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
Kaneohe Wave Energy Test Site: Sub-Bottom Profiler Survey Sea Engineering Inc Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment
Kaneohe Wave Energy Test Site: Multibeam Bathymetry Survey Sea Engineering Inc Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment
Siting Offshore Hydrokinetic Energy Projects: A Comparative Look at Wave Energy Regulation in the Pacific Northwest Salcido, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Riding the Wave: Confronting Jurisdictional and Regulatory Barriers to Ocean Energy Development Murray, D., Carr, C., Jeffers, J. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Life Cycle Assessment in the Marine Renewable Energy Sector Thomson, R., Harrison, G., Chick, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Offshore Renewable Energy Regulatory Primer Showalter, S., Bowling, T. Report Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
SuperGen Phase Two Monograph SuperGen UK Centre for Marine Energy Research (UKCMER) Report Marine Energy
Environmental Scoping Report Westray South Tidal Array SSE Renewables Report Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Fish Passage Through Turbines: Application of Conventional Hydropower Data to Hydrokinetic Technologies Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report Marine Energy, Riverine Collision Fish
Renewable Energy Vs. Biodiversity: Policy Conflicts And The Future Of Nature Conservation Jackson, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Marine Ecological Assessment of Proposed Wave Energy Project Area Offshore Marine Corps Base Hawaii Smith, S. Report Marine Energy, Wave Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Physical and Biological Modeling of a 100 Megawatt Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Discharge Plume Rocheleau, G., Grandelli, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Environmental Assessment for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion in Hawaii Comfort, C., Vega, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Underwater Noise Measurements of a 1/7th Scale Wave Energy Converter Bassett, C., Thompson, J., Polagye, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise
Measurements of Shoreline Wave Action to Establish Possible Environmental and Ecological Effects from Wave Energy Converter Arrays Beharie, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow
A Comparison of Underwater Noise at Two High Energy Sites Willis, M., Broudic, M., Croft, T. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Noise
Impact of Tidal Energy Converter (TEC) Array Operation on Sediment Dynamics Neill, S., Couch, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Lysekil Research Site, Sweden: A Status Update Lejerskog, E., Gravråkmo, H., Savin, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Developing Capabilities for Tidal Hydrokinetic Blade Strike Monitoring Polagye, B., Kramer, S., Parker-Stetter, S. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Collision
Short Term Temporal Behavioural Responses in Pollack, Pollachius pollachius to Marine Tidal Turbine Devices; a Combined Video and ADCP Doppler Approach Broadhurst, M., Barr, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Demersal Fish
Effects Of Tidal Turbine Noise On Fish Hearing And Tissues Halvorsen, M., Carlson, T., Copping, A. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Noise Pelagic Fish, Fish
EMEC Scapa Flow Scale Wave Test Site European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
An Investigation of the Impacts of Climate Change on Wave Energy Generation: The Wave Hub, Cornwall, UK Reeve, D., Chen, Y., Pan, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave
Environmental Aspects of Developing Ireland’s Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) Kavanagh, P., Fielding, M., Scally, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Marine Mammals
The Hawaii Coastal Use Mapping Project National Marine Protected Areas Center Webpage Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Quantifying the value of multi-sectoral marine commercial activity in Ireland Morrissey, K., O'Donoghue, C., Hynes, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
ORECCA European Offshore Renewable Energy Roadmap Jeffrey, H., Sedgwick, J. Report Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
EMEC Shapinsay Sound Scale Tidal Test Site European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Assessment Of Tidal Energy Removal Impacts On Physical Systems: Development Of MHK Module And Analysis Of Effects On Hydrodynamics Yang, Z., Wang, T. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Review of Recent Literature Relevant to the Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Devices 2011 Kropp, R. Report Marine Energy Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds
Generating Electricity from the Oceans Bahaj, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Guidance on Survey and Monitoring in Relation to Marine Renewable Deployments in Scotland - Draft Reports Royal Haskoning Report Marine Energy Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Screening Analysis for the Environmental Risk Evaluation System - Environmental Effects of MHK Energy Copping, A., Blake, K., Anderson, R. Report Marine Energy
Ecology of Fishes in a High-Latitude, Turbid River with Implications for the Impacts of Hydrokinetic Devices Seitz, A., Moerlain, K., Evans, M. Journal Article Riverine, Marine Energy Fish
Seabird Conservation and Tidal Stream and Wave Power Generation: Information Needs for Predicting and Managing Potential Impacts Langton, R., Davies, I., Scott, B. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Habitat Change Seabirds, Birds
Wave Dragon Wave Energy Converters Used as Coastal Protection: A Physical Model Test Study Nørgaard, J., Andersen, T., Kofoed, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow
Sihwa Tidal Power Plant Andritz Hydro , Daewoo Engineering and Construction Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Paimpol-Bréhat Tidal Demonstration Project OpenHydro Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Atlantis Resources Corporation at EMEC SAE Renewables Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Brough Head Wave Farm Scoping Report Meynell, M. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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