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
Potential Environmental Impact of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Pentland Firth at Large Spatial Scales: Results of a Biogeochemical Model van der Molen, J., Ruardij, P., Greenwood, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wave and Tidal Current Energy - A Review of the Current State of Research Beyond Technology Uihlein, A., Magagna, D. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy
Assessing collision risk between underwater turbines and marine wildlife Scottish Natural Heritage Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision
Tidal Turbine Collision Detection: A review of the state-of-the-art sensors and imaging systems for detecting mammal collisions Jha, S. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion: Technology, Research, and Outlook Laws, N., Epps, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Collision
Modeling At-Sea Occurrence and Abundance of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine Renewable Energy Planning: Phase 1 Report Kinlan, B., Winship, A., White, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Seabirds, Birds
Direct drive surge wave energy converter with grid integration functionality Enferad, E., Nazarpour, D., Golshannavaz, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave
Nearshore assessment of wave energy resources in central Chile (2009–2010) Mediavilla, D., Sepulveda, H. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy
Tidal Turbine Collision Detection Requirements Report Jha, S. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
Eco Wave Power Wave Energy Power Station Gibraltar Eco Wave Power Ltd. Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Current tidal power technologies and their suitability for applications in coastal and marine areas Roberts, A., Thomas, B., Sewell, P. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Institutional Improvement Measures for Environmental Assessment in the Pursuit of Eco-Friendly Ocean Renewable Energy Development in South Korea Park, J., Kim, T. Journal Article Marine Energy
Brims Tidal Array Environmental Statement OpenHydro, SSE Renewables Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
RiCORE Project Development of Risk Profiling Bald, J., Menchaca, I., Bennet, F. Report Marine Energy
Three-Frequency Colour Sidescan Sonar System for Monitoring the Seabed at Marine Renewable Energy Installations Tamsett, D., McIlvenny, J., Baxter, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
What do we Know about Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Devices? The State of the Science in 2016 Copping, A., Hanna, L., Whiting, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy
Noise Generated from an Array of Current Energy Converters Halfa, E., Johnson, C., Johnson, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current Noise
Integrating a Multibeam and a Multifrequency Echosounder on the Flowbec Seabed Platform to Track Fish and Seabird Behavior around Tidal Turbine Structures Williamson, B., Fraser, S., Blondel, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Seabirds, Fish
Benchmarking Sensor Fusion Capabilities of an Integrated Monitoring Package Cotter, E., Matzner, S., Horne, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy
Integrated Monitoring for Marine Energy Baird, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy
A Portable, Real-Time Passive Acoustic System and Autonomous Hydrophone Array for Noise Monitoring of Offshore Wave Energy Projects Haxel, J., Turpin, A., Matsumoto, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Wave Energy Converter Array Environmental Evaluation Tools Jones, C., McWilliams, S., Chang, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Assessment of Electromagnetic Field Emissions from Subsea Cables Dhanak, M., Coulson, R., Dibiasio, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy EMF
Annex IV 2016 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World Copping, A., Sather, N., Hanna, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Study on the Influence of the Distance to Shore for a Wave Energy Farm Operating in the Central Part of the Portuguese Nearshore Rusu, E., Onea, F. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Numerical Evaluation of Marine Current Turbine: Impact on Environment and its Potential of Renewable Energy Utilization Kitazawa, D., Zhang, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
Feasibility of Sensor Development for Monitoring Marine Growth Yunnie, A., Vance, T., Ramsden, R. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates
Reviews of Power Supply and Environmental Energy Conversions for Artificial Upwelling Zhang, D., Fan, W., Yang, J. Journal Article Wave, OTEC, Marine Energy
Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua Thaxter, C., Ross-Smith, V., Clark, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Birds
Wave Energy Resource Characterization at the US Navy's Wave Energy Test Site, Hawaii Li, N., Cheung, K., Cross, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Renewable Energy in situ Power Cable Observation Love, M., Nishimoto, M., Clark, S. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, EMF Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates
Effects of low frequency electromagnetic fields on growth, total antioxidant activity and morphology of the intestine in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Nofouzi, K., Sheikhzadeh, N., Jassur, D. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
A World First: Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon in Review Waters, S., Aggidis, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
What Drives Attitudes towards Marine Renewable Energy Development in Island Communities in the UK? de Groot, J., Bailey, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Active acoustic monitoring in extreme turbulence around marine renewable energy devices Fraser, S., Williamson, B., Scott, B. Journal Article Marine Energy
Numerical modeling of the effects of wave energy converter characteristics on nearshore wave conditions Chang, G., Ruehl, K., Jones, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Predictive Modelling to Identify Near-Shore, Fine-Scale Seabird Distributions during the Breeding Season Warwick-Evans, V., Atkinson, P., Robinson, L. Journal Article Marine Energy Birds, Seabirds
Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project: 2015 Environmental Monitoring Report ORPC Maine Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Proceedings of the 5th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop University of Oxford Workshop Article Marine Energy, Tidal
Quantifying Benthic Secondary Productivity on Artificial Structures: Maximising the Benefit of Marine Renewable Energy Devices Rouse, S. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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