Open AccessHow important are ports for the offshore wind industry?: the case of Spain
Author(s) -
Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso,
F. Puime-Guillén,
David Cordal-Iglesias,
Ana Isabel García-Diez,
María Isabel Lamas Galdo,
Laura Castro-Santos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
renewable energy and power quality journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2172-038X
DOI - 10.24084/repqj19.232
Subject(s) - offshore wind power , port (circuit theory) , submarine pipeline , resource (disambiguation) , marine engineering , business , work (physics) , environmental science , wind power , engineering , oceanography , computer science , geology , mechanical engineering , computer network , electrical engineering
Offshore wind is becoming a new technology to develop a better sustainable world. Its progress is linked to the use of port facilities, where the offshore wind farms can be stored or pre-installed. The aim of this paper is to analyse the storage space availability for ports in terms of being used for the new offshore wind sector. The case of study will be focused on analysing the port facilities in Spain, country with a great offshore wind resource in some specific areas. Results indicate the ports that can be used for the development of offshore wind in Spain. This work is important in order to establish a roadmap of the offshore wind business in Spain, which can repair the economic and social damaged due to SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.