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ClearMeasurement of Sea Waves
This review examined sea wave measurement techniques including buoys, satellite observation, coastal radars, and shipboard methods, assessing their development status and future trends for meteorology, coastal safety, and marine renewable energy applications.
Design and Performance Evaluation of a “Fixed-Point” Spar Buoy Equipped with a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Unit for Floating Near-Shore Applications
Researchers designed and tested a scaled model of a spar buoy equipped with a wave energy harvesting system. While focused on renewable energy generation at sea, buoy technologies could also be adapted to monitor microplastic contamination in open ocean environments.
Advancements in Seawater Electrocatalysis for Renewable Energy Conversion and Resource Extraction
This review covers recent advances in seawater electrocatalysis for renewable energy conversion and resource extraction, focusing on hydrogen production, oxygen reduction, and mineral recovery from ocean water. The authors assess key challenges including chloride interference and electrode stability that must be overcome before seawater electrocatalysis can compete with freshwater-based systems.
Harvesting marine plastic pollutants-derived renewable energy: A comprehensive review on applied energy and sustainable approach.
This review summarized recent research on recovering renewable energy from marine plastic waste through biological, chemical, and thermal conversion processes, evaluating each pathway's carbon efficiency, global warming potential, and economic viability as part of a circular economy approach to plastic pollution.
Fit-for-Purpose Information for Offshore Wind Farming Applications—Part-II: Gap Analysis and Recommendations
This review examines data gaps in monitoring systems for offshore wind farming applications, analyzing where current observations and numerical models fail to meet the information requirements identified in a companion paper. Researchers identified key shortfalls in environmental, meteorological, and oceanographic monitoring and provided recommendations for improving data integration to support sustainable offshore wind energy development.
Industrial ecology for the oceans
This review examines the principles of industrial ecology as applied to ocean resource management, discussing historical and contemporary challenges of human interaction with marine environments. The paper addresses how industrial ecology frameworks can inform more sustainable approaches to fisheries, shipping, and marine resource use while contending with pollution challenges including microplastics and oil spills.
Remotely Sensed Winds and Wind Stresses for Marine Forecasting and Ocean Modeling
This review examines the strengths and weaknesses of remotely sensed ocean winds and wind stresses for marine forecasting and ocean modeling, discussing current observational capabilities and future mission requirements to meet a wide range of oceanographic applications.
An Overview of the Current Trends in Marine Plastic Litter Management for a Sustainable Development
This review summarizes current knowledge about marine plastic litter, from its land-based origins to its distribution across ocean environments, and evaluates recovery and recycling strategies. Researchers found that while technologies for collecting and recycling marine plastics are advancing, significant economic and logistical barriers remain. The study emphasizes that a circular economy approach, combining prevention, collection, and material recovery, is essential for addressing ocean plastic pollution.
Potential environmental impacts of marine renewable energy due to the release of microplastic particles from synthetic mooring cables
This paper raises an often-ignored concern: the large-scale expansion of offshore wind and wave energy platforms will require vast lengths of synthetic mooring cables, which will gradually degrade and release microplastics into the ocean. Unlike oil platforms, offshore renewable energy installations cover enormous sea areas with relatively low economic return per cable, making high-quality anti-degradation measures less likely. The authors urge the renewable energy sector to begin assessing and addressing this potential source of ocean plastic pollution before large-scale deployment accelerates.
Unravelling the Waves: Navigating Microplastics Pollution in the Marine Realm and Crafting Remedial Solutions
This review provides a comprehensive overview of microplastic pollution in marine environments, covering prevalence, persistence, ecological impacts, and remediation solutions. The authors assess current mitigation approaches and highlight the need for integrated policy, improved monitoring, and technological innovation to address the growing threat to ocean health.
Discussion on the development of offshore floating photovoltaic plants, emphasizing marine environmental protection
Researchers examined the feasibility of building floating solar power plants on the ocean surface and assessed their potential impacts on the marine environment throughout their lifecycle. The study found that while offshore solar energy holds enormous potential, concerns remain about marine ecosystem disturbance including the possible release of microplastics from degrading equipment. The review calls for more research into the environmental interactions of these installations before large-scale deployment.
Ocean Solutions That Benefit People, Nature and the Economy
This report examines ocean-based solutions that can simultaneously benefit people, nature, and the economy. The study balances hope and concern while presenting concrete examples of sustainable approaches to ocean management and conservation.
A review of the technical challenges faced in floating offshore wind turbine deployment
This review examines technical challenges in floating offshore wind turbine deployment, covering mooring systems, dynamic cable design, and structural loading, and identifying key engineering barriers to commercial-scale offshore wind expansion.
Evaluating Solutions to Marine Plastic Pollution
This review evaluates different approaches to tackling ocean plastic pollution, from cleanup technologies to policy measures and material alternatives. The authors note that millions of tons of plastic float in the oceans, forming large accumulations, and that microplastics entering the food chain pose risks to human health. The review emphasizes that no single solution will work alone and that combining prevention, cleanup, and better waste management is essential.
Advancements and Challenges in Deep Learning-Driven Marine Data Assimilation: A Comprehensive Review
This review surveys how deep learning is being applied to marine data assimilation — the process of combining model predictions with real-world observations to improve ocean forecasting. The authors identify key challenges in data quality, model interpretability, and integration with physical ocean models.
Design and Analysis of a Floating Photovoltaic System for Offshore Installation: The Case Study of Lampedusa
This paper analyzed the design and performance of floating photovoltaic systems intended for offshore island installation, using Lampedusa as a case study. A numerical model was developed to evaluate system performance under offshore wave and current conditions, extending floating PV technology beyond sheltered inland waters.
Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization
This study examines global ocean governance frameworks and argues that achieving 'ecological civilization' requires coordinated international responses to mounting threats including climate change, ocean acidification, microplastic pollution, and overexploitation of marine resources.
Sustainable blue economy: Opportunities and challenges.
This review assessed the concept of a sustainable blue economy, covering the economic potential of ocean resources alongside challenges including climate change, ocean acidification, plastic pollution, and governance gaps that threaten to undermine sustainable ocean use.
An Assessment of Renewable Energies in a Seawater Desalination Plant with Reverse Osmosis Membranes
This engineering study evaluated whether integrating solar and wind energy into a seawater desalination plant could reduce its carbon footprint. Combining renewable energy with newer low-energy reverse osmosis membranes significantly reduced emissions compared to conventional fossil-fuel-powered desalination. This paper is focused on energy technology and is not directly related to microplastics.
Transformative Governance for Ocean Biodiversity
This review examines transformative governance approaches needed to protect ocean biodiversity, analyzing how existing international frameworks, policies, and institutions can be restructured to meet the scale of threats facing marine ecosystems. The authors assess the barriers and opportunities for achieving systemic change in ocean management toward more effective biodiversity conservation.
Site selection within the maritime spatial planning: Insights from use-cases on aquaculture, offshore wind energy and aggregates extraction
This paper reviews how maritime spatial planning frameworks incorporate competing ocean uses such as aquaculture, offshore wind energy, and aggregate extraction, presenting case studies to illustrate site selection challenges and multi-use conflict resolution.
Research Progress in Fluid Energy Collection Based on Friction Nanogenerators
This review examines triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) as an emerging platform for harvesting fluid energy including wind and wave power, covering their fundamental operating principles and applications in distributed energy systems for the Internet of Things. The authors discuss device optimization strategies and evaluate the future prospects and challenges for scaling TENG-based fluid energy harvesting.
Recent Advances in Seaweed Biorefineries and Assessment of Their Potential for Carbon Capture and Storage
This review covers recent advances in seaweed biorefinery technologies for producing biofuels, high-value chemicals, and carbon capture, examining the technical challenges that limit large-scale production. Seaweeds are highlighted for their rapid growth, lack of competition with food crops, and potential for CO2 sequestration.
Benefits and Challenges of California Offshore Wind Electricity: An Updated Assessment
This updated assessment evaluated the benefits and challenges of developing offshore wind electricity along the California coast as part of achieving 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045. Key issues identified included grid integration, supply chain readiness, permitting timelines, and interactions with marine ecosystems.