Short Science Summary 2024: Environmental Effects around the World
Over the past two decades, researchers, in collaboration with the marine renewable energy (MRE) industry and regulatory agencies, have examined the potential effects of MRE, focusing on the stressor-receptor approach to categorize the most significant potential risks for tidal, riverine, ocean currents, wave, and thermal gradients. Using information collected under OES-Environmental, 86 projects were identified globally with environmental assessments, post-installation monitoring, or extensive planning for monitoring in advance of deployment. This summary shows these projects on a map and describes the patterns of environmental effects studies around the world as well as present five case studies.
