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

Total results: 3366
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Marine Renewable Energy and Environmental Interactions: Baseline Assessments of Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Benthic Communities on the Oregon Shelf Henkel, S., Suryan, R., Lagerquist, B. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Reptiles, Marine Mammals, Invertebrates, Birds
Tracking Technologies for Quantifying Marine Mammal Interactions with Tidal Turbines: Pitfalls and Possibilities Hastie, G., Gillespie, D., Gordon, J. Book Chapter Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Mammals
Strangford Lough and the SeaGen Tidal Turbine Savidge, G., Ainsworth, D., Bearhop, S. Book Chapter Tidal, Marine Energy
Flow-Noise and Turbulence in Two Tidal Channels Bassett, C., Thomson, J., Dahl, P. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Falmouth Bay Test Site: Guide to Deployments and Application Process Requirements FaBTest Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Acoustic Monitoring of Beluga Whale Interactions with Cook Inlet Tidal Energy Project Worthington, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Maine Tidal Power Initiative: Environmental Impact Protocols for Tidal Power Peterson, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Refinements to the EFDC model for predicting the hydro-environmental impacts of a barrage across the Severn Estuary Zhou, J., Falconer, R., Lin, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
Regulatory Workshop on Underwater Acoustics: Final Report to NERC European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Noise
Maximising the Value of Marine Energy to the United Kingdom Marine Energy Programme Board Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Underwater Acoustic Monitoring at Wave and Tidal Energy Sites: Guidance Notes for Regulators Lepper, P., Robinson, S., Humphrey, V. Report Marine Energy Noise
Public Acceptance of Marine Renewable Energy in Malaysia Lim, X., Lam, W. Journal Article Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Using a Spatial Overlap Approach to Estimate the Risk of Collisions between Deep Diving Seabirds and Tidal Stream Turbines: A Review of Potential Methods and Approaches Waggitt, J., Scott, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Birds
MERiFIC 3.3.1: Collaborative Field Study Programme Sotta, C., Witt, M., Le Niliot, P. Report Marine Energy Noise Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Marine Energy White Paper - AWATEA Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association (AWATEA) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The Cumulative Effect on Sound Levels from Multiple Underwater Anthropogenic Sound Sources in Shallow Coastal Waters Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise
Studies of Harbour Seal Behaviour in Areas of High Tidal Energy: Part 1. Movements and Diving Behaviour of Harbour Seals in Kyle Rhea Thompson, D. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals
D2.12 Collation of Wave Simulation Methods Guillouzouic, B. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Marine Renewable Energy and the Environment: Progress and Challenges Polagye, B. Presentation Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
D4.7 Best Practice Report on Environmental Monitoring and New Study Techniques Norris, J., Cowan, D., Bristow, C. Report Marine Energy
D4.8 Database for Environmental Monitoring Techniques and Equipment Scanu, S., Carli, F., Peviani, M. Report Marine Energy
A Diving Bird Collision Risk Assessment Framework for Tidal Turbines Grant, M., Trinder, M., Harding, N. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Birds
Technical guidance on monitoring for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Zampoukas, N., Palialexis, A., Duffek, A. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Power from the Brave New Ocean: Marine Renewable Energy and Ecological Risks Hammar, L. Thesis Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Fish, Demersal Fish
Wave and Tidal Enabling Actions Report: Consolidation of Wave and Tidal EIA / HRA Issues and Research Priorities Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Humanity and the Sea: Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions Shields, M., Payne, A. Book Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
The Influence of Fisheries Exclusion and Addition of Hard Substrata on Fish and Crustaceans Wilhelmsson, D., Langhamer, O. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
South Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone Marine Energy Wales , ORE Catapult Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind
Morphological Diversity, Development, and Evolution of the Mechanosensory Lateral Line System Webb, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy Fish
OES GIS Map: Offshore Installations Worldwide Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Website Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Strategic Sectoral Planning for Offshore Renewable Energy in Scotland Davies, I., Pratt, D. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Array Effects on Wave, Current, and Sediment Circulation: Monterey Bay, CA Jones, C., Magalen, J., Roberts, J. Report Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Wave Energy Test Site Environmental Assessment: Marine Corps Base Hawaii Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Report Wave, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Describing and Comparing Variability of Fish and Macrozooplankton Density at Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Sites Jacques, D. Thesis Marine Energy Fish, Ecosystem Processes
Wave Energy in Clatsop County, OR: An Economic Impact Analysis Northwest Economic Research Center Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Evaluation of Survival and Behavior of Fish Exposed to an Axial-Flow Hydrokinetic Turbine Amaral, S., Giza, D., McMahon, B. Report Marine Energy Collision, Avoidance Pelagic Fish, Fish, Demersal Fish
An Introduction to Marine Renewable Energy Sheilds, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Acoustic Tracking of Fish Movements in the Minas Passage and FORCE Demonstration Area: Pre-Turbine Baseline Studies (2011-2013) Redden, A., Stokesbury, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish
The UK National Ecosystem Assessment Follow-on. Work package Report 6: shared, plural and cultural values of ecosystems Kenter, J., Reed, M., Irvine, K. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Rethinking Underwater Sound-Recording Methods to Work at Tidal-Stream and Wave-Energy Sites Wilson, B., Lepper, P., Carter, C. Book Chapter Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Noise
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