Changes in Flow

A device impeding or altering the flow of water or air.

Wind and marine renewable energy devices create electricity by capturing natural mechanical energy and converting it to electricity. By removing or altering this energy, the physical environment may change. Wind turbines can alter wind speeds, air circulation, and potentially nearfield atmospheric interactions. Marine renewable energy devices can change the flow of water and may affect water quality parameters including dissolved oxygen and nutrients, wave height, sediment transport, and eventually marine food webs and ecosystem processes. Changes in flow can be theoretically modeled, but are unlikely to occur until extremely large numbers of devices are deployed. Even then, the implications of these changes are not well understood.

For more information relevant to marine energy, check out the Changes in Oceanographic Systems Short Science Summary produced by OES-Environmental.

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Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
A Scenario-Based Approach to Evaluating Potential Environmental Impacts Following a Tidal Barrage Installation Kidd, I., Fisher, A., Chai, S. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Ecosystem Processes
Numerical Modelling Study of the Effects of Suspended Aquaculture Farms on Tidal Stream Energy Generation O'Donncha, F., James, S., O'Brien, N. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Hydrodynamic Response to Large Scale Tidal Energy Extraction Brown, A., Neill, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Beach Morphodynamics in the Lee of a Wave Farm Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Sediment Transport in the Pentland Firth and Impacts of Tidal Stream Energy Extraction Fairley, I., Masters, I., Karunarathna, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Marine Renewable Energy Sediment Stability Evaluation Framework Roberts, J., Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Wave Energy Converter Effects on Nearshore Wave Propagation Roberts, J., Chang, G., Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow
Impact of Scaled Tidal Stream Turbine over Mobile Sediment Beds Ramírez-Mendoza, R., Amoudry, L., Thorne, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Modelling Seabed Shear Stress, Sediment Mobility, and Sediment Transport in the Bay of Fundy Li, M., Hannah, C., Perrie, W. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Effects of Hydrokinetic Energy Turbine Arrays on Sediment Transport at São Marcos Bay, Brazil González-Gorbeña, E., Wilson, G. Jr., Rosman, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Foundation Damping and the Dynamics of Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles Carswell, W., Johansson, J., Løvholt, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
In situ observations of suspended particulate matter plumes at an offshore wind farm, southern North Sea Baeye, M., Fettweis, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
TeraWatt Position Papers: A "Toolbox" of Methods to Better Understand and Assess the Effects of Tidal and Wave Energy Arrays on the Marine Environment Murray, R., Maclver, R., Reddy, N. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
The Cumulative Impact of Tidal Stream Turbine Arrays on Sediment Transport in the Pentland Firth Fairley, I., Masters, I., Karunarathna, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Hydrokinetic Turbine Models in Complex Channel Topography: Local Scour, Sediment Transport and Device Performance Hill, C., Kozarek, J., Sotiropoulos, F. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Modelling the Response of Sandbank Dynamics to Tidal Energy Extraction Chatzirodou, A., Karunarathna, H., Reeve, D. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The assessment of extactable tidal energy and the effect of tidal energy turbine deployment on the hydrodynamics in Zhoushan Hou, F., Bao, X., Li, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
Coastal impact of a hybrid marine farm operating close to the Sardinia Island Onea, F., Rusu, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Environmental Effects of Marine Energy Development on Physical Systems Roberts, J., Jones, C. Presentation Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Early Research Efforts at the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site Cross, P., Rocheleau, R., Vega, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, EMF, Noise
Hydrodynamic Effects of Hydrokinetic Turbine Deployment in an Irrigation Canal Gunawan, B., Roberts, J., Neary, V. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Understanding our seas: National Institute of Oceanography, Goa Naqvi, S., CSIR-NIO Team Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Tidal Resource Extraction in the Pentland Firth, UK: Potential Impacts on Flow Regime and Sediment Transport in the Inner Sound of Stroma Martin-Short, R., Hill, J., Kramer, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
A Probabilistic Model for Hydrokinetic Turbine Collision Risks: Exploring Impacts on Fish Hammar, L., Eggertsen, L., Andersson, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Preliminary Assessment of Offshore Wind Development Impacts on Marine Ecosystems Huang, H., Hall, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Numerical Modeling of the Effect of Tidal Stream Turbines on the Hydrodynamics and the Sediment Transport - Application to the Alderney Race (Raz Blanchard), France Thiébot, J., de Bois, P., Guillou, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Coastal Defence using Wave Farms: The Role of Farm-to-Coast Distance Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Wave farm impact on beach modal state Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Session 1 Presentation - Wave Energy Converter Effects on Wave, Current, and Sediment Circulation: A Coupled Wave and Hydrodynamic Model of Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, CA Jones, C., Chang, G., Roberts, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments Copping, A., Hanna, L., Van Cleve, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Chemicals, Changes in Flow, Avoidance, Attraction Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds
On the Effect of Offshore Wind Farms on the Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics Ludewig, E. Book Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Modeling the Effects of Tidal Energy Extraction on Estuarine Hydrodynamics in a Stratified Estuary Yang, Z., Wang, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
A Modeling Study of the Potential Water Quality Impacts from In-Stream Tidal Energy Extraction Wang, T., Yang, Z., Copping, A. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
Offshore wind climatology based on synergetic use of Envisat ASAR, ASCAT and QuikSCAT Hasager, C., Mouche, A., Badger, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Optimizing the Wave Energy Converters by Metaheuristic Methods Neshat, M., Sergiienko, S., Xia, Y. Research Study Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
TeraWatt Position Papers TeraWatt Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow
The Influence of Large Offshore Wind Farms on the North Sea and Baltic Sea - A Comprehensive Literature Review Clark, S., Schroeder, F., Baschek, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality
Impact of Tidal-Stream Arrays in Relation to the Natural Variability of Sedimentary Processes Robins, P., Neill, S., Lewis, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
A Gis-Based System for Assessing Marine Water Quality Around Offshore Platforms Lu, F., Chen, Z., Liu, W. Journal Article Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Study of Hydrokinetic Turbine Arrays with Large Eddy Simulation Sale, D., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
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