Abstract
Blue energy technology is one of the most promising and emergent RES sectors developed globally. Many of the pilot and/or fully functioning blue energy plants have been installed in northern European countries. Blue energy plants may have onshore and offshore constructions. Even if RES are highly acceptable by community members in a certain region, the construction of such a plant may rise conflicts. Dwellers and local public authorities are usually sceptical about its consequences in local economies, environment and cityscape. MAESTRALE project’s main objective is to transfer available blue energy solutions in the Mediterranean basin by creating a quadruple helix model for their implementation, involving all the actors affected (citizens, scientists, policy makers, local authorities, entrepreneurs etc). MED area is a region having a unique character and history. Its climate, culture and landscapes make it a perfect tourist attraction in a global scale. Tourism, in other words, is one of the main pillars of the MED economy and it has to be as less affected as possible in the creation and operation of blue energy plants. This paper aims to seek how BE plants would be successfully incorporated in the existing Mediterranean cityscapes and / or landscapes, focusing mainly in greek territory.
Highlights
The decarbonization of power generation is one of the most important environmental goals of many countries
The European Union along with national governments are reviewing the EU 20-20-20 strategy in order to ensure that at least 27% of all energy consumed in the EU will be from renewable energy sources (RES) by 2030 (EU Energy Climate Policy - Ocean Energy Europe., 2018)
Since wind power is one of the most promising in Greece, we focused our literature research mainly on wind energy plants
Summary
The decarbonization of power generation is one of the most important environmental goals of many countries. The European Union along with national governments are reviewing the EU 20-20-20 strategy in order to ensure that at least 27% of all energy consumed in the EU will be from renewable energy sources (RES) by 2030 (EU Energy Climate Policy - Ocean Energy Europe., 2018). This will push the use of renewable energy in the power sector to at least 45% by 2030 (EU Energy Climate Policy - Ocean Energy Europe., 2018). The variability of the deployment of certain types of RES in Europe depends on various factors e.g., different availability of low-cost renewable technologies, country-specific energy needs, and RES potential, different RES policies regarding spatial planning issues, administrative procedures etc. (European Environment Agency, 2018).
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