Wave Energy Converter Farms and Hybrid Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The increasing demand for food, energy, and associated services to meet social, economic, and environmentally sustainable development has become one of the most challenging problems of contemporary and future times. The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth, and it represents a vast source of resources to satisfy part of the growing needs.

The need to develop a sustainable blue economy has driven long-term strategies at different levels and regions worldwide. Traditional ocean sectors (e.g., shipping, fisheries, and ports) and emerging sectors (e.g., offshore marine aquaculture, offshore mining, marine robotics, biofuels, and other related services) undergo fast changes. These sectors require innovation and adaptations to compete with new technologies and to comply with the growing needs and new regulations for sustainable development.

The growth of these sectors requires more energy. Therefore, offshore renewable energies will play a unique role in the sustainable development of several sectors. Wave–energy farms and offshore hybrid systems, involving wave energy technologies, will be part of the energy mix needed to comply with the ambitious, but necessary, goals for a net-zero society.

This Special Issue aims to gather and disseminate the most recent advances regarding the research and development of wave energy farms and offshore hybrid systems, involving wave–energy technologies.

This comprises theoretical advances, new and improved designs, physical modelling, numerical modelling, applications, optimization and control, tecno-economic feasibility studies related to wave energy farms, multipurpose platforms in combination with plurality of wave energy systems, wind–wave hybrid systems, co-location of various offshore renewable energy systems, and other offshore hybrid systems that consider wave energy technologies. 

We invite you to share your knowledge and work with a larger audience through open-access publications. Together, we can drive the necessary advances in scientific and technological knowledge to co-create a positive and significant impact on our economies and societies.

Dr. Juan C. C. Portillo
Dr. Luís M. C. Gato
Dr. João C. C. Henriques
Dr. Giuseppe Giorgi
Guest Editors

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