Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 103, Issue -, Pages 811-824Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.11.014
Keywords
Wave energy; Wind energy; Co-located wind-wave farm; The North Sea; Marine spatial planning
Funding
- Atlantic Power Cluster project (Atlantic Area Project) - Atlantic Area Operational Transnational Programme as part of the European Regional and Development Fund (ERDF) [2011-1/151]
- FPU of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport [13/03821]
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Marine energy is one of the most promising solutions to attempt the ambitious renewable energy target of 20% by 2020 due to its very substantial energy resource. However, it is often considered uneconomical and difficult, and this may hinder its development. Combined energy systems, such as co-located offshore wind turbines and wave energy converters, have recently emerged as a solution to increase the competitiveness of marine energy by taking advantage of the synergies between renewables; which would lead to reductions in the energy cost and improvements in the power output variability and security. On this basis, finding viable locations for combined offshore renewable energies is fundamental to boosting their development. The objective of this paper is to determine suitable locations for deploying a co-located wind and wave energy farm in the North Sea- an area with several characteristics that make large-scale integration of renewable energy sources attractive. In this assessment we investigate not only the existing resource but also other parameters such as its variability and the correlation between waves and winds by means of the CLF index. In addition, inter- and intra-national user conflicts are considered, while balancing environmental conservation and economic development. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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