Listar GI-CIM - Artigos por autor "Castro-Santos, Laura"
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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 Contracts to Build Energy Infrastructures to Optimize the OPEX
Losada Maseda, Jesús Javier; Castro-Santos, Laura; Graña-López, Manuel Ángel; García-Diez, Ana; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (MDPI, 2020-09-03)[Abstract] The employer (owner) of the project wants to obtain the maximum profit for the money invested and the consultant (contractor) will try to give less for that money. The regulation of their relationship is based ... -
Analysis of the Real Energy Consumption of Energy Saving Lamps
Graña-López, Manuel Ángel; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Castro-Santos, Laura; García-Diez, Ana (MDPI, 2020)[Abstract] Light emitting diode (LED) and compact fluorescent light (CFL) lamps are widely used because they are associated with low energy consumption and a reduced environmental impact. In the present paper, a study of ... -
Economic Feasibility of Floating Offshore Wind Farms Considering Near Future Wind Resources: Case Study of Iberian Coast and Bay of Biscay
Castro-Santos, Laura; DeCastro, Maite; Costoya, Xurxo; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Lamas, M.I.; Ribeiro, Américo; Dias, JM; Gómez-Gesteira, Moncho (MDPI, 2021-03)[Abstract] Wind energy resources are subject to changes in climate, so the use of wind energy density projections in the near future is essential to determine the viability and profitability of wind farms at particular ... -
Economic viability of floating wave power farms considering the energy generated in the near future
Castro-Santos, Laura; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Costoya, Xurxo; Arguilé-Pérez, Beatriz; Ribeiro, Américo (Elsevier, 2024-02)[Abstract]: This article aims to analyse the economic viability of floating wave energy farms for the present and the next twenty years. The energy potential of the waves mainly depends on the climate, so the current and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Integration of maintainability and operativity criteria in the contracts to build under EPC model in energy infrastructures to optimize the OPEX. Example of the methodology to analyse the preferences in the owner and contractor point of view
Losada Maseda, Jesús Javier; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Muñoz Camacho, Eugenio; Castro-Santos, Laura; López Montero, Francisco Javier (UK Zhende Publishing Limited ; European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ), 2018-04-30)[Abstract]: The buyer of Project or equipment wants to obtain the maximum profit for the money that is invested in the operation and the seller shall try to give the less for that money to obtain also the maximum benefit. ... -
Managing the oceans: Site selection of a floating offshore wind farm based on GIS spatial analysis
Castro-Santos, Laura; Lamas, M.I.; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (Elsevier, 2020-03)[Abstract] The aim of this study is to develop a methodology for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analysis in the development of a floating offshore wind farm. When you plan a floating offshore wind farm ... -
Opening or Not Opening Educational Centers in Time of SARS-CoV-2? Analysis of the Situation in Galicia (Spain)
Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena; Castro-Santos, Laura; García-Diez, Ana; Puime Guillén, Félix; Lamas, M.I.; Graña-López, Manuel Ángel (MDPI, 2022-05-05)[Abstract] The appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the world stage has implemented changes in all social activities and, therefore, in teaching at all educational levels. On the one hand, it is argued that the closure ... -
STEMbach Experiences at Higher Education
Castro-Santos, Laura; Puime Guillén, Félix; Lamas, M.I.; García-Diez, Ana; Enríquez-Díaz, Joaquín; Boedo, Lucía; Lagoa-Varela, Dolores; Álvarez García, Begoña; Filgueira-Vizoso, Almudena (De Gruyter Open Ltd, 2023-01)[Abstract]: The aim of this work is to describe several experiences of STEMbach in different areas: engineering, economics, materials, etc. The STEMbach is a program carried out by high school students during their two ... -
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, ...