Coastlines have particularly valuable renewable energy resources in the form of tides, currents, waves and offshore wind. Due to the environmental sensitivity of coastal environments, the selection of the most adequate location for these systems is a critical factor. Multicriteria analysis allows to consider a wide variety of key characteristics that may be converted into a numerical indexes of suitability for different Wave Energy Converter installations. The early incorporation of environmental issues, as requested by the EU Strategic Environmental Assessment procedure (Directive 2001/42/EC) would allow the selection of the best technologies and the identification of optimal sites for wave-farms. Copyright © 2011 by the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)
Strategic environmental assessment to evaluate WEC projects in the perspective of the environmental cost-benefit analysis
AZZELLINO, ARIANNA;LANFREDI, CATERINA;
2011-01-01
Abstract
Coastlines have particularly valuable renewable energy resources in the form of tides, currents, waves and offshore wind. Due to the environmental sensitivity of coastal environments, the selection of the most adequate location for these systems is a critical factor. Multicriteria analysis allows to consider a wide variety of key characteristics that may be converted into a numerical indexes of suitability for different Wave Energy Converter installations. The early incorporation of environmental issues, as requested by the EU Strategic Environmental Assessment procedure (Directive 2001/42/EC) would allow the selection of the best technologies and the identification of optimal sites for wave-farms. Copyright © 2011 by the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
