Short Science Summary 2020: Benefits and Effects

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Marine Renewable Energy: Benefits and Effects

Technologies that harvest energy from the movement of water in oceans and large rivers are under development around the world. Marine renewable energy (MRE) devices are designed to take advantage of tidal currents, fast flowing rivers, and waves, as well as ocean currents and natural gradients of temperature and salinity in ocean waters. The potential benefits that MRE can bring to nations and stakeholders are driving research studies, development of engineering systems, and experimental deployments of wave energy converters, as well as tidal and river turbines, in coastal areas. These studies, trials, and experiments are the leading edge of the development of an international MRE industry that is adding to the renewable energy portfolio of many nations. As this development occurs, it is essential that MRE projects not harm valuable and often fragile marine populations, habitats, and systems in the oceans. The responsible development of the MRE industry is informed by science-based understanding of the potential effects of MRE installations worldwide.

This Short Science Summary was developed based on the OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World, specifically Chapter 1: Marine Renewable Energy and Ocean Energy Systems and Chapter 2: Marine Renewable Energy: Environmental Effects and Monitoring Strategies. 

The table below contains the literature relevant to this summary document and will continue to be updated as new literature is added to Tethys.

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
A Fuzzy Logic Technique for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Power Plants Flores, P., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual Impacts
Environmental Effects for Permitting for Marine Renewable Energy Off-Grid Applications Copping, A., Hutchison, I., Hemery, L., Freeman, M., Farr, H Workshop Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Marine Fish Passage: Underappreciated Threats to Connectivity Within the Marine Environment Lennox, R., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Bate, C., Cooke, S. , Haraldstad, T., Berhe, S., Penney, H., Bangley, C., Vollset, K., Piczak, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Seals exhibit localised avoidance of operational tidal turbines Montabaranom, J., Gillespie, D., Longden, E., Rapson, K., Holoborodko, A., Sparling, C., Hastie, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Socio-economic and environmental impacts of renewable energy deployments: A review Virah-Sawmy, D., Sturmberg, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine spatial planning techniques with a case study on wave-powered offshore aquaculture farms Ewig, G., Hasankhani, A, Won, E, Haji, M Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Impacts of thermal and cold discharge from power plants on marine benthos and its mitigation measures: a systematic review Leng, Q., Mohamat-Yusuff, F., Mohamed, K.N., Zainordin, N.S., Hassan, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Habitat Change Fish, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
ICOE 2024 Key Takeaways Report Brito e Melo, A. Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave
Spatial compatibility between emerging marine economies and existing uses in the exclusive economic zone of southern Brazil Medeiros, J., Weiss, C., Scherer, M., Gandra, T., Bonetti, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Performance of a Drifting Acoustic Instrumentation SYstem (DAISY) for characterizing radiated noise from marine energy converters Polagye, B., Crisp, C., Jones, L., Murphy, P., Noe, J., Calandra, G. , Bassett, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Noise
Manufacturers' power strategy confronting marine energy instability and consumers' environmental concern: Incentive and data-driven policy analysis Niu, B., Deng, X., Wang, H. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
An economic analysis of tidal energy to support sustainable development Catalano, M., D'Adamo, I., Gastaldi, M., Smol, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Biofouling Management Best Practices in the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector: An Overview Heupel, E., Shumway, S., Durr, S. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Attraction Invertebrates
Wave and Tidal Energy: Evaluation of Feasibility, Costs, and Benefits Senate Bill 605 Report Lee, S., Strong, V., Aspen Environmental Group Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Life cycle environmental impact assessment of the “Sindhuja-I” wave energy converter Singh, D., Paul, A., Samad, A., Haque, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Life Cycle Assessment
Marine renewable developments in Scottish waters: review of benthic ecological surveying Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
ORE Outlook 2040 - UK Offshore Renewable Energy in 2040: Building a Sustainable and Competitive ORE Sector on a Pathway to Net Zero by 2050 Greaves, D., White, D., Noble, D., Jeffrey, H., Gilbert, J., Zhao, X., Byrne, B., Willden, R., Stallard, T., Mullings, H., Scott, B., Brennan, F., Thies, P., Richards, L., Henderson, K., Mascall, R. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Marine infrastructure support fewer producers and more filter feeders than natural habitats: a review and meta-analysis McKibbin, O., Verges, A., Pottier, P., Mayer-Pinto, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Improving Decision-Making for The Energy Transition: Guidance for using Strategic Environmental Assessment Dalal-Clayton, B., Scott-Brown, M. Guidance Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy
West Coast Perceptions of Wave Energy: A Second Survey of California, Oregon, and Washington Residents Stelmach, G., Boudet, H. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A Comprehensive Review of Multi-Use Platforms for Renewable Energy and Aquaculture Integration Manolache, A.I., Andrei, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Sheared turbulent flows and wake dynamics of an idled floating tidal turbine Lieber, L., Fraser, S., Coles, D., Nimmo-Smith, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal
Ocean Wave Energy in Australia Wolgamot, H., Ebeling, W., Orszaghova, J., Kurniawan, A., Manasseh, R., Kathy McInnes, Sergiienko, N., Marsh, P., Trebilco, R., Breakey, H., Lyons, P., Osman, P., Jay, B., Denniss, T., Fulton, B., Sprogis, K., Frid, C., Bossi, L., Spencer-Cotton, A., Sampford, C., Melbourne-Thomas, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
OES-Environmental 2024 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 4: Social and Economic Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Freeman, M., Rose, D. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 9: Beyond Single Marine Renewable Energy Devices: A Systems-Wide Effects Approach Hemery, L., Hasselman, D., Le Marchand, M., Safi, G., Fulton, E., Copping, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 2: Progress in Understanding Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Hemery, L. Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 7: Education and Outreach Around Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Rose, D. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 5: Stakeholder Engagement for Marine Renewable Energy Rose, D., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 10: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy in Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems Garavelli, L., Hemery, L., Farr, H., Apolonia, M., Haywood, Z., Paredes, A., Bender, A. Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 3: Marine Renewable Energy: Stressor-Receptor Interactions Garavelli, L., Hemery, L., Rose, D., Farr, H., Whiting, J., Copping, A. Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 8: Marine Renewable Energy Data and Information Systems Farr, H. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 1: Marine Renewable Energy and Ocean Energy Systems Copping, A. Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 6: Strategies to Aid Consenting Processes for Marine Renewable Energy Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 11: Summary and Path Forward Copping, A. Report Marine Energy
An Evolving Blue Economy: Exploring the Future for Marine Renewable Energy Chang, G., Schmaus, C., Kendall, J., Kohut, J., Kramer, S., Perry, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Recent Advances in Assessing Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Around the World Copping, A., Martinez, L., Hemery, L., Hutchison, I., Jones, K., Kaplan, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Riverine, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Musseling through: Mytilus byssal thread production is unaffected by continuous noise Wang, S., Ellrich, J., Beermann, J., Pogoda, B., Boersma, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes
In situ wake measurement behind a 25-kW freewheeling vertical axis hydrokinetic turbine in energetic riverine environment using acoustic Doppler current profiler and acoustic Doppler velocimeter Dharamsi, A. Thesis Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Country-Specific Guidance Document: Denmark OES-Environmental Report Marine Energy
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