Abstract
A qualitative and quantitative analysis is
presented of two renewable marine energy sources: wave
energy and offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Cádiz
(south of Spain) putting special focus in their joint
exploitation. From numerical model simulations of time
series of wave and wind data, spanning the years from 2006
to 2020, provided by Puertos del Estado, we carried out a
characterization of both resources for the studied region.
The model was validated with time series from two
oceanographic buoys. The temporal and spatial variability
of both resources was also studied through the
construction of wind and wave roses, and several maps,
where the seasonal mean values of wave and wind power
were evaluated. Two high-energy episodes that took place
during the study period were selected: the storms Emma
and Elsa, and their power peaks were analyzed. The main
conclusion of this work indicates that there is an area of
the Gulf, on the eastern side of the region, and above the
300-meter isobath, where both resources show significant
power values, and it would be the ideal place for the joint
exploitation of the two resources.