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Article

A Preliminary Assessment of Offshore Winds at the Potential Organized Development Areas of the Greek Seas Using CERRA Dataset

by
Takvor Soukissian
1,*,
Natalia-Elona Koutri
2,
Flora Karathanasi
3,
Kimon Kardakaris
3 and
Aristofanis Stefatos
3
1
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, 46.7 km Athens-Sounio Ave., 190 13 Anavyssos, Greece
2
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, 46.7 km Athens-Sounio Ave., 190 13 Anavyssos, Greece
3
Hellenic Hydrocarbons & Energy Resources Management Company SA, Dim. Margari 18, 115 25 Athens, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2025, 13(8), 1486; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13081486
Submission received: 4 June 2025 / Revised: 15 July 2025 / Accepted: 30 July 2025 / Published: 31 July 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Abstract

Τhe Greek Seas are one of the most favorable locations for offshore wind energy development in the Mediterranean basin. In 2023, the Hellenic Hydrocarbons & Energy Resources Management Company SA published the draft National Offshore Wind Farm Development Programme (NDP-OWF), including the main pillars for the design, development, siting, installation, and exploitation of offshore wind farms, along with the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment. The NDP-OWF is under assessment by the relevant authorities and is expected to be finally approved through a Joint Ministerial Decision. In this work, the preliminary offshore wind energy assessment of the Greek Seas is performed using the CERRA wind reanalysis data and in situ measurements from six offshore locations of the Greek Seas. The in situ measurements are used in order to assess the performance of the reanalysis datasets. The results reveal that CERRA is a reliable source for preliminary offshore wind energy assessment studies. Taking into consideration the potential offshore wind farm organized development areas (OWFODA) according to the NDP-OWF, the study of the local wind characteristics is performed. The local wind speed and wind power density are assessed, and the wind energy produced from each OWFODA is estimated based on three different capacity density settings. According to the balanced setting (capacity density of 5.0 MW/km2), the annual energy production will be 17.5 TWh, which is equivalent to 1509.1 ktoe. An analysis of the wind energy correlation, synergy, and complementarity between the OWFODA is also performed, and a high degree of wind energy synergy is identified, with a very low degree of complementarity.
Keywords: offshore wind energy; CERRA evaluation; wind speed and direction; complementarity; synergy; National Development Programme for Offshore Wind Farms offshore wind energy; CERRA evaluation; wind speed and direction; complementarity; synergy; National Development Programme for Offshore Wind Farms

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Soukissian, T.; Koutri, N.-E.; Karathanasi, F.; Kardakaris, K.; Stefatos, A. A Preliminary Assessment of Offshore Winds at the Potential Organized Development Areas of the Greek Seas Using CERRA Dataset. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2025, 13, 1486. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13081486

AMA Style

Soukissian T, Koutri N-E, Karathanasi F, Kardakaris K, Stefatos A. A Preliminary Assessment of Offshore Winds at the Potential Organized Development Areas of the Greek Seas Using CERRA Dataset. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2025; 13(8):1486. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13081486

Chicago/Turabian Style

Soukissian, Takvor, Natalia-Elona Koutri, Flora Karathanasi, Kimon Kardakaris, and Aristofanis Stefatos. 2025. "A Preliminary Assessment of Offshore Winds at the Potential Organized Development Areas of the Greek Seas Using CERRA Dataset" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 13, no. 8: 1486. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13081486

APA Style

Soukissian, T., Koutri, N.-E., Karathanasi, F., Kardakaris, K., & Stefatos, A. (2025). A Preliminary Assessment of Offshore Winds at the Potential Organized Development Areas of the Greek Seas Using CERRA Dataset. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(8), 1486. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13081486

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