The ocean is a huge energy conversion field, and ocean renewable energy (ORE) can
provide us with a constant source of energy. Research on ORE collection and utilization has …

Abstract The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide guide-posts to
society as it attempts to respond to an array of pressing challenges. One of these challenges …

This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

Wave energy is substantial as a resource, and its potential to significantly contribute to the
existing energy mix has been identified. However, the commercial utilization of wave energy …

This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

The growing number of artificial structures in estuarine, coastal and marine environments is
causing “ocean sprawl”. Artificial structures do not only modify marine and coastal …

Over the last two decades, a large body of academic scholarship has been generated on
wave and tidal energy related topics. It is therefore important to assess and analyse the …

LOUISE B. FIRTH1, ANTONY M. KNIGHTS2, DANIELLE BRIDGER3, ALLY J. EVANS4,
NOVA MIESZKOWSKA5, 6, PIPPA J. MOORE4, NESSA E. O'CONNOR7, EMMA V …

Biofouling is a major problem shared among all maritime sectors employing submerged
structures where it leads to substantially increased costs and lowered operational lifespans …

Underwater cities have long been the subject of science fiction novels and movies, but the
“urban sprawl” of artificial structures being developed in marine environments has …