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
A review of crustacean sensitivity to high amplitude underwater noise: Data needs for effective risk assessment in relation to UK commercial species Edmonds, N., Firmin, C., Goldsmith, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Guidance on effective adaptive management and post-consent monitoring strategies Bennet, F., Culloch, R., Tait, A. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Technological field: technological innovation in the UK marine energy technology sector Kampouris, M. Thesis Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Numerical Modelling of Wave Energy Converters: Environmental Impact Assessment Kregting, L., Elsäßer, B. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals Physical Environment
Estimating the probability of fish encountering a marine hydrokinetic device Shen, H., Zydlewski, G., Viehman, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
A French Application Case of Tidal Turbine Certification Paboeuf, S., Macadre, L., Sun, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal
Numerical Models as Enabling Tools for Tidal-Stream Energy Extraction and Environmental Impact Assessment Yang, Z., Wang, T. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Fish
Combined Optical and Acoustic Monitoring of Fishes in the Demonstration Site of Marine Renewable Energy Development Kitazawa, D., Mizukami, Y. Conference Paper Marine Energy Fish
Scottish Government Demonstration Strategy: Trialling Methods for Tracking the Fine Scale Underwater Movements of Marine Mammals in Areas of Marine Renewable Energy Development Sparling, C., Gillespie, D., Hastie, G. Report Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Are Wave and Tidal Energy Plants New Green Technologies? Douziech, M., Hellweg, S., Verones, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Legal feasibility of implementing a risk-based approach to MRE consenting and compatibility with Natura 2000 network Le Lièvre, C., O'Hagan, A., Culloch, R. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Winter presence and temperature-related diel vertical migration of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in an extreme high-flow passage in the inner Bay of Fundy Keyser, F., Broome, J., Bradford, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions
A Holistic Method for Selecting Tidal Stream Energy Hotspots Under Technical, Economic and Functional Constraints Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Characterizing Biological Impacts at Marine Renewable Energy Sites Wiesebron, L., Horne, J., Hendrix, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes
Environmental Impact Assessment: Gathering Experiences from Wave Energy Test Centres in Europe Greaves, D., Conley, D., Magagna, D. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wave energy in Europe: Views on experiences and progress to date O'Hagan, A., Huertas, C., O'Callaghan, J. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
A Review on the Technology, Performance, Design Optimization, Reliability, Techno-Economics and Environmental Impacts of Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion Systems Kumar, D., Sarkar, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Collision
Tidal range technologies and state of the art in review Waters, S., Aggidis, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
Deep Green Holyhead Deep Project Phase I (0.5 MW) - Environmental Statement Minesto Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Effects of Renewable Energy Production and Infrastructure on Wildlife Sanchez-Zapata, J., Clavero, M., Carrete, M. Book Chapter Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes
Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation and Widespread Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies in the UK Gove, B., Williams, L., Beresford, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Ocean Energy Systems Annual Report 2015 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
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
Brims Tidal Array Environmental Statement OpenHydro, SSE Renewables Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Direct drive surge wave energy converter with grid integration functionality Enferad, E., Nazarpour, D., Golshannavaz, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave
Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion: Technology, Research, and Outlook Laws, N., Epps, B. Journal Article Marine Energy 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
Nearshore assessment of wave energy resources in central Chile (2009–2010) Mediavilla, D., Sepulveda, H. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy
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
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
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
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
Assessing collision risk between underwater turbines and marine wildlife Scottish Natural Heritage Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision
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
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
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