Developing methodologies for large scale wave and tidal stream marine renewable energy extraction and its environmental impact: An overview of the TeraWatt project. (1st October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Side, J.; Gallego, A.; James, M.; Davies, I.; Heath, M.; Karunarathna, H.; Venugopal, V.; Vögler, A.; Burrows, M.
• Is Part Of: Ocean & coastal management. Volume 147(2017)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2017-10-01
• Subjects: Marine Renewable Energy -- Tidal stream -- Waves -- Environmental impact -- Energy extraction; Marine resources -- Management -- Periodicals; Coastal zone management -- Periodicals; Coastal ecology -- Periodicals; Ressources marines -- Périodiques; Littoral -- Aménagement -- Périodiques; Écologie littorale -- Périodiques; Coastal ecology; Coastal zone management; Marine resources -- Management; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 551.46
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.11.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0964-5691

Abstract

Highlights: Licensing arrangements for marine renewable energy (MRE) developments must consider potential environmental effects. These include the single, combined and cumulative effects of multi-site MRE developments over a wider region. We introduce here a "toolbox" of datasets and methods to quantify the effects of wave and tidal stream MRE developments. These were applied to the area of greatest MRE development potential in Scottish waters (Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters).