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RIM08: Wave energy atlas from the Basque coast. Maritime Spatial Planning Approach, as a Tool for Selecting Suitable Areas for Installing Wave Energy Converters.

    Author / Editor: Ibon Galparsoro, Pedro Liria, Irati Legorburu, Pablo Ruiz-Minguela, Germán Pérez, Javier Marqués, Yago Torre-Enciso and Manuel González

    Year: 2008

    Content: This piece of work presents the methodology developed and based on a Suitability Index (II) to examine the adaptation of different locations to wave energy collection installations, the application of these installations on the Basque Country’s coastal shelf (between the coastline and a depth of 100 metres) and the results obtained in the estimate of energy potentials as well as the spatial distribution of these installations.

    Download  document: RIM 08 (2.74 MB)

    Errata (for downloads prior to 2 February 2010): In the original publication of this document, due to a typographical error, the ‘Conclusions’ section stated that the maximum accessible annual energy potential was 2 TWh at depths of around 60 m. The correct figure is 12 TWh.