Wave Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Resource Assessment, Deployed WECs and Prospects

Dialyna, Evangelia; Tsoutsos, Theocharis

doi:10.3390/en14164764

Cited by 15 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 78 publications

(144 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Utilising wave energy and wind directly on the artificial island could reduce energy storage needs. Wave energy converters (WECs) could provide a reliable contribution to the supply, but there is still a need for research to reduce costs and bring the technologies to technical maturity [ 65 , 66 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Large-Scale Offshore Membrane Desalination Cost-Effectively and Ecologically Address Water Scarcity in the Middle East?

Janowitz¹,

Groche

Yüce

et al. 2022

Membranes

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Middle East will face tremendous water scarcity by 2050, which can only be mitigated by large-scale reverse osmosis seawater desalination. However, the coastal land in the region is rare and costly, so outsourcing the desalination facility to artificial islands could become a realistic scenario. This study investigated the ecological and economic challenges and possible advantages of that water supply option by analysing conceptual alternatives for offshore membrane-based desalination plants of up to 600 MCM/y capacity. Key environmental impacts and mitigation strategies were identified, and a detailed economic analysis was conducted to compare the new approach to state-of-the-art. The economic analysis included calculating the cost of water production (WPC) and discussing the differences between offshore alternatives and a conventional onshore desalination plant. In addition, the study investigated the impact of a changing energy mix and potential carbon tax levels on the WPC until 2050. The results indicate that offshore desalination plants have ecological advantages compared to onshore desalination plants. Furthermore, the construction cost for the artificial islands has a much lower effect on the WPC than energy cost. In contrast, the impact of potential carbon tax levels on the WPC is significant. The specific construction cost ranges between 287 $/m2 and 1507 $/m2 depending on the artificial island type and distance to the shoreline, resulting in a WPC between 0.51 $/m3 and 0.59 $/m3. This work is the first to discuss the environmental and economic effects of locating large-scale seawater desalination plants on artificial islands.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Large-Scale Offshore Membrane Desalination Cost-Effectively and Ecologically Address Water Scarcity in the Middle East?

Janowitz¹,

Groche

Yüce

et al. 2022

Membranes

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The Ocean Hybrid Platform (OHP) [133,175,639] developed by SINN Power is a modular, integrated wave-wind-solar platform which is currently undergoing testing at the port of Iraklio in Greece (see Figure 1.30 (d)).…”

Section: Integration With Other Renewable Energy Harvesting Systems A...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…SINN power are also currently testing their breakwater fixed multi point absorber WEC array at Iraklio Port, Greece [424,387,451]. Eco Wave Power [598,175,810] have developed a similar technology to SINN Power. Their devices are also wall-mounted floating buoys which are designed to be attached to breakwater walls or harbour walls, etc.…”

Section: Wave Energy Farmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling and Optimisation of Wave Energy Converters

Ning¹,

Ding²

2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The Mediterranean Sea, as a large enclosed sea, offers an intermediate level of wave energy power between the open oceans and the enclosed small-fetch basins such as the Black Sea or the Baltic Sea [14,15]. Detailed assessments have been developed for the Mediterranean Sea regarding wave energy [16][17][18][19][20][21], and, more specifically, studies on energy harvesting through converters along the Italian coasts [2,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30], in which the evaluated converter devices are applied to the wave climate and its features in each evaluated region.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Feasibility of Wave Energy Harvesting in the Ligurian Sea, Italy

Corrales-Gonzalez,

Lavidas,

Besio

2023

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Clean energies are being incorporated into the energy mix in numerous countries. Through a spatial survey of maritime trade, restricted military maritime areas, marine planning, and the presence of fauna and flora along the Ligurian Sea, locations for possible investments in wave energy harvesting were identified in the Northern Thyrrenian Sea, along the Ligurian coast. Previous studies in this region have demonstrated, at a lower spatial resolution, the wave energy potential that can be captured and its variation over time. However, the optimization of wave energy exploitation under the criteria of the functionality and safety of converter devices has not yet been evaluated in the Ligurian Sea. The purpose of this study is to identify the optimal wave energy converter from an economic and technical perspective at several selected locations in the Ligurian Sea. This study involves the scaling of the employed power matrices to obtain the optimized capacity factors of wave energy converters.

show abstract

Wave Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Resource Assessment, Deployed WECs and Prospects

Cited by 15 publications

References 78 publications

Can Large-Scale Offshore Membrane Desalination Cost-Effectively and Ecologically Address Water Scarcity in the Middle East?

Can Large-Scale Offshore Membrane Desalination Cost-Effectively and Ecologically Address Water Scarcity in the Middle East?

Modelling and Optimisation of Wave Energy Converters

Feasibility of Wave Energy Harvesting in the Ligurian Sea, Italy

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About