Conceptual Design of a Floating Modular Energy Island for Energy Independency: A Case Study in Crete

Ika Kurniawati, Beatriz Beaumont, Ramon Varghese, Danka Kostadinović, Ivan Sokol, Hassan Hemida (), Panagiotis Alevras and Charalampos Baniotopoulos
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Ika Kurniawati: Department of Wind Engineering and Fluid Dynamics, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
Beatriz Beaumont: Department of Geographic, Geophysics Engineering and Energy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1649-004 Lisbon, Portugal
Ramon Varghese: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
Danka Kostadinović: Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Ivan Sokol: Croatian Roads Ltd., 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Hassan Hemida: Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Panagiotis Alevras: School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, 731 00 Chania, Greece
Charalampos Baniotopoulos: Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 16, 1-21

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the development of a floating artificial sustainable energy island at a conceptual design level that would enhance the energy independence of islands focusing on a case study on the island of Crete. This paper provides a baseline assessment showing the immense potential of wind and solar energy in and around Crete integrating the third significant renewable energy source (RES) of ocean waves into the energy island. The selection of the best location for the floating offshore platforms that compose the energy island is addressed through exploiting the great potential of the above-mentioned RES, taking into consideration criteria with regard to several significant human activities. To this end, the concept of an innovative floating modular energy island (FMEI) that integrates different renewable energy resources is proposed; in addition, a case study that focuses on the energy independency of a big island illustrates the concept referring to the substitution of the local thermal power plants that are currently in operation in Crete with sustainable energy power. Although focused on the renewable energy resources around Crete, the work of this paper provides a basis for a systematic offshore renewable energy assessment as it proposes a new methodology that could be used anywhere around the globe.

Keywords: floating modular energy island; renewable energy; potential energy assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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