• 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 ...
    • 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 Galdo, María Isabel; 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 ...
    • 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, ...