Green Port Industry to Support the Offshore Wind Sector: A Proposal Framework
In recent years, offshore wind power has become increasingly relevant as a key alternative for contributing to the global economy’s decarbonization. Also, the accelerated technological development of the offshore wind turbine influences the increase in size and weight of its main components. This re...
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| author | Monalisa Godeiro Mario González Dylan Jones Negar Akbari Gabriela Nascimento David Melo Rafael Vasconcelos Andressa Santiso Luana Nogueira Mariana Almeida José Toledo |
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| description | In recent years, offshore wind power has become increasingly relevant as a key alternative for contributing to the global economy’s decarbonization. Also, the accelerated technological development of the offshore wind turbine influences the increase in size and weight of its main components. This requires an appropriate port infrastructure to support the installation, operation, and maintenance and future decommissioning of offshore wind farms, and especially to serve as an area for manufacturing these components, addressing logistical challenges associated with land transport. This research aims to identify the factors that characterize a suitable port to support the offshore wind industry, also bringing the new green port industry concept. A systematic literature review was conducted via analyses of 126 documents, and a survey procedure was applied to validate the proposed model. As a result, a characterization model was proposed that includes 71 factors classified into 6 dimensions: physical characteristics, port layout, connectivity, port operation, port–farm performance optimization, and governance for sustainability, which is the main novelty of this study. The results contribute to the advancement of the offshore wind energy sector and can provide significant benefits for regional development and local communities with offshore wind potential. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cbd019e645d14cdebff04544726182cd2025-08-20T02:50:33ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-12-011723615510.3390/en17236155Green Port Industry to Support the Offshore Wind Sector: A Proposal FrameworkMonalisa Godeiro0Mario González1Dylan Jones2Negar Akbari3Gabriela Nascimento4David Melo5Rafael Vasconcelos6Andressa Santiso7Luana Nogueira8Mariana Almeida9José Toledo10CREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, Natal 59078-900, BrazilCREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, Natal 59078-900, BrazilCentre for Operational Research and Logistics, University of Portsmouth, Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH, UKCentre for Operational Research and Logistics, University of Portsmouth, Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH, UKCREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, Natal 59078-900, BrazilCREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, Natal 59078-900, BrazilCREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, Natal 59078-900, BrazilCREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, Natal 59078-900, BrazilCREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, Natal 59078-900, BrazilCREATION Research Group in Renewable Energies and Power-to-X, Graduate Program in Production Engineering (PEP), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Lagoa Nova University Campus, Natal 59078-900, BrazilQuality Study and Research Group (GEPEQ), Graduate Program in Production Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), University City, São Carlos 13565-905, BrazilIn recent years, offshore wind power has become increasingly relevant as a key alternative for contributing to the global economy’s decarbonization. Also, the accelerated technological development of the offshore wind turbine influences the increase in size and weight of its main components. This requires an appropriate port infrastructure to support the installation, operation, and maintenance and future decommissioning of offshore wind farms, and especially to serve as an area for manufacturing these components, addressing logistical challenges associated with land transport. This research aims to identify the factors that characterize a suitable port to support the offshore wind industry, also bringing the new green port industry concept. A systematic literature review was conducted via analyses of 126 documents, and a survey procedure was applied to validate the proposed model. As a result, a characterization model was proposed that includes 71 factors classified into 6 dimensions: physical characteristics, port layout, connectivity, port operation, port–farm performance optimization, and governance for sustainability, which is the main novelty of this study. The results contribute to the advancement of the offshore wind energy sector and can provide significant benefits for regional development and local communities with offshore wind potential.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/6155offshore windoffshore wind support portsport logisticsport infrastructuregreen portsystematic literature review |
| spellingShingle | Monalisa Godeiro Mario González Dylan Jones Negar Akbari Gabriela Nascimento David Melo Rafael Vasconcelos Andressa Santiso Luana Nogueira Mariana Almeida José Toledo Green Port Industry to Support the Offshore Wind Sector: A Proposal Framework Energies offshore wind offshore wind support ports port logistics port infrastructure green port systematic literature review |
| title | Green Port Industry to Support the Offshore Wind Sector: A Proposal Framework |
| title_full | Green Port Industry to Support the Offshore Wind Sector: A Proposal Framework |
| title_fullStr | Green Port Industry to Support the Offshore Wind Sector: A Proposal Framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Green Port Industry to Support the Offshore Wind Sector: A Proposal Framework |
| title_short | Green Port Industry to Support the Offshore Wind Sector: A Proposal Framework |
| title_sort | green port industry to support the offshore wind sector a proposal framework |
| topic | offshore wind offshore wind support ports port logistics port infrastructure green port systematic literature review |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/6155 |
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