Assessment of the sustainable offshore wind potential in Portugal

Costa, Paula Silva; Simões, Teresa; Estanqueiro, Ana

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Authors

Costa, Paula Silva

Simões, Teresa

Estanqueiro, Ana

Abstract(s)

The sustainable offshore wind potential for the west and south coasts of Portugal is presented. Results were carried out using an atmospheric mesoscale model and GIS tools. Unlike previous common opinions, the preliminary results show the existence of interesting areas for the developing of offshore wind parks.

Keywords

Offshore wind energy Wind potential GIS

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/1957

Citation

Costa, Paulo; Simões, Teresa; Estanqueiro, Ana. Assessment of the sustainable offshore wind potential in Portugal. In: OWEMES 2006 - European Seminar Offshore wind and other Marine Renewable Energies in Mediterranean and European Seas. Resources, Technology and Applications, Rome, Italy, 20-22 April, 2006, 8 p.