Laura Castro-Santos

Dr. Laura Castro-Santos

Department of Naval and Industrial Engineering, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 June 2014 in Renewable Energy
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Laura Castro-Santos
VCVicente Díaz Casás
Vicente Díaz Casás

1 November 2016 in Renewable Energy
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Laura Castro-Santos
EMElson Martins
Elson Martins
CSC. Guedes Soares
C. Guedes Soares

1 October 2016 in Energy
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Laura Castro-Santos
Almudena Filgueira VizosoAlmudena Filgueira Vizoso
Almudena Filgueira Vizoso
Luis CarralLuis Carral
Luis Carral
JFJosé Ángel Fraguela Formoso
José Ángel Fraguela Formoso

28 April 2016 in Energies
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Laura Castro-Santos
EMElson Martins
Elson Martins
Carlos Guedes SoaresCarlos Guedes Soares
Carlos Guedes Soares
This paper establishes a general methodology to calculate the life-cycle cost of floating offshore renewable energy devices, applying it to wave energy and wind energy devices. It is accounts for the contributions of the six main phases of their life-cycle: concept definition, design and development, manufacturing, installation, exploitation and dismantling, the costs of which have been defined. Moreover, the energy produced is also taken into account to calculate the Levelized Cost of Energy of a floating offshore renewable energy farm. The methodology proposed has been applied to two renewable energy devices: a floating offshore wave energy device and a floating offshore wind energy device. Two locations have been considered: Aguçadoura and São Pedro de Moel, both in Portugal. Results indicate that the most important cost in terms of the life-cycle of a floating offshore renewable energy farm is the exploitation cost, followed by the manufacturing and the installation cost. In addition, the best area in terms of costs is the same independently of the type of floating offshore renewable energy considered: Aguçadoura. However, the results in terms of Levelized Cost of Energy are different: Aguçadoura is better when considering wave energy technology and the São Pedro de Moel region is the best option when considering floating wind energy technology. The method proposed aims to give a direct approach to calculate the main life-cycle cost of a floating offshore renewable energy farm. It helps to assess its feasibility and evaluating the relevant characteristics that influence it the most.

1 February 2015 in International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
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Laura Castro-SantosLaura Castro-Santos
Laura Castro-Santos
GGGeuffer Prado Garcia
Geuffer Prado Garcia
Ana EstanqueiroAna Estanqueiro
Ana Estanqueiro
PJPaulo A.P.S. Justino
Paulo A.P.S. Justino

1 January 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Laura Castro-SantosLaura Castro-Santos
Laura Castro-Santos
Almudena Filgueira VizosoAlmudena Filgueira Vizoso
Almudena Filgueira Vizoso
María Isabel Lamas GaldoMaría Isabel Lamas Galdo
María Isabel Lamas Galdo
Luis CarralLuis Carral
Luis Carral