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Exploring the sustainable siting of floating wind farms in the Cretan coastline

Tsarknias Nikolaos, Gkeka-Serpetsidaki Pandora, Tsoutsos Theocharis

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/8D66186E-A901-4E67-B50A-8EF0ED51BAF9-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102841-
Identifierhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221313882200889X-
Languageen-
Extent15 pagesen
TitleExploring the sustainable siting of floating wind farms in the Cretan coastlineen
CreatorTsarknias Nikolaosen
CreatorΤσαρκνιας Νικολαοςel
CreatorGkeka-Serpetsidaki Pandoraen
CreatorΓκεκα-Σερπετσιδακη Πανδωραel
CreatorTsoutsos Theocharisen
CreatorΤσουτσος Θεοχαρηςel
PublisherElsevieren
Content SummaryMost wind potential is located at sea and mainly in areas with significant depth, where the installation of fixed wind turbines is unfeasible. Floating wind farms, deployable in deep waters, could take advantage of this high potential to produce clean energy. This study aims to define the most suitable areas for the installation of floating wind farms in the Cretan Sea and to evaluate them according to their energy characteristics by developing a Geographic Information System-based methodology. The available candidate areas were initially determined after excluding areas based on legislation criteria and state-of-the-art. Available areas were further evaluated on energy, techno-economical, environmental, safety, and project nuisance criteria in order to determine the most suitable areas for their sustainable siting. Three areas were ranked as the most suitable, and the energy characteristics of these areas were energy evaluated. The study quantifies and ranks the suitability of all marine areas nearby Crete. In addition, the critical energy role that floating wind farms can play in the case of Crete is emphasised, as the use of only the most suitable areas can cover up to 56% of the island's energy needs and provide electricity for 396,000 dwellings annually.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2023-12-22-
Date of Publication2022-
SubjectFloating Wind Farmsen
SubjectGreen energy sittingen
SubjectGeographic Information Systems (GIS)en
SubjectMarine energyen
SubjectCoastal areasen
Bibliographic CitationN. Tsarknias, P. Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, and T. Tsoutsos, “Exploring the sustainable siting of floating wind farms in the Cretan coastline,” Sustainable Energy Technol. Assess., vol. 54, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.seta.2022.102841.en

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