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: 3511

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Empowering Marine Energy Research with AskPRIMRE Weers, J., Copping, A., Castillo, C. Presentation Marine Energy, Wind Energy
Influence of powertrain components on noise from a pair of cross-flow turbines Jones, L., Crisp, C., Calandra, G. Presentation Marine Energy, Riverine Noise
Tethys: Knowledge Hub on the Environmental Effects of Marine Energy Greene, C., Broderick, M., Ecology and Environment, Inc. Presentation Marine Energy, Wind Energy
Sheltering effect of various wave energy converter archetypes in arrays Vitale, O., Haji, M. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment
An environmental data integration and assessment tool for supporting marine energy adaptive management frameworks McWilliams, S., Chang, G., Kramer, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Questioning as Engagement: Strategies for Building Stakeholder Engagement D'Anna, L., Dubbs, L., Eller, J. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Modeling the fluid dynamics for the Tanana River Test Site in Alaska: A Comparison of Simulated Data and Field Measurements Alvarado, E., Olson, S., Schuster, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Riverine Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement: Proposing MSP Challenge Board Game Workshops for AMEC Stakeholders Eller, J., D'Anna, L., Dubbs, L. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Update on Ocean Energy Systems-Environmental (OES-E) Copping, A., Garavelli, L., Hemery, L. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
On the Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Vertical Axis MHK Turbine - Investigating Fish Trajectories via large-eddy simulation Seyedzadeh, H., Anjiraki, M., Sorisio, Guglielmo Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Status of Environmental Monitoring of Marine Energy Projects Around the World Jones, K., Copping, A., Hemery, L. Presentation Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Practitioner Summary IV: Understand the Social Licence to Operate (SLO) Breakey, H., Marshallsay, R., Bossi, L. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Identification of applicable regulation and public policy gaps regarding marine renewable energy in Mexico Rivera, G., Ortiz, M., Rivera-Arriaga, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Practitioner Summary III: Ethical Risks in the Offshore Blue Economy Breakey, H., Marshallsay, R., Bossi, L. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Canada OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Life Cycle Assessment of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Engelfried, T. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities Want, A., Waldman, S., Burrows, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Invertebrates
Working Group on Offshore Renewable Energy (WGORE; outputs from 2023 meeting) Rumes, B., Wood, D., Copping, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Life cycle assessment of ocean wave energy converter Singhapurage, H. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A comprehensive review on scour and scour protections for complex bottom-fixed offshore and marine renewable energy foundations Chambel, J., Fazeres-Ferradosa, T., Miranda, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
State of the Sector Report 2024 Marine Energy Wales Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Emerging energy sources' social acceptability: Evidence from marine-based energy projects Ponce Oliva, R., Estay, M., Barrientos, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
ALFA Task 10: Quantifying Collision Risk for Fish and Turbines Polagye, B., Bassett, C., Scott, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Mexico OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Portugal OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Life cycle and economic assessment of tidal energy farms in early design phases: Application to a second-generation tidal device Bianchi, M., Arnal, A., Astorkiza-Andres, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Australia OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Ireland OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
Environmental impact assessment of ocean energy converters using quantum machine learning Rezaei, T., Javadi, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Protecting the Ocean and Supporting Rural Coastal Communities through Responsible Marine Renewable Energy Ocean Conservancy Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Local and regional interactions between tidal stream turbines and coastal environment Li, X., Li, M., Wolf, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Integrated survey methodologies provide process-driven framework for marine renewable energy environmental impact assessment Chapman, J., Williamson, B., Couto, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Birds, Fish
Systematic Analysis of Potential Marine Renewable Energy for Coastal Ecological Balance on Bawean Island: A Review Sari, W.R., Gunawan, G., Surjosatyo, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Impact of Wave Energy Converters and Port Layout on Coastal Dynamics: Case Study of Astara Port Moradi, M., Ilinca, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Environmental impacts from large-scale offshore renewable-energy deployment Ouro, P., Fernandez, R., Armstrong, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Field observations of the wake from a full-scale tidal turbine array Guerra, M., Hay, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Future Framework for Offshore Renewable Energy Policy Statement 2024 Department of Environment Climate and Communications Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Localized Tidal Energy Extraction in Puget Sound Can Adjust Estuary Reflection and Friction, Modifying Barotropic Tides System-Wide Spicer, P., MacCready, P., Yang, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Dashboard for Marine Energy Site Assessment and Monitoring Flanary, C., Jones, C., Ellenson, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy
Resource Modeling Assessment and Environmental Biological Analysis in Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, AK Lee, C., Yang, Z., Copping, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal
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