Ocean Energy and Coastal Protection

Rafael J. Bergillos is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cordoba (Spain). He has a M.Eng. in Civil Engineering (2011), an M.Sc. in Management of Ports and Coastal Zones (2013), an M.Sc. in Management of River Basins (2014), and a Ph.D. in Environmental Hydraulics (2017). His main research interests include is the study of the dynamics of coastal areas, covering theoretical fundamentals, analysis of experimental observations, numerical modelling applications, and proposal of management recommendations. He has published more than 20 papers in respected journals and contributed to over 25 prestigious national and international conferences. He has been a visiting researcher at leading international institutions in the field of coastal engineering and is currently involved in several national and international R+D projects. He has reviewed papers submitted to more than 15 journals listed in Journal Citation Reports. Cristobal Rodriguez-Delgado is a Maritime Engineer at PROES Consultores (Spain). He holds an M.Eng. in Civil Engineering (2015) and an M.Sc. in Environmental Hydraulics (2016), both from the University of Granada. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Plymouth in 2019. His main research interest is the study of the wave farm effects on the shoreline evolution through the joint application of wave propagation models, longshore sediment transport formulations, and the one-line model. He has published more than 10 journal papers and contributed to several national and international conferences. He has also been involved in several national and international R+D projects. Gregorio Iglesias is Professor of Marine Renewable Energy at University College Cork (Ireland) and Honorary Professor of Coastal Engineering at the University of Plymouth (UK). He works in ocean energy (resource characterization, impact assessment, development of wave energy converters, combined wave and wind systems), coastal processes (estuarine hydraulics, beach morphodynamics), and coastal and port structures (breakwater design and testing). Professor Iglesias has patented a new type of wave energy converter (WaveCat), a hybrid wave-wind system, coordinated numerous laboratory tests on wave energy converters and breakwaters, and pioneered the application of artificial intelligence to coastal structures, beach morphology, infragravity waves, and oil booms. He is a member of the IEC Technical Committee in charge of the standards for wave energy device development (scale model testing) and of the panel in charge of the Spanish Standards for Maritime Works (ROM). He regularly acts as a reviewer for a number of international journals and research councils and is a member of various editorial boards and the Subject Editor of Energy (Elsevier) for wave, tidal, and hydropower. Professor Iglesias has published over 100 journal papers, and as Principal Investigator he has secured over EURO12M of research funding. His h-index is 37.

Introduction.- Optimization of Wave Farm Location and Layout for Coastal Protection.- Wave Energy Converter Geometry for Coastal Erosion Mitigation.- Wave Energy Converter for Coastal Flooding Mitigation.- Management of Coastal Erosion Under Climate Change Through Wave Farms.- Management of Coastal Flooding Under Climate Change Through Wave Farms.