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
Modelling the Effects of Marine Energy Extraction on Non-Cohesive Sediment Transport and Morphological Change in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Fairley, I., Karunarathna, H., Chatzirodou, A. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
EcoWatt2050 Project Summary Side, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Powering the Future Impact Report 2016/17 ORE Catapult Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Challenges to Characterization of Sound Produced by Marine Energy Converters Polagye, B. Book Chapter Marine Energy Noise
Analysis of the Possible Displacement of Bird and Marine Mammal Species Related to the Installation and Operation of Marine Energy Conversion Systems Long, C. Report Marine Energy Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Marine Mammals
Tidal Energy Scenario Analysis: Holistic Stakeholder Considerations for Sustainable Development McTiernan, K. Thesis Tidal, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
A transformational paradigm for marine renewable energy development Graziano, M., Billing, S., Kenter, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Maritime ecosystem-based management in practice: Lessons learned from the application of a generic spatial planning framework in Europe Buhl-Mortensen, L., Galparsoro, I., Fernández, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Ocean Energy Systems Annual Report 2016 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy
Tidal Energy Fish Impact: Method Development to Determine the Impact of Open Water Tidal Energy Converters on Fish Smit, M., Winter, E., Scheijgrond, P. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Fish
Evidence of Cnidarians sensitivity to sound after exposure to low frequency noise underwater sources Solé, M., Lenoir, M., Fortuno, J-M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates
Fine-scale harbour seal at-sea usage mapping around Orkney and the North coast of Scotland Jones, E., Smout, S., Blight, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Sonar for environmental monitoring of marine renewable energy technologies Francisco, F. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
MARMOK-A-5 Wave Energy Converter IDOM Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
The Role of Tidal Lagoons Hendry, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes
Offshore Renewable Energy and Nature Conservation: The Case of Marine Tidal Turbines in Northern Ireland Haslett, J., Garcia-Llorent, M., Harrison, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes
Triton: Environmental Technologies for Marine Energy Harker-Klimes, G. Webpage Marine Energy
Tidal energy site characterisation at the Fall of Warness, EMEC, UK Sellar, B., Sutherland, D. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Quantifying Pursuit-Diving Seabirds' Associations with Fine-Scale Physical Features in Tidal Stream Environments Waggitt, J., Cazenave, P., Torres, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds
Research Priorities for Assessing Potential Impacts of Emerging Marine Renewable Energy Technologies: Insights from Developments in Wales (UK) Roche, R., Walker-Springett, K., Robins, P. Journal Article Marine Energy
A Benthic Habitat Monitoring Approach for Marine and Hydrokinetic Sites Revelas, G., Sackmann, B., Jones, C. Research Study Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Comparing nekton distributions at two tidal energy sites suggests potential for generic environmental monitoring Wiesebron, L., Horne, J., Scott, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Moving from Consultation to Participation: A Case Study of the Involvement of Fishermen in Decisions Relating to Marine Renewable Energy Projects on the Island of Ireland Reilly, K., O'Hagan, A., Dalton, G. Journal Article Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The role of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) in coastal resiliency planning: A literature review Saleh, F., Weinstein, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Fish
Hydroacoustic Analysis of the Effects of a Tidal Power Turbine on Fishes Viehman, H. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Integral NoiseSpotter Raghukumar, K., Chang, G., Spada, F. Research Study Marine Energy Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
The location of offshore wave power devices structures epifaunal assemblages Langhamer, O. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates
Multi-criteria evaluation of wave energy projects on the south-east Australian coast Flocard, F., Ierodiaconou, D., Coghlan, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Effects of Pile Driving on the Residency and Movement of Tagged Reef Fish Iafrate, J., Watwood, S., Reyier, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish
Review of Information Sources to Support Connectivity Assessments under the Habitats Regulations Carse, L. Report Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes
Use of Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) and Motion Analysis for Studying the Impacts of Underwater Noise upon Free Ranging Fish and Implications for Marine Energy Management Roberts, L., Perez-Dominguez, R., Elliott, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Fish
Assessment of Benthic Effects of Anchor Presence and Removal Henkel, S. Report Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
Stochasticism in Noise Generated by an Array of Marine Hydrokinetic Devices Hafla, E., Johnson, E., Roberts, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise
SuperGen Phase Three Monograph SuperGen UK Centre for Marine Energy Research (UKCMER) Report Marine Energy
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project SAE Renewables Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Canada’s Advantage: A Vision for Renewable Electricity in Canada Haffner, J., Vriesendorp, W. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy
Potential of ocean thermal energy conversion in Indonesia Koto, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions
Tidal Lagoon Environmental Interactions: Regulator Perspective, Solution Options and Industry Challenges Mackinnon, K., Smith, H., Moore, F. Guidance Marine Energy, Tidal
Progress in Renewable Energies Offshore Soares, C. Book Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Numerical Simulations of the Effects of a Tidal Turbine Array on Near-Bed Velocity and Local Bed Shear Stress Gillibrand, P., Walters, R., McIlvenny, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
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