What about Marine Renewable Energies in Spain?
Renewable energies play a fundamental role within the current political and social framework for minimizing the impacts of climate change. The ocean has a vast potential for generating energy and therefore, the marine renewable energies are included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These...
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| author | María Dolores Esteban Juan Manuel Espada José Marcos Ortega José-Santos López-Gutiérrez Vicente Negro |
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| description | Renewable energies play a fundamental role within the current political and social framework for minimizing the impacts of climate change. The ocean has a vast potential for generating energy and therefore, the marine renewable energies are included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These energies include wave, tidal, marine currents, ocean thermal, and osmotic. Moreover, it can also be included wind, solar, geothermal and biomass powers, which their main use is onshore, but in the near future their use at sea may be considered. The manuscript starts with a state-of-the-art review of the abovementioned marine renewable energy resources worldwide. The paper continues with a case study focused on the Spanish coast, divided into six regions: (I) Cantabrian, (II) Galician, (III) South Atlantic, (IV) Canary Islands, (V) Southern Mediterranean, and (VI) Northern Mediterranean. The results show that: (1) areas I and II are suitable for offshore wind, wave and biomass; (2) areas III and V are suitable for offshore wind, marine current and offshore solar; area IV is suitable for offshore wind, ocean wave and offshore solar; (3) and area VI is suitable for offshore wind, osmotic and offshore solar. This analysis can help politicians and technicians to plan the use of these resources in Spain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3cf436bd1f441ce93c65ce1f8cd3ef32022-12-21T21:31:50ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122019-07-017824910.3390/jmse7080249jmse7080249What about Marine Renewable Energies in Spain?María Dolores Esteban0Juan Manuel Espada1José Marcos Ortega2José-Santos López-Gutiérrez3Vicente Negro4Departamento de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Europea, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Europea, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. Correos 99, 03080 Alacant/Alicante, SpainGrupo de Investigación de Medio Marino, Costero y Portuario, y Otras Áreas Sensibles, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, SpainGrupo de Investigación de Medio Marino, Costero y Portuario, y Otras Áreas Sensibles, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, SpainRenewable energies play a fundamental role within the current political and social framework for minimizing the impacts of climate change. The ocean has a vast potential for generating energy and therefore, the marine renewable energies are included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These energies include wave, tidal, marine currents, ocean thermal, and osmotic. Moreover, it can also be included wind, solar, geothermal and biomass powers, which their main use is onshore, but in the near future their use at sea may be considered. The manuscript starts with a state-of-the-art review of the abovementioned marine renewable energy resources worldwide. The paper continues with a case study focused on the Spanish coast, divided into six regions: (I) Cantabrian, (II) Galician, (III) South Atlantic, (IV) Canary Islands, (V) Southern Mediterranean, and (VI) Northern Mediterranean. The results show that: (1) areas I and II are suitable for offshore wind, wave and biomass; (2) areas III and V are suitable for offshore wind, marine current and offshore solar; area IV is suitable for offshore wind, ocean wave and offshore solar; (3) and area VI is suitable for offshore wind, osmotic and offshore solar. This analysis can help politicians and technicians to plan the use of these resources in Spain.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/7/8/249renewable energiesocean energyoffshore windwavetidalmarine currentsocean thermal |
| spellingShingle | María Dolores Esteban Juan Manuel Espada José Marcos Ortega José-Santos López-Gutiérrez Vicente Negro What about Marine Renewable Energies in Spain? Journal of Marine Science and Engineering renewable energies ocean energy offshore wind wave tidal marine currents ocean thermal |
| title | What about Marine Renewable Energies in Spain? |
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| title_short | What about Marine Renewable Energies in Spain? |
| title_sort | what about marine renewable energies in spain |
| topic | renewable energies ocean energy offshore wind wave tidal marine currents ocean thermal |
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