The deployment of tidal energy arrays is gaining momentum to provide marine renewable
energy (MRE) to the global market. However, there are concerns over the potential impacts …

Marine renewable energy (MRE) is under development in many coastal nations, adding to
the portfolio of low carbon energy sources that power national electricity grids as well as off …

The noise generated by a three-dimensional turbulent wake behind an oscillating single or
tandem cylinder (s) is studied using detached eddy simulation and the Ffowcs Williams …

The underwater sound emitted during the operation of the Atlantis AR1500 turbine, a 1.5
MW three bladed horizontal axis tidal-stream turbine, was measured in the Pentland Firth …

Marine hydrokinetic (MHK) devices generate electricity from the motion of tidal and ocean
currents, as well as ocean waves, to provide an additional source of renewable energy …

Acoustic emissions from current energy converters remain an environmental concern for
regulators because of their potential effects on marine life and uncertainties about their …

This study investigates the influence of loading and inflow conditions on tidal turbine
performance from a hydrodynamic and hydroacoustic point of view. A boundary element …

This paper presents the first noise measurements of a quarter-scale subsea tidal kite
(anchored to the sea floor by a tether and flying in a figure-eight configuration in the water …

Over the last couple of decades scientists, engineers, regulators, developers, and other
stakeholders have examined and identified six key environmental interactions, or potential …

Commercial-scale marine renewable energy (MRE) developments continue to progress
slowly, in part because of complicated consenting/permitting (hereafter consenting) …