Laura Castro Santos in the 2% of the most influential scientists in the world according to the "Ranking of the World Scientists"

The "Ranking of the World Scientists: World's Top 2% Scientists" is considered one of the most prestigious in the world, and this year publishes its sixth edition by Stanford University in Elsevier, after the evaluation of standardized information on the production scientific, citations and other bibliometric indicators of more than 200,000 researchers worldwide from universities, hospitals, centers and research institutes. In 2023, it included 19 researchers from the University of A Coruña, including Laura Castro Santos.

Attendance to GOinterHUB

Last Friday March 3, 2023 David Cordal, Tomás Guillén (Chile), Laura Castro and Almudena Filgueira attended the GOinterHUB "Galician Offshore International HUB", a conference organized by ASIME, Navantia, Windar Renovables and the Xunta de Galicia.

It brought together representatives of the most important entities worldwide in this new industry. Among them, Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope, who brilliantly explained the potential of offshore wind energy for the European industry.

Also attended by students of the 1st Degree in Naval and Oceanic Engineering of the Polytechnic School of Engineering of Ferrol of the University of A Coruña, could attend the conference, thus improving their skills of "having the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant issues of social, scientific or ethical nature" and to "assess the importance of research, innovation and technological development in the socioeconomic and cultural advancement of society.

This research was partially funded by Project PID2019- 105386RA-I00 “Design of a tool for the selection of offshore renewable energy locations and technologies: application to Spanish territorial waters (SEARENEW)”, financed by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación – Agencia Estatal de Investigación/10.13039/501100011033.

Offshore Wind Conference 10 February.

On February 10, the Offshore Wind Conference was held at the Barrié Foundation in A Coruña. They were attended by researchers Laura Castro, Almudena Filgueira, David Cordal and Pablo Rubial.

This research was partially funded by Project PID2019- 105386RA-I00 “Design of a tool for the selection of offshore renewable energy locations and technologies: application to Spanish territorial waters (SEARENEW)”, financed by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación – Agencia Estatal de Investigación/10.13039/501100011033.

Certificates of Excellence

Last Friday, January 27th, the Certificates of Excellence were awarded at the Paraninfo of the UDC after the Assessment of Excellent Performance in the Three Dimensions of Laura Castro Santos and Isabel Lamas Galdo in the XI Call of the Docentia Program. It should be noted that Almudena Filgueira and Ana García also obtained it, but in a previous edition.

Visit of the Professors of the University of Almeria

The professors of the University of Almeria, Alfredo Alcayde and Francisco Gil Montoya, belonging to the School of Engineering were from January 23 to 27 at the CIF. The objective of this visit is to establish new synergies between the universities wool, both in the scientific and teaching wool.

Sea Professions Conference

On October 20, 2022 took place the conference "Professions of the Sea" at the Higher Technical School of Nautical and Machinery of the University of A Coruña. The topics covered were the following:

- Navigation and maritime rescue

- Transport and logistics

- Offshore

- Environment

Laura Castro Santos attended the conference and gave a presentation on offshore wind energy.

This research is part of the Project TED2021-132534B-I00 “Characterization of a software to determine the roadmap of the offshore solar energy in the Spanish shore (SEASUN)”, financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR.

This research was partially funded by Project PID2019- 105386RA-I00 “Design of a tool for the selection of offshore renewable energy locations and technologies: application to Spanish territorial waters (SEARENEW)”, financed by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación – Agencia Estatal de Investigación/10.13039/501100011033.

ICREPQ 22 Congress (20th International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality)

Laura Castro Santos and Almudena Filgueira Vizoso attended the ICREPQ 22 congress, which took place from July 27-29, 2022 in Vigo (Spain).

The following two papers were presented, both related to the present research project:

- A. Filgueira-Vizoso, X. Costoya, D. Cordal-Iglesias, L. Castro-Santos. Importance of the fluctuations of the steel price in the economic feasibility of a hybrid offshore platform in the West of the Iberian Peninsula.

- A. Filgueira-Vizoso, X. Costoya, D. Cordal-Iglesias, L. Piegari, P. Tricoli, L. Castro-Santos. Analysis of the economic feasibility of different floating offshore renewable energies in Canary Islands.

This research is part of the Project TED2021-132534B-I00 “Characterization of a software to determine the roadmap of the offshore solar energy in the Spanish shore (SEASUN)”, financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR.

This research was partially funded by Project PID2019- 105386RA-I00 “Design of a tool for the selection of offshore renewable energy locations and technologies: application to Spanish territorial waters (SEARENEW)”, financed by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación – Agencia Estatal de Investigación/10.13039/501100011033.

BBC Congress (Building Bridges in Steam Education in the 21st Century)

Laura Castro Santos, Almudena Filgueira Vizoso and Félix Puime Guillén participated in the BBC Congress, which took place from May 30 to 31, 2022 at the Puerto Accounting and Business School and the Puerto School of Engineering of the Polytechnic Institute of Puerto. The papers they presented are the following (some related to the Erasmus+ STEM is inspiring future careers project in which several UDC professors participate):

- STEMbach: experiences in the Galician region. Authors: Laura Castro-Santos; Félix Puime-Guillén; Isabel Lamas-Galdo; Ana Isabel García-Diez; Joaquín Enríquez Díaz; Lucía Boedo Vilabella; María Dolores Laguna Varela; Begoña Álvarez-García; Raquel Fernández-González; Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso.

- STEM studies and gender. At what point dueles the trend reverse? Authors: Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso; Félix Puime-Guillén; Laura Castro-Santos.

- Review of learning methodologies. Teaching experience in STEM careers. Authors: Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso; Félix Puime-Guillén; María Jesús Rodríguez-Guerrero; Raquel Fernández-González; Begoña Álvarez-García; Lucía Boedo Vilabella; Laura Castro-Santos.

- Design of teaching materials for the dissemination of Women's contribution to economic analysis: innovation, equality and new competencies. Authors: Raquel Fernández-González; Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso; Laura Castro-Santos; Félix Puime-Guillén; Manuel Escourido-Calvo; Lucía Fernández Rumbo.

- Innovative strategies in education: service-learning. Authors: Raquel Fernández-González; Almudena Filgueira-Vizoso; Laura Castro-Santos; Félix Puime-Guillén; Manuel Escourido-Calvo; Lucía Fernández Rumbo.

This research was partially funded by Project PID2019- 105386RA-I00 “Design of a tool for the selection of offshore renewable energy locations and technologies: application to Spanish territorial waters (SEARENEW)”, financed by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación – Agencia Estatal de Investigación/10.13039/501100011033.

Ferrol Industrial Campus Week

Several participants of the present project took part in the Ferrol Industrial Campus Week. The objective of the meeting, which took place between May 30 and June 1, 2022, was to connect university and business. The topics presented were:

- Offshore wind energy

- Development potential

- Challenges and needs for innovation and resources.

1st Summer Course on Renewable Energies

The main researcher of the present SEARENEW project, Laura Castro Santos, and the participating researcher Almudena Filgueira Vizoso, participated in the 1st Summer Course on Renewable Energies, bringing the Ferrol Industrial Campus closer to its surroundings. The course took place between June 3 and July 14, 2022. Laura Castro and Almudena Filgueira presented a power about offshore wind energy on June 3 at the Ferrol City Hall.

Special Issue "Renewable Offshore Energies"

The principal investigator of the present SEARENEW project, Laura Castro Santos, and the participating researcher Almudena Filgueira Vizoso, organized the special issue "Renewable Offshore Energies" for the journal Energies. The deadline for submission of articles will remain open until November 8, 2022 and papers related to the following aspects will be accepted:

- Offshore wind energy

- Pot energy

- Tidal energy

- Gradients

- Currents

- Combined systems

- Marine transport

- New forms of marine aquaculture

- Water pollution

- Green hydrogen

- Social aspects

- Independent energy

ARCWIND project meeting

On November 10, 2021 took place an online meeting with different research groups related to marine renewable energies. The main objective of this meeting was to exchange the research developed by each of the groups and to see the latest advances in each of the pillars of marine renewable energies.

Attendance to ICREPQ21 congress

The principal investigator of the present SEARENEW project, Laura Castro Santos, and the participating researcher Almudena Filgueira Vizoso, attended the ICREPQ21 congress, held in Almeria from July 28 to 30, 2021.

The ICREPQ21 (International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality) is a worldwide reference in the field of renewable energies where researchers considered important references in their field attend every year. The conference is held annually and this was the 19th edition.

Our researchers presented the following papers, which were very well received by the attendees:

- How important are ports for the offshore wind industry? The case of Spain.

- The decarbonization of Galicia using marine renewable energy.

- Installing green artificial reefs: a sustainable challenge.