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
Morlais Tidal Demonstration Array Scoping Report King, B., Fortune, F. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Value Proposition for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada and Canada Gardner, M., MacAskill, G., MacDougall, S. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Magnetic navigation behavior and the oceanic ecology of young loggerhead sea turtles Putman, N., Verley, P., Endres, E. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF Reptiles
Practical Management of Cumulative Anthropogenic Impacts with Working Marine Examples Wright, A., Kyhn, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Ecosystem Processes
Does Stability in Local Community Composition Depend on Temporal Variation in Rates of Dispersal and Connectivity? Valanko, S., Norkko, J., Norkko, A. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Invertebrates
The Underwater Sound Field from Impact Pile Driving and Its Potential Effects on Marine Life Dahl, P., de Jong, C., Popper, A. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Fish
Environmental Impact Assessment for an OTEC Plant in Martinique Island Auvray, C., Ledoux, S., Diaz, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Tidal Resource Extraction in the Pentland Firth, UK: Potential Impacts on Flow Regime and Sediment Transport in the Inner Sound of Stroma Martin-Short, R., Hill, J., Kramer, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Review of Consenting Processes for Ocean Energy in Selected European Union Member States Simas, T., O'Hagan, A., O'Callaghan, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
National Geodatabase of Ocean Current Power Resource in USA Yang, X., Haas, K., Fritz, H. Journal Article Ocean Current, Marine Energy
Integrating Ocean Wave Energy at Large-Scales: A Study of the US Pacific Northwest Parkinson, S., Dragoon, K., Reikard, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Physical Environment
Ocean Zoning for Conservation, Fisheries and Marine Renewable Energy: Assessing Trade-Offs and Co-Location Opportunities Yates, K., Schoeman, D., Klein, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Marine Planning for Wales - Strategic Scoping Exercise Welsh Government Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Proceedings of the 4th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop University of Oxford Workshop Article Marine Energy, Tidal
MaRINET D4.13 Report on field buoy research Johanning, L., Harnois, V., Rudolph, C. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project: 2014 Environmental Monitoring Report ORPC Maine Report Marine Energy, Tidal Invertebrates
Eelgrass, Zostera marina, as essential fish habitat for young-of-the-year winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792) in Maine estuaries Lazzari, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish
MeyGen Tidal Energy Project Phase 1 Electromagnetic Fields Best Practice Report Rollings, E. Report Tidal, Marine Energy EMF
A Probabilistic Model for Hydrokinetic Turbine Collision Risks: Exploring Impacts on Fish Hammar, L., Eggertsen, L., Andersson, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Hydrokinetic energy conversion systems: A technology status review Yuce, M., Muratoglu, A. Journal Article Marine Energy
Economic Impact from Large-Scale Deployment of Offshore Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology in Oregon Coastal Counties Jimenez, T., Tegen, S., Beiter, P. Report Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Coastal Defence using Wave Farms: The Role of Farm-to-Coast Distance Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Project to Assess Potential Impacts of the Reedsport Ocean Power Technologies Wave Energy Generation Facility on Migration and Habitat use of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) Payne, J., Erickson, D., Donnellan, M. Report Marine Energy, Wave Fish, Demersal Fish
Environmental Impact Assessment Tool for Wave Energy Conversion Beyene, A., Wilson, J., Garoma, T. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Development of Marine Mammal Observation Methods for Vantage Point Surveys in Ramsey Sound Nuuttila, H., Mendzil, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
Scotland's National Marine Plan - A Single Framework for Managing Our Seas Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Public Perceptions and Externalities in Tidal Stream Energy: A Valuation for Policy Making Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Wave farm impact on beach modal state Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
The Challenging Life of Wave Energy Devices at Sea: A Few Points to Consider Tiron, R., Mallon, F., Dias, F. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy
Numerical Modeling of the Effect of Tidal Stream Turbines on the Hydrodynamics and the Sediment Transport - Application to the Alderney Race (Raz Blanchard), France Thiébot, J., de Bois, P., Guillou, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Attitudes towards Marine Energy: Understanding the Values de Groot, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Optimising Array Form for Energy Extraction and Environmental Benefit (EBAO) Smith, H. Report Marine Energy Noise Ecosystem Processes
Evaluation of a Passive Acoustic Monitoring Network for Harbor Porpoise in California Jacobson, E., Forney, K., Harvey, J. Report Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Renewable Energy Technologies and Migratory Species: Guidelines for sustainable deployment van der Winden, J., van Vliet, F., Patterson, A. Report Wind Energy, Marine Energy
Building the Blue Economy: The Role of Marine Spatial Planning in Facilitating Offshore Renewable Energy Development Young, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
PMEC-NETS Annual Operations and Monitoring Report 2014 Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Evaluation of Behavior and Survival of Fish Exposed to an Axial-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbine Amaral, S., Bevelhimer, M., Cada, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision, Avoidance Pelagic Fish, Fish, Demersal Fish
Consenting Processes for Ocean Energy on OES Member Countries WavEC Offshore Renewables Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine governance in an industrialised ocean: A case study of the emerging marine renewable energy industry Wright, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Rights and Ownership in Sea Country: Implications of Marine Renewable Energy for Indigenous and Local Communities Kerr, S., Colton, J., Johnson, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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