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
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
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
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
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
Site Investigation and Risk Evaluation Using the Spatial Environmental Assessment Toolkit Langton, S., Roberts, J., Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Bourne Tidal Test Site Pilot Project License Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
Deep learning workflow to support in-flight processing of digital aerial imagery for wildlife population surveys Ke, T., Yu, S., Koneff, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Collision Birds, Waterfowl
Research on the environmental benefits of marine tidal energy and its impact on regional economic structure Kuan, Zhang, J., Liu, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wake characteristics behind a tidal turbine with surface waves in turbulent flow analyzed with large-eddy simulation Ouro, P., Mullings, H., Christou, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow
Animal displacement from marine energy development: Mechanisms and consequences Hemery, L., Garavelli, L., Copping, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Displacement
Numerical study of a fish swimming in hydrokinetic turbine wake Macias, M.M., Mendes, R.C.F., Garcia-Ortiz, J.H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
Assessing the impact of marine renewable energy in Portugal: an analysis based on ACO-TCN-attention Song, H., Gao, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Wave Energy Economic and Environmental Aspects Strengths (S), Weakness (W), Opportunity (O), and Threats (T) AlMallahi, M., Delvana, H., Haj Assad, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
IEA-OES Annual Report: An Overview of Ocean Energy Activities in 2023 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy
Sea turtle density surface models along the United States Atlantic coast DiMatteo, A., Roberts, J., Jones, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Entanglement Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Task Force on Sustainable Tidal Energy Development in the Bay of Fundy: Final Report Fisheries and Oceans Canada Report Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish, Human Dimensions
Marine Renewable Energy and the Environment: A Coloring Book OES-Environmental Book Marine Energy
Online courses on Offshore Renewable Energy Bluespring Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Update on Ocean Energy Systems-Environmental (OES-E) Copping, A., Garavelli, L., Hemery, L. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
International Data Sharing for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMRE) Copping, A., Garavelli, L., Peplinski, W. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Assessment of ocean energy systems as a source of energy for a proposed aquaculture ecosystem in Guam Peralta, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC, Wave Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Renewable Energy Discovery (REDi) Island [Presentation] Cardinal, A. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Potential environmental effects of marine renewable energy in tropical and subtropical ecosystems Garavelli, L., Farr, H., Hemery, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Fish
Can tidal power technologies be considered fully green? Franco, V., Rueda-Bayona, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Environmental DNA as a cost-efficient alternative method to fish monitoring in high-energy environments Hemery, L., Bundy, E., Fu, M. Presentation Marine Energy Fish, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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