- j.abanades.tercero.e@facultyue.es
- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales - Valencia
Profesor adjunto
Dr. Javier Abánades Tercero
- Ingeniería
Javier Abánades es ingeniero doctor de caminos, Canales y puertos. Realizó su doctorado en la exploración de energías renovables marinas en la Universidad de Plymouth. Tras su experiencia en el mundo de investigación y docencia en Reino Unido, se unió a TYPSA en 2015.
Durante los últimos 8 años ha ejercido como director de la división de energía offshore donde gestionan proyectos en diferentes geografías con diferentes tecnologías. Javier actualmente maneja un amplio portfolio de proyectos renovables para clientes internacionales con un volumen de inversión superior a los 500 M €.
Galardonado en 2018 como mejor ingeniero joven por el Colegio de Caminos Canales y Puertos por su contribución a la lucha contra el cambio climático a través de proyectos renovables, así como en 2021, fue incluido entre los 111 perfiles más destacados de España por debajo de 35 años por la Nova List.
Formación académica
Doctor en Energías Renovables
- Universidad de Plymouth
- 2012 - 2016
Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos
- Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
- 2006 - 2012
Experiencia profesional
Titulaciones
Publications
Wave farm impact on the beach profile: A case study
If wave energy is to become a fully-fledged renewable, its environmental impacts must be fully understood. The objective of the present work is to examine the impact of a wave farm on the beach profile through a case study. The methodology is based on two coupled numerical models: a nearshore wave propagation model and a morphodynamic model, which are run in two scenarios, both with and without the wave farm. Wave data from a nearby coastal buoy are used to prescribe the boundary conditions. A positive effect on the wave climate, the cross-shore sediment transport and, consequently, the evolution of the beach profile itself due to the presence of the wave farm was found. The wave farm leads to a reduction in the erosion of the beach face. This work constitutes the first stage of the investigation of the effectiveness of a wave farm as a coastal defence measure, and the accuracy of the quantification of the erosion reduction will be enhanced in future research. In any case, the overarching picture that emerges is that wave farms, in addition to providing carbon-free energy, can be used as elements of a coastal defence scheme.
Coastal defence through wave farms
The possibility of using wave farms for coastal defence warrants investigation because wave energy is poised to become a major renewable in many countries over the next decades. The fundamental question in this regard is whether a wave farm can be used to reduce beach erosion under storm conditions. If the answer to this question is positive, then a wave farm can have coastal defence as a subsidiary function, in addition to its primary role of producing carbon-free energy.
Coastal defence using wave farms: The role of farm-to-coast distance
The location of a wave farm and, in particular, its distance to the coast is one of the key aspects in a wave energy project. The effects of the farm on the coast, which can be instrumental in mitigating storm-induced erosion and thus contribute to coastal defence, are sometimes disregarded in selecting its location, possibly due to the inexistence of an ad hoc methodology.