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: 3538

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Handbook on Marine Environment Protection: Science, Impacts, and Sustainable Management Salomon, M., Markus, T. Book Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
OES Annual Report 2018 Brito-Melo, A. Report Marine Energy
Black Rock Tidal Power Grand Passage MRE Permit Black Rock Tidal Power Report Marine Energy, Tidal
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
Consenting ocean energy projects: issues, challenges and opportunities O'Hagen, A., Wright, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Ocean Energy Systems Annual Report 2017 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy
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
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
Stakeholder requirements for commercially successful wave energy converter farms Babarit, A., Bull, D., Dykes, K. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
The Ebb and Flow of Tidal Barrage Development in Zhejiang Province, China Li, Y., Pan, D. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
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
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
Determining the Water Column Usage by Seals in the Brims Lease Site Evers, C., Blight, C., Thompson, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
A Tool for Simulating Collision Probabilities of Animals with Marine Renewable Energy Devices Schmitt, P., Culloch, R., Lieber, L. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision
Life Cycle Assessment of a multi-use offshore platform: Combining wind and wave energy production Elginoz, N., Bas, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Project: The Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site (PMEC-SETS) Final Report: Final Site Selection, Preliminary Facility Design, and Cost & Schedule Estimates Alcorn, R., Amon, E., Armstrong, S. Report Marine Energy, Wave
The Forward Look; an Ocean Energy Environmental Research Strategy for the UK Aquatera Ltd, MarineSpace Ltd Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
ORJIP Ocean Energy: The Forward Look; an Ocean Energy Environmental Research Strategy for the UK [2017] Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Analysis of the environmental issues concerning the deployment of an OTEC power plant in Martinique Devault, D., Péné-Annette, A. Journal Article OTEC, Marine Energy
Measuring Changes in Ambient Noise Levels from the Installation and Operation of a Surge Wave Energy Converter in the Coastal Ocean Henkel, S., Haxel, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Developing Methodologies for Large Scale Wave and Tidal Stream Marine Renewable Energy Extraction and its Environmental Impact: An Overview of the TeraWatt Project Side, J., Gallego, A., James, M. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Multisensor Acoustic Tracking of Fish and Seabird Behavior Around Tidal Turbine Structures in Scotland Williamson, B., Fraser, S., Blondel, P. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Seabirds, Fish, Birds
From Scotland to New Scotland: Constructing a Sectoral Marine Plan for Tidal Energy for Nova Scotia Sangiuliano, S., Mastrantonis, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Good or Bad Vibrations? Impacts of Anthropogenic Vibration on the Marine Epibenthos Roberts, L., Elliott, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Invertebrates
Large Scale Three-Dimensional Modelling for Wave and Tidal Energy Resource and Environmental Impact: Methodologies for Quantifying Acceptable Thresholds for Sustainable Exploitation Gallego, A., Side, J., Baston, S. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Numerical modelling of wave energy resources and assessment of wave energy extraction by large scale wave farms Venugopal, V., Nemalidinne, R., Vögler, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Assessing the impact of tidal stream energy extraction on the Lagrangian circulation Guillou, N., Chapalain, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Short Science Summary: Permitting/Consenting Case Studies OES-Environmental Summary Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives Soukissian, T., Denaxa, D., Karathanasi, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Fine-scale harbour seal usage for informed marine spatial planning Jones, E., Sparling, C., McConnell, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Flat and complex temperate reefs provide similar support for fish Paxton, A., Pickering, E., Adler, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions
Phase-resolving wave modeling for the wave characterization of coastal and nearshore Marine Renewable Energy sites Varing, A., Filipot, J-F., Roeber, V. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions
Setting an Agenda for Biofouling Research for the Marine Renewable Energy Industry Loxton, J., Macleod, A., Nall, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Invertebrates
Optimising multiple multibeam sonars to assess marine life interactions with an underwater kite Lieber, L., Nilsen, T., Zambrano, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Spatiotemporal variability of marine renewable energy resources in Norway Varlas, G., Christakos, K. , Cheliotis, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
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