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: 3342
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
White Paper on Licensing Hydrokinetic Pilot Projects Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
PLOCAN Marine Test Site for Ocean Energy Converters Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) Project Site Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Life cycle assessment of the Seagen marine current turbine Douglas, C., Harrison, G., Chick, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Bay of Fundy: Implications for tidal power Graham, J. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems Halpern, B., Walbridge, S., Selkoe, K. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
The Main Characteristics, Problems, and Prospects for Western European Coastal Seas Dauvin, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes
Impacts to Marine Fisheries Habitat from Nonfishing Activities in the Northeastern United States Johnson, M., Boelke, C., Chiarella, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Strategic Tidal Stream Assessment for Alderney Craig, J. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy
Runde Environmental Centre Havkraft AS , Waves4Power Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Quantifying "Exposure" with Cost Effective Wave Resource Measurements Beharie, R., Side, J. Presentation Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Marine Energy: More than Just a Drop in the Ocean? Armstrong, J., Consultancy, F. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Physical Environment, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) Project Site Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind
Oosterschelde Tidal Power project Tocardo B.V. Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Provision of Evidence of the Conservation Impacts of Energy Production Tucker, G., Bassi, S., Anderson, J. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy
Managing for cumulative impacts in ecosystem-based management through ocean zoning Halpern, B., McLeod, K., Rosenberg, A. Journal Article Marine Energy
Socio-technical-ecological evaluations of the potential to implement renewable energy sources in coastal areas of tropical developing countries – an East African case study Molander, S., Gullström, M., Jagers, S. Report Marine Energy Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
OCEANTEC Wave Energy Converter 1:4 prototype Oceantec Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Review of Wave Hub Technical Studies: Impacts on Inshore Surfing Beaches Black, K. Report Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
The Kobald Marine Turbine: From the Testing Model to the Full Scale Prototype Calcagno, G., Moroso, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave
Evaluation of Blade-Strike Models for Estimating the Biological Performance of Kaplan Turbines Deng, Z., Carlson, T., Ploskey, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Collision Fish, Pelagic Fish
Wave Energy Acoustic Monitoring (WEAM) Sarmento, A. Research Study Marine Energy, Wave Noise Marine Mammals
Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Sources Hester, R., Harrison, R. Book Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
A Validation of the dBht as a Measure of the Behavioural and Auditory Effects of Underwater Noise Nedwell, J., Turnpenny, A., Lovell, J. Report Marine Energy Noise
Governmental Regulation of Ocean Wave Energy Converter Installations Vining, J., Muetze, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Wave Energy Ecological Effects Workshop: Ecological Assessment Briefing Paper McMurray, G. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wave
Research Report 2-Tidal technologies overview Entec Report Marine Energy, Tidal
SuperGen Phase One Monograph SuperGen UK Centre for Marine Energy Research (UKCMER) Report Marine Energy
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Alternative Energy Development and Production and Alternate Use of Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf US Minerals Management Service (MMS), US Department of the Interior (DOI) Report Marine Energy, Ocean Current, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind
Wave Energy Planning and Marketing (WAVEPLAM) Lopez, J. Research Study Wave, Marine Energy
Underwater Noise Assessment in the Messina Strait - Italy Nauta-rcs, CIBRA Report Ocean Current, Marine Energy Noise
Oceanlinx MK2 Oceanlinx Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Wave Energy Potential in the Baltic Sea and the Danish Part of the North Sea, with Reflections on the Skagerrak Henfridsson, U., Neimane, V., Strand, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave
The Efficiency Of A Turbine In A Tidal Channel Garrett, C., Cummins, P. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy
Large-scale physical response of the tidal system to energy extraction and its significance for informing environmental and ecological impact assessment Couch, S., Bryden, I. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wave power devices as artificial reefs Langhamer, O., Wilhelmsson, D. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates
Economic and Social Benefits from Wave Energy Conversion Marine Technology Bedard, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
A New Tool to Forecast Fish Movement and Passage Goodwin, R., Nestler, J., Anderson, J. Magazine Article Riverine, Marine Energy Fish
Worldwide Synthesis and Analysis of Existing Information Regarding Environmental Effects of Alternative Energy Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf Michel, J., Dunagan, H., Boring, C. Report Wind Energy, Wave, OTEC, Fixed Offshore Wind, Ocean Current, Marine Energy Habitat Change
From Morphology to Neural Information: The Electric Sense of the Skate Camperi, M., Tricias, T., Brown, B. Journal Article Marine Energy EMF Fish
Environmental Assessment for Hydropower License: Makah Bay Offshore Wave Energy Pilot Project Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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