Short Science Summary: Risk Retirement and Data Transferability

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Relying on Current Knowledge to Consent/Permit Marine Energy Projects: Risk Retirement and Data Transferability

Risk retirement is the process whereby each potential risk need not be fully investigated for every small marine renewable energy (MRE) project. Rather, MRE developers and regulators may rely on what is known from already consented/permitted (hereafter consented) projects, from related research studies, or from findings from analogous offshore industries. Risk retirement does not take the place of any existing regulatory processes, nor does it completely replace the need for all data collection before and after MRE device deployment; these data are needed to verify risk retirement findings and add to the overall knowledge base. When larger arrays of MRE devices are planned, or when new information comes to light, these risks can be revisited and new decisions about the level of risk down-scoping or retirement can be made.

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 13: Risk Retirement and Data Transferability for Marine Renewable Energy.

The table below contains the relevant literature to this summary.

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
2020 State of the Science Report - Chapter 13: Risk Retirement and Data Transferability for Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A., Hemery, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave EMF, Noise Human Dimensions
Data Transferability and Collection Consistency in Marine Renewable Energy: An Update to the 2018 Report Copping, A., Gorton, A., Freeman, M., Rose, D., Farr, H. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Risk Retirement for Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Freeman, M., Overhus, D. Report Marine Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Seabirds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Risk Retirement—Decreasing Uncertainty and Informing Consenting Processes for Marine Renewable Energy Development Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A., Hemery, L. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF, Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Establishing Marine Renewable Energy: Using Risk Retirement to Simplify Environmental Permitting Copping, A., Freeman, M., Hemery, L., Gorton, A. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions
A Risk Retirement Pathway for Potential Effects of Underwater Noise and Electromagnetic Fields for Marine Renewable Energy Development Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A., Hemery, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy EMF, Noise
Data Transferability Effectiveness Report Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A., Rose, D. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Data Transferability and Collection Consistency in Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Gorton, A., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Managing Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development through Regulator Engagement, Data Transferability Freeman, M., Copping, A., Gorton, A., Dreyer, S. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
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