| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 103, 2019
2019 4th International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research (ICACER 2019)
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| Article Number | 01003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Green Energy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201910301003 | |
| Published online | 17 June 2019 | |
Evaluation of the wind power potential in the European nearshore of the Mediterranean Sea
Department of Mechanical Engineering, ‘Dunarea de Jos’ University of Galati, 47 Domneasca St., 800 008 Galati, Romania
* Corresponding author: erusu@ugal.ro
In the last years, the offshore wind sector has been constantly growing in Europe, coming also with a very competitive production price. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the wind power potential in the European coastal environment of the Mediterranean Sea, an area with a high population density. Furthermore, a high energy demand exists here and the potential of the renewable energy resources needs to be assessed for further exploitation. The analysis was performed considering some reference locations. The climate change impact on the wind energy resource is also investigated. Various comparisons between historical data and future climate projections simulated by a Regional Climate Model under RCP4.5 scenario are made. The results obtained show that in various locations, especially in Golf of Lion and the Aegean Sea, there are appropriate conditions for offshore wind exploitations.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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