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: 3512

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Further Investigation of Wave Energy Converter Effects on Wave Fields: A Subsequent Modeling Sensitivity Study in Monterey Bay, CA Magalen, J., Chang, G., Jones, C. Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Impacts of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, NS Smith, P., Bugden, G., Wu, Y. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Environmental Effects of Sediment Transport Alteration and Impacts on Protected Species: Edgartown Tidal Energy Project Barrett, S., Hughes, P., Samimy, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Potential Impacts of Ocean Energy Development on Marine Mammals in Oregon Davis, A. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Turbine Sound May Influence the Metamorphosis Behaviour of Estuarine Crab Megalopae Pine, M., Jeffs, A., Radford, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Invertebrates
Baseline Measurement of Underwater Noise Under the SURGE Project Soares, C., Patricio, S., Zabel, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Multibeam Imaging of the Environment Around Marine Renewable Energy Devices Williamson, B., Blondel, P. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Fish, Birds
Artificial Reef Effect in Relation to Offshore Renewable Energy Conversion: State of the Art Langhamer, O. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment
A Review of Regulatory and Policy Requirements for Hydrokinetic Power Projects in New York State Linz, F., Hirschberger, A., Casadonte, A. Report Marine Energy
Testing the Effectiveness of an Acoustic Deterrent for Grey Whales Along the Oregon Coast Lagerquist, B., Windsor, M., Mate, B. Report Marine Energy Collision, Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
The New Wave Energy Converter WaveCat: Concept and Laboratory Tests Fernandez, H., Iglesias, G., Carballo, R. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy
Environmental Effects of Hydrokinetic Turbines on Fish: Desktop and Laboratory Flume Studies Jacobson, P., Amaral, S., Castro-Santos, T. Report Marine Energy Habitat Change, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Fish
Summary of Environment Impact of Renewable Energy Resources Zhu, J., Cheung, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Birds, Fish
Proposed Marwick Head Wave Farm Request for a Scoping Opinion ScottishPower Renewables Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Geophysical Surveys of the Wave Energy Test Site at MCBH, Kāneohe: Diver Surveys Site 2 Sea Engineering Inc Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Guidelines for a Sustainable Exploitation of Offshore Renewable Energy - Account on Seabird Species Cruz, E., Simas, T. Report Marine Energy Birds
Modelling the Vertical Directivity of Noise from Underwater Drilling Ward, P., Needham, K. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Stereo-Video Methodology for Quantitative Analysis of Fish-Turbine Interactions Hammar, L., Ehnberg, J., Eggertsen, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Fish
D2.13 Collation of Model Construction Methods Lopes, M., Candido, J., Mallen, L. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Billia Croo Fisheries Project: Final Report to the Scottish Government European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Wave Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Measurement of Long-Term Ambient Noise and Tidal Turbine Levels in the Bay of Fundy Martin, B., Whitt, C., McPherson, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project Near-Turbine Monitoring and Mitigation Plan Snohomish County PUD Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance Fish, Marine Mammals
Effects of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Systems on Near and Far Field Seawater Properties - A Case Study for Hawaii Jia, Y., Nihous, G., Richards, K. Journal Article OTEC, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
Catching the Right Wave: Evaluating Wave Energy Resources and Potential Compatibility with Existing Marine and Coastal Uses Kim, C., Toft, J., Papenfus, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Modelling South African Agulhas Marine Current Profile Data for Electricity Generation Williams, A., Nthontho, M., Chowdhury, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current
Mitigation of Low-Frequency Underwater Anthropogenic Noise using Stationary Encapsulated Gas Bubbles Lee, K., Wochner, M., Wilson, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise
Tracking seabirds to identify ecologically important and high risk marine areas in the western North Atlantic Montevecchi, W., Hedd, A., Tranquilla, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Seabirds, Birds
Identifying ecologically important marine areas for seabirds using behavioural information in combination with distribution patterns Camphuysen, K., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Bouten, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Seabirds, Birds
Acoustic Noise Measurement Methodology for the Billia Croo Wave Energy Test Site Lepper, P., Robinson, S., Harland, E. Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise
D2.2 Collation of Tidal Test Options McCombes, T., Iyer, A., Falchi, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
D2.18 Tidal Data Analysis Best Practice Grant, A., McCombes, T., Johnstone, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal
D2.1 Wave Instrumentation Database Lawrence, J., Holmes, B., Bryden, I. Report Marine Energy, Wave
Disruption to Benthic Habitats by Moorings of Wave Energy Installations: A Modelling Case Study and Implications for Overall Ecosystem Functioning Krivtsov, V., Linfoot, B. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Habitat Change Physical Environment, Ecosystem Processes
Localization of Southern Resident Killer Whales Using Two Star Arrays to Support Marine Renewable Energy Ren, H., Deng, Z., Carlson, T. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Development of a Stereo Camera System for Monitoring Hydrokinetic Turbines Joslin, J., Polagye, B., Parker-Stetter, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals
The Biskay Marine Energy Platform (bimep), Environmental Impacts and Monitoring Plan Bald, J., Del Campo, A., Franco, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Impact of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Array Operation on Nearshore Processes Neill, S., Iglesias, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Understanding the Role of Stakeholders in the Wave Energy Consenting Process: Engagement and Sensitivities Simas, T., Muñoz-Arjona, E., Huertas, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Long Term Monitoring of Underwater Noise at a Proposed Deployment Site of a Tidal Stream Device Broudic, M., Croft, T., Willis, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds
Modelling of the Impact of a Wave Farm on Nearshore Sediment Transport Gonzalez, R., Zou, Q., Pan, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
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