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
Buried Alive: The Behavioural Response of the Mussels, Modiolus modiolus and Mytilus edulis to Sudden Burial by Sediment Hutchison, Z., Hendrick, V., Burrows, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates
Wave Energy Level and Geographic Setting Correlate with Florida Beach Water Quality Feng, Z., Reniers, A., Haus, B. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow
Seal Telemetry Inventory Sparling, C. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Harbor Seal - Tidal Turbine Collision Risk Models. An Assessment of Sensitivities. Wood, J., Joy, R., Sparling, C. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
Brims Tidal Array Collision Risk Modelling - Atlantic Salmon Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Environmental Effects Monitoring Programs: Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy
Predictive mapping of seabirds, pinnipeds and cetaceans off the Pacific Coast of Washington Menza, C., Leirness, J., White, T. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment
RITE Monitoring of Environmental Effects (RMEE) Reports (DRAFT ver. Mar 2016) RITE Project (FERC No. P-12611) Smith, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
Marine Renewable Energy Seascape Borthwick, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Nova Innovation - Shetland Tidal Array Nova Innovation Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Coupled Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Sound in Coastal Ocean for Renewable Ocean Energy Development Long, W., Jung, K., Yang, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise
Regulating wave and tidal energy: An industry perspective on the Scottish marine governance framework Wright, G. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Beach Morphodynamics in the Lee of a Wave Farm: Synergies with Coastal Defence Abanades, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
What Should a Condition Monitoring System Look like for a Tidal Turbine? Marnoch, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal
The Environment Effects of Ocean Energy Development & Its Management Countermeasures in China Ling, O. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Environmental Monitoring of the Paimpol-Brehat Tidal Project Barillier, A., Carlier, A. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change, Noise Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
EIMR 2016 Expert Workshop Report: Biofouling Miller, R., Loxton, J. Workshop Article Marine Energy Habitat Change
Sediment Burial Intolerance of Marine Macroinvertebrates Hendrick, V., Hutchison, Z., Last, K. Journal Article Marine Energy Invertebrates
Biofouling Community Composition across a Range of Environmental Conditions and Geographical Locations Suitable for Floating Marine Renewable Energy Generation Macleod, A., Stanley, M., Day, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
The expected efficiency and coastal impact of a hybrid energy farm operating in the Portuguese nearshore Onea, F., Rusu, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Port Fairy Pilot Wave Energy Project Environmental Management Plan BioPower Systems Report Marine Energy, Wave Environmental Impact Assessment
Anthropogenic Sources of Underwater Sound can Modify how Sediment-Dwelling Invertebrates Mediate Ecosystem Properties Solan, M., Hauton, C., Godbold, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Noise Invertebrates
Spatiotemporal drivers of seabird distribution at the Pacific Marine Energy Center off Newport, OR Porquez, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Seabirds
Potential Impact of Submarine Power Cables on Crab Harvest Bull, A., Nishimoto, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, EMF Invertebrates
Underwater Noise Modelling for Environmental Impact Assessment Farcas, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Use of an Unsupervised Learning Approach for Characterizing Latent Behaviours in Accelerometer Data Chimienti, M., Cornulier, T., Owen, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site Foreshore Lease Application Environmental Report The Marine Institute Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Funding the Development of the Ocean Energy Industry in Ireland Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Interaction between instream axial flow hydrokinetic turbines and uni-directional flow bedforms Hill, C., Musa, M., Guala, M. Journal Article Tidal, Ocean Current, Marine Energy Physical Environment
Nova Bluemull Sound - Appropriate Assessment Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Tidal Seabirds, Marine Mammals
Ecological and morphological traits predict depth-generalist fishes on coral reefs Bridge, T., Luiz, O., Coleman, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Fish
Characterizing Large River Sounds: Providing Context for Understanding the Environmental Effects of Noise Produced by Hydrokinetic Turbines Bevelhimer, M., Deng, D., Scherelis, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Noise
Measurement of Underwater Operational Noise Emitted by Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Devices Lepper, P., Robinson, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Noise
Capturing Energy from the Motion of the Ocean in a Crowded Sea Plummer, M., Feist, B. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Variability in Suspended Sediment Concentration in the Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, and Implications for Changes due to Tidal Power Extraction Ashall, L., Mulligan, R., Law, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Developing Sound Exposure Criteria for Fishes Hawkins, A., Popper, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Noise Fish, Human Dimensions
The potential impacts of submarine power cables on benthic elasmobranchs Orr, M. Thesis Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Fish, Demersal Fish
Effects of Underwater Turbine Noise on Crab Larval Metamorphosis Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Invertebrates
Exploring the winners and losers of marine environmental governance Flannery, W., Ellis, G., Nursery-Bray, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Challenge of Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring in High-Energy Environments: UK Tidal Environments and Other Case Studies Booth, C. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
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