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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Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Total results: 3349
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Dictionary of Ocean Energy (Chinese) Wen, X., Zhu, K. Book Marine Energy
Quantifying Barotrauma Risk to Juvenile Fish during Hydro-Turbine Passage Richmond, M., Serkowski, J., Ebner, L. Journal Article Riverine, Marine Energy Collision Fish
Effects of Man-Made Structures on Sedimentary Oxygenation: Extent, Seasonality and Implications for Offshore Renewables Wilding, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Hydraulic Impacts of Hydrokinetic Devices Kartezhnikova, M., Ravens, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Noise Correction of Turbulent Spectra Obtained from Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters Durgesh, V., Thomson, J., Richmond, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Noise
A Review of the Potential Impacts of Wave and Tidal Energy Development on Scotland's Marine Environment Aquatera Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes
A Geographical-Based Multi-Criteria Approach for Marine Energy Farm Planning Maslov, N., Brosset, D., Claramunt, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
D4.17 Report on environmental monitoring protocols Magagna, D., Lauri, C., Butler, M. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
An Overview of a Simulation Approach to Assessing Environmental Risk of Sound Exposure to Marine Mammals Donovan, C., Harris, C., Marshall, L. Presentation Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals
Monitoring Benthic Habitats and Biodiversity at the Tidal Energy Site of Paimpol-Brehat (Brittany, France) Carlier, A., Caisey, X., Gaffet, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Invertebrates
The Role of Tidal Asymmetry in Characterising the Tidal Energy Resource of Orkney Neill, S., Hashemi, M., Lewis, M. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal
Beach response to wave energy converter farms acting as coastal defence Mendoza, E., Silva, R., Zanuttigh, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Marine Radar Derived Current Vector Mapping at a Planned Commercial Tidal Stream Turbine Array in the Pentland Firth Bell, P., McCann, D., Crammond, S. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal
Relational development site appraisal model for the deployment of marine energy convertors in Scotland Wemyss, M. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Insights into the Ocean Health Index for Marine Renewable Energy Lam, W., Roy, C. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Under Keel Clearance - Policy Paper NOREL Guidance Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Navigation
A Review of Marine Bird Diving Behaviour: Assessing Underwater Collision Risk with Tidal Turbines Robbins, A., Thaxter, C., Cook, A. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Avoidance, Collision Birds, Seabirds
Marine Mammals and Tidal Turbines: Understanding True Collision Risk Sparling, C., Lonergan, M., Mackey, B. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
Modelling Changes to Physical Environmental Impacts Due to Wave Energy Array Layouts Smith, H., Ashton, I. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment
Use of Animal Tracking Technology to Assess Potential Risks of Tidal Turbine Interactions with Fish Redden, A., Broome, J., Keyser, F. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish
A Wave Farm for an Island: Detailed Effects on the Nearshore Wave Climate Veigas, M., Ramos, V., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow
Tracking Porpoise Underwater Movements in Tidal Rapids using Drifting Hydrophone Arrays. Filling a Key Information Gap for Assessing Collision Risk Gordon, J., Macaulay, J., Northridge, S. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
MERiFIC 3.3.3: Technical Report Biodiversity Assessment - Methods for Surveying Marine Mammal Biodiversity around Small Islands Ingram, S. Report Marine Energy Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Modelling Impact Assessment in Renewables Development Areas using the New R Package, MRSea v0.1.1 Scott-Hayward, L., Mackenzie, M., Oedekoven, C. Presentation Marine Energy
Better Together: The Implications of Tidal Resource Interactions from Resource Calculation to Policy and Governance Woolf, D., Easton, M. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Flow and Benthic Ecology 4D - FLOWBEC - An Overview Bell, P., McCann, D., Scott, B. Presentation Marine Energy Invertebrates
Responses of Free-Living Coastal Pelagic Fish to Impulsive Sounds Hawkins, A., Roberts, L., Cheesman, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Noise Pelagic Fish, Fish
Coordination and Cooperation in the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the US National Ocean Policy Maier, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Understanding the Potential for Marine Megafauna Entanglement Risk from Marine Renewable Energy Developments [Presentation] Benjamins, S., Harnois, V., Smith, H. Presentation Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans
Environmental Impacts over the Seabed and Benthic Communities of Underwater Cable Installation in the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BIMEP) Bald, J., Hernández, C., Galparsoro, I. Presentation Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
The Modelling of Tidal Turbine Farms using Multi-Scale, Unstructured Mesh Models Kramer, S., Piggott, M., Hill, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal
Advances in Research to Understand the Impacts of Wave and Tidal Energy Devices in the United States Brown-Saracino, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave
Movement Patterns of Seals in Tidally Energetic Sites: Implications for Renewable Energy Development Hastie, G., Benjamins, S., Bird, A. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Impacts of Tidal-Stream Energy Converter (TEC) Arrays in Relation to the Natural Variability of Sedimentary Processes Robins, P., Neill, S., Lewis, M. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Monitoring Spatial Variability for Marine Energy Sites Ashton, I., Argall, R., Nicholls-Lee, R. Presentation Marine Energy
EMEC Billia Croo Wave Test Site: Wildlife Observations Project Annual Report Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Wave Birds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
Estimating Distribution of Sedimentary Benthic Habitats and Species on the Eastern Pacific Shelf and Detecting Effects of Device Deployment Henkel, S., Goldfinger, C., Romsos, C. Presentation Marine Energy Habitat Change Invertebrates
EMEC Fall of Warness Tidal Test Site: Wildlife Observations Project Annual Report Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
The Hebridean Wave Model Christie, D. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave
Tidal Energy, Underwater Noise and Marine Mammals Carter, C., Wilson, B., Burrows, M. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Noise Marine Mammals
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