Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi

Prof. Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi

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Academic Career Length

30Years (1997-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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1 April 2006 in Environmental Modelling & Software
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EAElena Agirre-Basurko
Elena Agirre-Basurko
GIGabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
IMI. Madariaga
I. Madariaga

1 November 2019 in Energy
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AUAlain Ulazia
Alain Ulazia
JSJon Sáenz
Jon Sáenz
GIGabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
SGSantos J. González-Rojí
Santos J. González-Rojí
SCSheila Carreno-Madinabeitia
Sheila Carreno-Madinabeitia

1 January 2018 in Ocean Engineering
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GIGabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
JSJon Sáenz
Jon Sáenz
AUAlain Ulazia
Alain Ulazia
PSPaula Serras
Paula Serras
GEGanix Esnaola
Ganix Esnaola
CGCarlos Garcia-Soto
Carlos Garcia-Soto
Mutriku has recently become the first commercial wave farm to release its operating data. The plant has 14 OWC operating turbines, and this study has conducted an analysis of hourly data corresponding to the 2014–2016 period. The plant's capacity factor has been calculated for this period, and its seasonal evolution characterized. Additionally, a plant efficiency index has been defined as the ratio between the wave energy flux at a reference buoy and the average power generation across the active turbines. The Mutriku wave farm's annual output in the period analysed has been 246,468.7 kW-h, with an average of around ten working turbines. The results indicate that Mutriku's average capacity factor is around 0.11, with higher values in winter than in summer. These values are below the capacity factors reported for other renewable energy sources. The plant efficiency index is 0.26, and further advances in regulation and control may also raise this parameter's values, as may lower rated power alternators. This will also help to improve the Mutriku wave plant's capacity factor, and OWC technology in general.MINECO CGL2016-76561-R (MINECO/EU ERDF), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU (GIU14/03 and PES17/23

1 May 2008 in Environmental Modelling & Software
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GIGabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
AEAna Elias
Ana Elias
ABAstrid Barona
Astrid Barona
JSJon Saenz
Jon Saenz
AEAgustin Ezcurra
Agustin Ezcurra
JAJavier Diaz de Argandoña
Javier Diaz de Argandoña

1 August 2015 in Ocean Engineering
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GIGabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
JSJon Saenz
Jon Saenz
GEGanix Esnaola
Ganix Esnaola
AEAgustin Ezcurra
Agustin Ezcurra
AUAlain Ulazia
Alain Ulazia

1 December 2017 in Energy
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AUAlain Ulazia
Alain Ulazia
Markel PenalbaMarkel Penalba
Markel Penalba
GIGabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi
JRJohn Ringwood
John Ringwood
JSJon Saénz
Jon Saénz