Certainty: A Pathway to Success in Nova Scotia, Canada Farwell, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Dynamic sandbanks in close proximity to sites of interest for tidal current power extraction Blunden, L., Haynes, S., Bahaj, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
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
Environmental Effects Monitoring of Tidal In-stream Energy Converters in the Bay of Fundy, Canada: Challenges and Research Needs Chandler, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal
No evidence of long-term displacement of key wildlife species from wave and tidal energy testing Long, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Displacement Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Proposed guidelines for preliminary assessments of the physical impacts of wave energy deployments Hemer, M., McInnes, K., O'Grady, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Monitoring Different Type of Fish Around Tidal and Oceanic Current Turbines in Water Tank Yoshida, T., Zhou, J., Park, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy Collision Fish
Life Cycle Assessment of a Buoy-Rope-Drum Wave Energy Converter Zhai, Q., Zhu, L., Lu, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Maritime Renewable Energy Markets: Power From the Sea Copping, A., LiVecchi, A., Spence, H. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Creation of microhabitats (tidepools) in ripraps with climax communities as a way to mitigate negative effects of artificial substrate on marine biodiversity Ostale-Valriberas, E., Sempere-Valverde, J., Coppa, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Spatial targeting, synergies and scale: Exploring the criteria of smart practices for siting renewable energy projects Frantal, B., Van der Horst, D., Martinat, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
The influence of waves on morphodynamic impacts of energy extraction at a tidal stream turbine site in the Pentland Firth Fairley, I., Karunarathna, H., Masters, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Using ecological modelling in marine spatial planning to enhance ecosystem-based management Shabtay, A., Portman, M., Ofir, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Evaluating habitat, prey, and mesopredator associations in a community of marine birds Goyert, H., Gardner, B., Veit, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Seabirds, Birds
Deployment characterization of a floatable tidal energy converter on a tidal channel, Ria Formosa, Portugal Pacheco, A., Gorbeña, E., Garel, E. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Physical Environment
Energy droughts from variable renewable energy sources in European climates Raynaud, D., Hingray, B., François, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Riverine, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Towards sustainable implementation of maritime spatial planning in Europe: A peek into the potential of the Regional Sea Conventions playing a stronger role de Grunt, L., Calado, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning

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