Browsing by Author "Cordal Iglesias, David"

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    • A tool to select offshore renewable energy facilities. The case of study of shipyards and ports in Spain 

      Fernández-Leal, Fernando; Castro-Santos, Laura; Rubial Yáñez, Pablo; Lamas, M.I.; Cordal Iglesias, David; Alcayde, A.; Montoya, F.G.; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ), 2023-07)
      [Abstract]: The objective of this work is to create a tool that serves to know the possibilities of manufacturing, storage, assembly, and maintenance of floating marine structures trying to take advantage of the ports and ...

    • An Economic Analysis of An Innovative Floating Offshore Wind Platform Built with Concrete: The SATH® Platform 

      Baita Saavedra, Eugenio; Cordal Iglesias, David; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Morató, Alexandre; Lamas, M.I.; Álvarez-Feal, José-Carlos; Carral Couce, Luis; Castro-Santos, Laura (MDPI, 2020-05)
      [Abstract] The goal of this work is to carry out an economic analysis of a novel floating offshore wind structure, of which the main material is concrete: the SATH® platform. It takes a step forward in floating marine wind ...

    • Analysis of the economic feasibility of different floating offshore renewable energies in Canary Islands 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Costoya, Xurxo; Cordal Iglesias, David; Piegari, Luigi; Tricoli, Pietro (UK Zhende Publishing Limited, European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies, Environment and Power Quality, 2022-10)
      [Abstract]: The aim of this paper is to study the suitability of different floating offshore energy technologies in a particular location in economic terms. In this context, their main initial investments and expenses ...

    • Economic Aspects of a Concrete Floating Offshore Wind Platform in the Atlantic Arc of Europe 

      Baita Saavedra, Eugenio; Cordal Iglesias, David; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Castro-Santos, Laura (MDPI, 2019)
      [Abstract] The objective of this paper is to examine the economic aspects of a concrete offshore wind floating platform in the Atlantic Arc of Europe (Portugal and Spain). The life-cycle cost of a concrete floating offshore ...

    • Economic Feasibility of Floating Offshore Solar Farms. The Case of Study of the Levantine-Balearic Region of Spain 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Cordal Iglesias, David; Fernández Blanco, Carla; Fernández Mira, Daniel; García-Diez, Ana; Castro-Santos, Laura (Elsevier, 2025-06-01)
      [Abstract] This paper examines the economic feasibility of offshore floating solar farms by evaluating key financial parameters, including capital expenditure (CAPEX), operating expenditure (OPEX) and offshore solar power ...

    • Floating Wave Energy Farms: How Energy Calculations Shape Economic Feasibility? 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Cordal Iglesias, David; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (Elsevier ; CellPress, 2024-11-30)
      [Abstract]: The aim of this study is to use two different methodologies for calculating the energy produced by a total wave energy farm in the Cantabrian Sea (North of Spain). First method studies the energy produced by ...

    • Framework for Development of an Economic Analysis Tool for Floating Concrete Offshore Wind Platforms 

      Cordal Iglesias, David; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Baita Saavedra, Eugenio; Graña-López, Manuel Ángel; Castro-Santos, Laura (MDPI, 2020)
      [Abstract] The objective of this work is to establish a framework for the development of an economic analysis tool for floating offshore wind platforms built in concrete. The operation and usefulness of the beta version ...

    • How Important Are Ports for the Offshore Wind Industry?: The Case of Spain 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Puime Guillén, Félix; Cordal Iglesias, David; García-Diez, Ana; Lamas, M.I.; Castro-Santos, Laura (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ), 2021-09)
      [Abstract] 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 ...

    • Importance of the fluctuations of the steel price in the economic feasibility of a hybrid offshore platform in the West of the Iberian Peninsula 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Costoya, Xurxo; Cordal Iglesias, David; Castro-Santos, Laura (UK Zhende Publishing Limited, European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies, Environment and Power Quality, 2022-09)
      [Abstract]: Marine renewable energies are being implemented as basic energy sources of the Spanish energy system for various reasons, the first because the planet Earth is made up of 70% water, which makes marine resources ...

    • Offshore Wind as a Base for a New Sustainable Business 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Enríquez-Díaz, Joaquín; Lamas, M.I.; Puime Guillén, Félix; Cordal Iglesias, David; Álvarez García, Begoña; Castro-Santos, Laura (IGI Global, 2021)
      [Abstract] The aim of this chapter is to examine the offshore wind as a pillar for a new sustainable business. In this context, the chapter firstly analyses the significance of renewable energies. Secondly, it analyses ...

    • Reconversion of the shipbuilding sector: from production by project to mass production. What is its effect on the LCOE of a wave energy farm? 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Rubial Yáñez, Pablo; Lamas, M.I.; Cordal Iglesias, David; Alcayde, A.; Montoya, F.G.; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ), 2023-07)
      [Abstract]: The objective of this work has been to analyze the variation of different economic parameters (Levelized Cost Of Energy and Internal Rate of Return) for two possible ways of manufacturing: production by project ...

    • Sensitivity Study of the Economics of a Floating Offshore Wind Farm. The Case Study of the SATH® Concrete Platform in the Atlantic Waters of Europe 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Cordal Iglesias, David; Puime Guillén, Félix; Lamas, M.I.; Martínez-Rubio, Araceli; Larrinaga-Calderón, Irati; Castro-Santos, Laura (Elsevier, 2023)
      [Abstract]: The objective of the present work is to develop a sensitivity analysis to determine the most essential parameters that affects to the economic feasibility of a marine wind farm composed by platforms built in ...

    • The Importance of the Steel Price in Offshore Wind 

      Castro-Santos, Laura; Lamas, M.I.; Cordal Iglesias, David; Piegari, Luigi; Tricoli, Pietro; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (John Wiley & Sons, 2025-03-22)
      [Abstract] The price of some raw materials has been increased during the last 2 years. Firstly, the COVID pandemic and, secondly, the Ukraine-Russia war, have bringing a lot of economic consequences for the majority of the ...

    • The technical and economic feasibility of the CENTEC floating offshore wind platform 

      Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Castro-Santos, Laura; Cordal Iglesias, David; Puime Guillén, Félix; Lamas, M.I.; García-Diez, Ana; Uzunoglu, Emre; Díaz, Hugo; Soares, Carlos Guedes (MDPI, 2022-09-21)
      [Abstract]: This paper defines a methodology for the economic feasibility analysis of a floating offshore wind farm composed of tensioned leg platforms, which are part of the EU ARCWIND research project. In this context, ...