Global carbon footprint assessment of floating wind energy
Llorente, S.V. (2024). Global carbon footprint assessment of floating wind energy. BA Thesis. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC): Barcelona. 95 pp.
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Document type: Dissertation
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Structures > Hydraulic structures > Offshore structures
Marine/Coastal |
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offshore wind power plants, |
| Abstract |
Although there are no floating wind energy commercial projects in operation, the floating offshore
wind (FOW) sector is now growing significantly. The current situation about the necessity to reduce the carbon emissions, the high potential of the wind resource in offshore deep waters, and the fewer restrictions regarding land use, visual impact and noise, make floating wind a very attractive technology. However, there is still much that is unknown about the effects on the environment. In this work, the global warming potential (GWP) of FOW is presented following the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, furthermore, different environmental impacts described in the literature are commented. The main aim of this work is to analyse the specific emissions of CO2 for all suitable areas worldwide depending on site conditions; distance to shore, distance to port, water depth, significant wave height and wind potential. Its results show a lot of zones with values below 15 kgCO2eq/MWh, located mainly in countries of north Europe, South America, Egypt, Vietnam, New Zealand, etc. and show a low carbon intensity compared with other technologies that are highly implemented in the actuality. |
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