Blue energy potential assessment and their impact on the electricity system of the Republic of Croatia

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Procjena potencijala plave energije i njihov utjecaj na elektroenergetski sustav Republike Hrvatske
• Author: Lea Leopoldović
• Mentor: Neven Duić (mentor)
• Mentor: Hrvoje Mikulčić (komentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-01-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Mechanical Engineering; Process Energy Engineering

Abstract

Nowadays, the whole world, including the European Union and Croatia, is turning to the use of renewable energy sources. From the Industrial Revolution, fossil-based technologies which contribute to CO2 emissions have been primarily used for energy production, and therefore many countries are working intensely on the energy transition. The Adriatic Sea shows the potential for future use of marine energy technologies. In this thesis, the potential of Blue Energy technologies in Croatia will be analysed. The observed technologies will include offshore wind farms, wave power plants and seawater heat pumps. The introduction deals with an overview of global, European and Croatian renewable energy sources. The next section describes Blue Energy technologies with regard to available parameters and their current state, as well as future potential. After that, the input data which was put into program EnergyPLAN was shown. This data is required for obtaining results that are related to the consumption, production, CO2 emissions and others. Data for 2018 which served as the starting point was presented, and then the forecasts for 2030 and 2050 were processed. Also, the relevant parameters for Blue Energy technologies were analysed. It was important to assess the possibility of their exploitation along the Adriatic coast of Croatia because the obtained capacities were put in EnergyPLAN. An analysis of production and the impact on CO2 emissions from these technologies was shown. Finally, a techno-economic analysis was carried out according to available data and forecasts for 2030 and 2050.

Abstract (croatian)

Danas se cijeli svijet, pa tako i Europska unija i Hrvatska, sve više okreću korištenju obnovljivih izvora energije. Od doba industrijske revolucije su se u najvećoj mjeri koristile konvencionalne tehnologije koje emitiraju ugljični dioksid (CO2), te stoga mnoge države intenzivno rade na energetskoj tranziciji. Jadransko more ima potencijal koji bi se u budućnosti mogao iskoristiti tehnologijama za iskorištavanje energije mora. U ovom radu analizirat će se potencijali Plave energije. Odabrane tehnologije su pučinske vjetroelektrane, elektrane na valove i dizalice topline s morskom vodom. Uvod obrađuje pregled obnovljivih izvora energije u svijetu, Europi i Hrvatskoj. Sljedeće poglavlje opisuje tehnologije Plave energije te njihovo sadašnje stanje i potencijalnu buduću primjenjivost s obzirom na postojeće parametre. Nakon toga, prikazani su podaci koji su se unosili u program EnergyPLAN radi dobivanja rezultata vezanih za potrošnju, proizvodnju, emisije CO2 i ostalo. Obrađeni su podaci za 2018. godinu koja je poslužila kao referentna polazna točka, a zatim su obrađena predviđanja za 2030. i 2050. Posebno su analizirani parametri relevantni za Plave tehnologije i procjenu mogućnosti postavljanja njihovih kapaciteta duž hrvatske obale Jadranskog mora. Uslijedila je analiza proizvodnje i potrošnje iz tih tehnologija te utjecaj na emisije CO2. Na kraju je provedena tehnoekonomska analiza prema dostupnim podacima i predviđanjima za 2030. i 2050.

• Keywords: renewable energy sources; Blue Energy technologies; offshore wind farms; wave energy; seawater heat pumps; EnergyPLAN; the Adriatic Sea
• Keywords (croatian): obnovljivi izvori energije; Plava energija; pučinske vjetroelektrane; elektrane na valove; dizalice topline s morskom vodom; EnergyPLAN; Jadransko more
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:235:743065
• Project: Number: 5MED18_1.1_M23_072; Title: Blue Energy Deployment Alliance; Acronym: BLUE DEAL; Leader: Neven Duić; Jurisdiction: France; Funder: European Regional Development Fund; Funding stream: Interreg MED
• Study programme: Title: Mechanical Engineering; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka strojarstva (magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka strojarstva)
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• Created on: 2021-01-18 15:18:59