remarc

Renewable Energy extraction in MARine environment and its Coastal impact

pn-iii-p4-id-pce-2016-0017

exploratory research project

Contract no. 28/2017. Source of funding: The Executive Unit for Financing in Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI).

Funding amount: 787.500 lei. Implementation period: July 2017 - december 2019 (30 months).

Project Description

The REMARC project aims to evaluate the reusable energy potential and efficiency of current extraction technologies in the vicinity of European coastal areas, with particular attention to the Black Sea and the Romanian coastal area. An important goal is to identify the best locations in terms of synergy between wind power and waves, but other energy sources such as currents or osmoenergy will also be considered. By developing detailed energy maps, common to wind and waves, the project will provide a clearer picture of marine energy resources in Europe. Identifying hotspots in terms of reusable energies in the marine environment will be an important objective of the project.

The offshore industry is a very dynamic sector and it specifically concerns technologies related to extracting energy in the marine environment. From this perspective, an overview of technological advances related to the extraction of reusable energy will be achieved along with an assessment of the efficiency of technologies in various coastal areas. Particular attention will be paid to the Black Sea basin, where hybrid solutions appear to be more viable. A possible adaptation of the main conversion systems for wind and wave energy to the conditions specific to Romanian coastal areas will also be considered, especially in view of increasing the efficiency of extracting wave energy with lower amplitude.

Another aspect is related to the coastal protection and impact provided by different marine energy farm configurations. The exploratory project will bring important benefits related to a better knowledge of the potential of reusable energy and the efficiency of extraction technologies, as well as the impact and dynamics induced in European coastal areas, in general and in the Romanian nearshore in particular.

Workshop 2019

Project Objectives

The main objective of the project is to evaluate the renewable energy potential and the efficiency of its extraction, in the European coastal environment, in general and in the Romanian nearshore, in special.

Considering, in a proper way, the very dynamic technology advances, as well as on the coastal impact of the future marine energy farms, the project has the following specific objectives:

    1. Study of the wind energy conditions along the European coastal environment, with a special focus on the Black Sea basin. Several data sources will be considered for this purpose. These are the wind fields from ECMWF and NCEP, which are freely available on the internet, and the measurements from the GEOSAT, ERS, JASON and TOPEX/POSEIDON satellites that have now accumulated over 20 years of global wind and sea wave data. Such satellite data are also available on various internet sites;
    2. Analysis of the wave energy along the European coastal environment, with a special focus on the Black Sea basin and the Romanian nearshore using spectral wave models (SWAN, Booj et al, 1999). Identification of the hot energy spots in the coastal environment by performing high resolution model simulations;
    3. Analysis of the synergy between the wind and the wave resources and identification of other relevant sources of renewable energy in the areas identified as hotspots.
    4. Analysis of the most recent technological advances in the field of extracting renewable energy in the marine environment. Feasibility studies concerning the implementation of the hybrid (wind/wave) farms in the most representative areas considered, with a special focus on the Romanian nearshore. This will imply especially to find the most appropriate technologies for extracting the wind and wave energy in the specific sites identified;
    5. Studies concerning the environmental impact of various energy farms on the coast, using both wave models based on the spectrum concept and wave models based on the momentum concept. Various configurations of the hybrid energy farms will be designed and tested.

Some relevant studies performed in various European coastal areas concerning the expected influence of the marine energy farms on the nearshore wave climate are those of Millar et al (2007), Palha et al (2010), Ponce de Leon et al (2010), Rusu and Guedes Soares (2013), Rusu and Diaconu (2014), Bento et al (2014), Zanopol et al (2014, a and b) and Onea and Rusu (2016a). It has to be highlighted that the proposed work presents many elements of originality. This is first because it will present a general and up to date perspective of the renewable energy resources available in the European coastal environment, giving an overview of the technological advances and presenting the advantages and the limitations of various extraction technologies for different environments and geographical locations. Having the general European perspective, the REMARC project will provide the most realistic approaches to be considered and implemented in each coastal environment, with a special focus on the Romanian nearshore. Thus, the project brings novel and innovative approaches beyond the state of the art with results of wide international interest.

Activities according to project objectives

    The main outcomes resulting from the implementation of remarc project will be:

  1. a better knowledge of the wind and wave climate, of the renewable energy potential and the environmental evolutions in the European coastal environment, in general and in the Black Sea basin and the Romanian nearshore, in special.
  2. a realistic estimation of the extreme events and of their coastal impact in the European coastal areas.
  3. identification of the energy hotspots, especially from the perspective of the synergy between wave and wind power resources and the identification of the most adequate technology for energy extraction in the above locations.
  4. assessment of the advantages and limitations of the state of the art extraction technologies in various coastal environments and geographical locations.
  5. evaluation of the short, medium and long term coastal impact of the presence in the nearshore of the energy farms.

Scientific Report 2017

Scientific Report 2018

Final Scientific Report

    project team:

  • project manager

  • members
    • 2. florin onea - lecturer, postdoctoral researcher cv
    • 3. liliana rusu - university professor cv
    • 4. Dragoș Niculescu - PhD Student cv
    • 5. sorin ciortan - associate professor cv
    • 6. carmen gasparotti - associate professor cv
    • 7. catalin anton – PhD Student
    • 8. gheorghe stăvărache – master student/PhD Student

DISSEMINATION

YEAR 2019

      Publications in international journals
    1. Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2019, “An assessment of the wind and wave power potential in the island environment”, Energy, Volume 175, 15 May 2019, Pages 830-846, (WoS Q1, IF=5.537), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.03.130
    2. Rusu, L., 2019, “The wave and wind power potential in the western Black Sea”, Renewable Energy, Volume 139, August 2019, Pages 1146-1158, (WoS Q1, IF=5.439), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.017
    3. Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2019, “A parallel evaluation of the wind and wave energy resources along the Latin American and European coastal environments”, Renewable Energy, Volume 143, December 2019, Pages 1594-1607, (WoS Q1, IF=5.439), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.117
    4. Adem Akpınar,Halid Jafali and Eugen Rusu, 2019, “Temporal Variation of the Wave Energy Flux in Hotspot Areas of the Black Sea”, Sustainability 2019, 11(3), 562, (WoS Q2, IF=2.592), https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030562
    5. Markos Bonovas,Kostas Belibassakis and Eugen Rusu, 2019, “Multi-DOF WEC Performance in Variable Bathymetry Regions Using a Hybrid 3D BEM and Optimization”, Energies 2019, 12(11), 2108, (WoS, IF=2.707), https://doi.org/10.3390/en12112108
    6. Onea, F., Rusu, E., 2019, “An assessment of the wind energy potential in the Caspian Sea”, Energies 2019, 12(13), 2525, (WoS, IF=2.707), https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/13/2525
    7. Picu, L., Picu, M., Rusu, E., 2019, “An Investigation into the Health Risks Associated with the Noise and Vibrations on Board of a Boat—A Case Study on the Danube River”, JMSE2019, 7(8), 258, (WoS, IF=1.732), https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7080258
    8. Catalin Anton, Carmen Gasparotti and Eugen Rusu, 2019, “Multi-criterial Analysis by Determining the Supportability Factor in the Western of the Black Sea”, Journal of Clean Energy Technologies, Vol. 7, No. 4, July 2019, http://www.jocet.org/vol7/509-ER0007.pdf
    9. Catalin Anton, Carmen Gasparotti, Iulia Anton and Eugen Rusu, 2019, “Analysis of the Mamaia Bay shoreline Retreat with Hard and Soft Protection Works”, Journal of Marine Science, Volume 01, Issue 01, April 2019, https://ojs.bilpublishing.com/index.php/jms/article/view/490

      10. Participation in international conferences and publication in conferences' proceedings
    10. Rusu, E., Rusu, L., 2019, Evaluation of the wind power potential in the European nearshore of the Mediterranean Sea, 4th International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research (ICACER 2019), Coimbra, Portugal, April 5-7, 2019, WoS, https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201910301003
    11. Rusu, L., 2019, A Projection of the Wind Energy in the Black Sea along the 21st Century, 4th International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research (ICACER 2019), Coimbra, Portugal, April 5-7, 2019, WoS, https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201910301005
    12. Ciortan, S., Rusu, E., 2019, Analysis of Wave Energy Conversion with Dynamic Systems Theory, 4th International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research (ICACER 2019), Coimbra, Portugal, April 5-7, 2019, WoS, https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201910301003
    13. Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2019, Wind and wave energy resource of Germany reported by ERA-Interim reanalysis data, The 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering, August 19-22, 2019 Munich, Germany, WoS, http://www.reee.net/
    14. Rusu, E., 2019, Wind energy assessments in the Baltic Sea, past and future projections, The 14th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), October 1-6, Dubrovnik, Croatia, https://www.dubrovnik2019.sdewes.org/
    15. Rusu, L., 2019, A projection of the expected wave power in the Black Sea until the end of the 21st century, The 14th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), October 1-6, Dubrovnik, Croatia, https://www.dubrovnik2019.sdewes.org/
    16. BĂNESCU Alexandru, GEORGESCU Lucian – Puiu, ITICESCU Cătălina, RUSU Eugen, 2019, Analysis of the Earthquake Force for a Frame Structure Located in Seismic Risk Areas, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, Section Applied and Environmenta Geophyiscs pp. 739-747, SCOPUS, https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/1.1
    17. Turcanu (Marcu) Andra, Carmen Gasparotti, Eugen Rusu, 2019, Management platform for the port communities, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, Section Informatics pp. 399-405, SCOPUS, https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/2.1
    18. Valerian Novac, Eugen Rusu, 2019, Black Sea Oil Spils – Preventive and Remedial Actions, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, Section Marine and Ocean Ecosystems, pp. 683-690, SCOPUS, https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/3.1
    19. Gheorghe Stavarache, Sorin Ciortan, Eugen Rusu, 2019, Analysis of Environmental Characteristics Influence on Wind Power with Artificial Neural Networks, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, Section Renewable Energy Sources and Clean Technologies, pp. 43-50, SCOPUS, https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/4.1
    20. Valerian Novac, Eugen Rusu, 2019, Air Emissions from Ships – Western Black Case Study, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, Section Air Pollution and Climate Change, pp. 813-819, SCOPUS, https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/4.1
    21. Laurentiu Picu, Eugen Rusu, Mihaela Picu, 2019, An Analysis of the Noise in the Engine Room – Case Study a Merchant Ship Navigating on Danube, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, Section Ecology and Environmental Protection, pp. 69-75, SCOPUS, https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/5.2
    22. Laurentiu Picu, Mihaela Picu, Eugen Rusu, 2019, Noise Analysis on the Navigation Bridge for a Boat Traveling on the Danube River, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, Section Ecology and Environmental Protection, pp. 571-578, SCOPUS, https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/5.2
    23. Laurentiu Picu, Eugen Rusu, Mihaela Picu, 2019, Study of the Vibration Transmited to the Crew by the Equipment of a River Boat before Repairs, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019, Section Ecology and Environmental Protection, pp. 695-700, SCOPUS, https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/5.2

      24. Publications in Romanian national journals indexed in international databases
    24. Alexandra DIACONITA, Florin ONEA, Eugen RUSU, 2019, An Evaluation of the Wind Energy in the North Sea Coast, Mechanical Testing and Diagnosis ISSN 2247–9635, 2019 (IX), Volume 1, pp. 17-22, http://www.im.ugal.ro/mtd/download/2019-1/2_MTD_Volume%201_2019_Diaconita%20xx.pdf
    25. BĂNESCU Alexandru, GEORGESCU Lucian – Puiu, ITICESCU Cătălina, RUSU Eugen, 2019, Analysis of the Industrial Metallic Halls under Lateral Force Action Generated by an Earthquake in the Danube Delta Area, Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, Tulcea, Romania, vol. 24, 2019, https://doi.org/10.7427/DDI.24.14
    26. Cristina CALIN, Eugen RUSU, Stefan DRAGOMIR, 2019, Risk Analysis on the Heat Pump System to Use for Building Heating, in Urban Area, Mechanical Testing and Diagnosis ISSN 2247 –9635, 2019 (IX), Volume 2, pp. 5-10, 2019, http://www.im.ugal.ro/mtd/download/2019-2/1_MTD%20Volume%202%202019%20Lucrare%20Calin.pdf

      27. Presentations at national conferences
    27. Anton, C., Gasparotti, C., Rusu, E., Alexandru Bănescu, Lucian Puiu Georgescu, Cătălina Iticescu, Eugen Rusu, 2019, Use of GIS Technology in Flood Risk Analysis. Case Study Mila 23 Locality from the Danube Delta, OP2.13, Conference: CSSD2019 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2019, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2019
    28. Laurențiu Picu, Eugen Rusu, 2019, Non-Linear Characteristics of Transmissibility in the Dynamic Responses of Standing Subjects Exposed to Vertical Whole-Body Vibration, PP1.7, Conference: CSSD2019 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2019, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2019
    29. Valerian Novac, Eugen Rusu, 2019, Black Sea Naval Accidents – Intervention Management, PP1.11, Conference: CSSD2019 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2019, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2019
    30. Gheorghe Stăvărache, 2019, The Wind Energy Potential in Republic of Moldavia, PP2.16, Conference: CSSD2019 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2019, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2019

      31. PhD Thesis defended
    31. Dragoş NICULESCU, "Studies concerning evaluation of the renewable energy resources in the Romanian nearshore", supervisor Profesor Eugen RUSU, May 2019, "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galati

      32. Master Degree Theses defended
    32. ZABUNOV ( MIHAI ) Cristina, "Analysis of wind speed variation for optimizing of the eolian systems", Coordinator Assoc Prof. Sorin Ciortan, July 2019, "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galati, CROSS-BORDER FАСULTY, Advanced Materials Engineering Programme
    33. Usturoi Vera, "FMEA analysis for a PV instalation", Coordinator Assoc Prof. Sorin Ciortan, July 2019, "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galati, CROSS-BORDER FАСULTY, Advanced Materials Engineering Programme

YEAR 2018

      Publications in international journals
    1. Rusu, E., 2018, “Study of the Wave Energy Propagation Patterns in the Western Black Sea”, Applied Sciences 8(6), 993, (WoS, IF=1.689), https://doi.org/10.3390/app8060993
    2. Rusu, E., 2018, “Numerical Modeling of the Wave Energy Propagation in the Iberian Nearshore”, Energies 11(4), 980, (WoS, IF=2.676), https://doi.org/10.3390/en11040980
    3. Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2018, “A review of the technologies for wave energy extraction”, Clean Energy, 2018, 1–10, https://academic.oup.com/ce/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ce/zky003/4924611
    4. Niculescu, D., Rusu, E., 2018, “Evaluation of the new coastal protection scheme at Mamaia Bay in the nearshore of the Black Sea”, Ocean Systems Engineering, Vol.8, No. 1 (2018), pp. 1-20, (WoS), http://www.techno-press.org/?page=container&journal=ose&volume=8&num=1
    5. Onea, F., Rusu, E., 2018, “Sustainability of the Reanalysis Databases in Predicting the Wind and Wave Power along the European Coasts”, Sustainability 2018, 10(1), 193, (WoS, IF=2.075), http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/1/193
    6. Belibassakis, K., Bonovas, M., Rusu, E., 2018, “A novel method for estimating wave energy converter performance in variable bathymetry regions and applications”, Energies 11(8), 2092, (WoS, IF=2.676), https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/8/2092

      7. Participation in international conferences and publication in conferences' proceedings
    7. Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2018, The Synergy Between Wave and Wind Energy along the Latin American and the European Continental Coasts, Conference: 1st Latin American SDEWES conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, http://www.rio2018.sdewes.org/programme.php
    8. Rusu, L., 2018, The Wave and Wind Power Potential in the Western Black Sea, Conference: 1st Latin American SDEWES conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, BEAST PAPER AWARD!, http://www.rio2018.sdewes.org/programme.php
    9. Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2018, Evaluation of the shoreline effect of the marine energy farms in different coastal environments, Conference: ICACER 2018 - 3rd International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research, 4-6 April, 2018, Barcelona, SPAIN, (WoS), http://icacer.com/
    10. Ciortan, S., Rusu, E., 2018, Prediction of the wave power in the Black Sea based on wind speed using artificial neural networks, Conference: ICACER 2018 - 3rd International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research, 4-6 April, 2018, Barcelona, SPAIN, (WoS), http://icacer.com/
    11. Niculescu, D., Rusu, E., 2018, An overview of the wind power potential in the Romanian coastal environment-moving from onshore to offshore, Conference: ICACER 2018 - 3rd International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research, 4-6 April, 2018, Barcelona, SPAIN, (WoS), http://icacer.com/
    12. Rusu, L., 2018, Evaluation of the synergy between wind and wave power for combined exploitation in the Black Sea, Conference: ICACER 2018 - 3rd International Conference on Advances on Clean Energy Research, 4-6 April, 2018, Barcelona, SPAIN, http://icacer.com/
    13. Banescu, A., Georgescu, L., Iticescu, C., Rusu, E., 2018, Analysis of the wind action on the turbines operating in the Dobrogea region from Romania, Conference: 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018, Albena, Bulgaria, (WoS), https://www.sgem.org/
    14. Onea, F., Rusu, E., 2018, Sensitivity analysis of the wave energy converters operating in the French coastal waters, Conference: 2018 International Conference on Power and Energy Technology (ICPET 2018), July 2018, Lille, France, (SCOPUS), http://www.icpet.org/
    15. Anton, C., Gasparotti, C., Rusu, E., Anton, I., 2018, Approach to the analysis and evaluation of strategic intervention options in the romanian coastal zone taking into account economic, social and environmental factors, Conference: 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018, Albena, Bulgaria, (WoS), https://www.sgem.org/
    16. Anton, C., Gasparotti, C., Rusu, E., 2018, Identification of the economic pressure on environmental factors in the Romanian coastal zone-case study Eforie, Conference: 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018, Albena, Bulgaria, (WoS), https://www.sgem.org/
    17. Picu, L, Rusu, E., Picu, M., 2018, Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration-verification method of stevens's power law, Conference: 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018, Albena, Bulgaria, (WoS), https://www.sgem.org/
    18. Caranfil, V., Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2018, An analysis of the renewable energy resources in the Republic of Moldova, Conference: 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018, Albena, Bulgaria, (WoS), https://www.sgem.org/
    19. Stingheru, C., Rusu, E., and Gasparotti, C., 2018, The cause-effect method used in highlighting the main causes and implications of maritime accidents in the Black Sea, ICTTE Belgrade 2018. International Conference on Traffic and Transport Engineering, 27th – 28th September 2018, Belgrade (Serbia), pp 283-289, http://ijtte.com/uploads/news_files/ICTTE%20Belgrade%202018_Proceedings.pdf
    20. Picu, L., Rusu, E., 2018, Quantifying the effect of the ship vibration on crew for the inland navigation-case study a cargo navigating in the lower Danube sector, ICTTE Belgrade 2018. International Conference on Traffic and Transport Engineering, 27th – 28th September 2018, Belgrade (Serbia), pp 169-174, http://ijtte.com/uploads/news_files/ICTTE%20Belgrade%202018_Proceedings.pdf
    21. Anton, C., Gasparotti, C. and Rusu, E., 2018, A challenge for the inland navigation-a connection between the Baltic and the Black Seas, ICTTE Belgrade 2018. International Conference on Traffic and Transport Engineering, 27th – 28th September 2018, Belgrade (Serbia), pp 175-186, http://ijtte.com/uploads/news_files/ICTTE%20Belgrade%202018_Proceedings.pdf

      22. Publications in Romanian national journals indexed in international databases
    22. Novac, V., Rusu, E., 2018, Black Sea littoral military operations - environment impact, Scientific Bulletin of Naval Academy, Vol. XXI 2018, pp. 607-616. doi:10.21279/1454-864X-18-I1-091, https://www.anmb.ro/buletinstiintific/buletine/2018_Issue1/04_FAR/novac.pdf
    23. Gasparotti, C. and Rusu, E., 2018, Assessment of the energy potential of the waves in the Black Sea, Mechanical Testing and Diagnosis, ISSN 2247 –9635, 2018 (VIII), Volume 3, pp. 5 -10, http://www.im.ugal.ro/mtd/download/2018-3/1_MTD_Volume%203_2018_Gaparotti%20xx.pdf
    24. Stingheru, C., Gasparotti, C., Raileanu, A., Rusu, E., 2018, A SWOT Analysis of the Marine Energy Sector at the European Level, Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, Vol 14, No 3 (2018), pp. 213-237, http://www.journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/oeconomica/article/view/4551
    25. Caranfil, V., Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2018, An evaluation of the solar and wind energy in the south - east of Romania, Mechanical Testing and Diagnosis, ISSN 2247 –9635, 2018 (VIII), Volume 2, pp. 15 -20, http://www.im.ugal.ro/mtd/download/2018-2/3_MTD_Volume%202_2018_Caranfil%20xx.pdf
    26. Carmen Gasparotti, Eugen Rusu, 2018, An Overview on the Shipbuilding Market in Current Period and Forecast, EuroEconomica, Vol 37, No 3 (2018), http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/euroeconomica/article/view/5134

      27. Presentations at national conferences
    27. Rusu, E., 2018, An Assessment of the Wind Energy Potential in the Romanian Nearshore, INVITED LECTURE, Conference: CSSD2018 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2018, Galati, Romania, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325662815_An_Assessment_of_the_Wind_Energy_Potential_in_the_Romanian_Nearshore
    28. Anton, C., Gasparotti, C., Rusu, E., 2018, Analysis of the Mamaia Bay Shoreline Retreat Using Hard and Soft Protection Works, Conference: CSSD2018 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2018, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2018
    29. Anton, C., Gasparotti, C., Rusu, E., 2018, Introducing the Blue Economy Concept in the Romanian Nearshore, Conference: CSSD2018 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2018, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2018
    30. Picu, L., Rusu, E., 2018, Multiple Physical Stress Exposures of Sailors on Several Ships. A Longitudinal Study, Conference: CSSD2018 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2018, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2018
    31. Caranfil, V., Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2018, Partial Energy Consumption Supplied by Renewable Energy Sources for a Production Hall, Conference: CSSD2018 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2018, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2018
    32. Picu, L., Rusu, E., 2018, Single Degree of Freedom Vibrating System and the Prediction of Human Discomfort Due to its Transient Vibrations, Conference: CSSD2018 -Scientific Conference of the Doctoral Schools - Perspectives and Challanges in Doctoral Research, June 2018, Galati, Romania, http://www.cssd-udjg.ugal.ro/index.php/abstracts-2018
    33. Rusu, E., 2018, Marine Environment – an Important part of our Future, INVITED CONFERENCE at the Iaṣi Branch of the Romanian Academy, 1 November 2018, Romania, http://acadiasi.org/mediul-marin-o-parte-importanta-a-viitorului-nostru/

      34. Master Degree Theses
    34. Pintilie Viorel (Master: Modeling and Simulations in Mechanical Engineering), topic: "Installation of renewable energy extraction in rivers", supervisor Prof. Dr. Ing. Eugen RUSU
    35. Migireanu Bogdan (Master: Naval Architecture - in English), topic: "Studies on the main economic indicators (LCOE, CAPEX, OPEX) in extracting renewable energy from the marine environment", supervisor Conf. Dr. Habil. Ing. Carmen GASPAROTTI
    36. Niță Lucian (Master: Naval Architecture - in English), topic: "Floating devices for wave energy extraction", supervisor Conf. Dr. Habil. Ing. Carmen GASPAROTTI
    37. Florea Viorica (Master: Advanced Material Engineering), topic: "Fatigue behaviour of a wave energy converter", supervisor Conf. Dr. Ing. Sorin CIORTAN
    38. Stăvarache Gheorghe (Master: Advanced Material Engineering), topic: "Analysis of the energy potential in marine environment using neural networks", supervisor Conf. Dr. Ing. Sorin CIORTAN
    39. Păun George Robert (Master: Naval Architecture - in English), topic: "Joint evaluation of the wind energy resources in the Black Sea nearshore and comparison with other European coastal environments", supervisor Conf. Dr. Habil. Ing. Carmen GASPAROTTI

YEAR 2017

      Publications in international journals
    1. Rusu, E., Onea, F., 2017, “ Joint Evaluation of the Wave and Offshore Wind Energy Resources in the Developing Countries”, Energies 2017, 10(11), 1866, IF=2.262 http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/11/1866
    2. Onea, F., Ciortan, S., Rusu, E., 2017, “Assessment of the potential for developing combined wind-wave projects in the European nearshore”, SAGE Journals, Energy & Environment, 2017, IF=0.302 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0958305X17716947
    3. Ganea, D., Amorțilă, V., Mereuță, E., Rusu, E., 2017, “A Joint Evaluation of the Wind and Wave Energy Resources Close to the Greek Islands”, Sustainability Journal, Special Issue Wind Energy, Load and Price Forecasting towards Sustainability, 2017, 9(6), 1025; doi:10.3390/su9061025, IF=1.789, http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/6/1025

      4. Participation in international conferences and publication in conferences' proceedings
    4. Rusu, E., 2017, “The synergy between wind and wave power along the coasts of the Black Sea”, accepted for presentation and publication in the proceedings of the 17th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean on “Maritime Transportation and Harvesting of Sea Resources”, IMAM 2017, Lisbon, Portugal, 9 - 11 October 2017, http://www.imamhomepage.org/imam2017/
    5. Niculescu, D., Rusu, E., 2017, "Water flow and bathymetry - sensors integration for precise measurements", The International Symposium Protection of the Black Sea Ecosystem and Sustainable Management of Maritime Activities - PROMARE 2017, 8th Edition, 7-9 September 2017, Constanta, ROMANIA - Poster
    6. Picu, L., Rusu, E., 2017, "Studies of vibrations induced and their effect on the river ship crew fatigue", poster presented at the International Conference - http://www.teme.ugal.ro/, paper published in the proceedings.

      7. Publications in national journals indexed in international databases
    7. Pintilie, V., Rusu, E., 2017, A brief overview of the renewable energy potential in Romania, Mechanical Testing and Diagnosis ISSN 2247 – 9635, 2017 (VII), Volume 2, pp. 24-29, http://www.im.ugal.ro/mtd/issue2017-2.htm
    8. Covalenco, V., Ciortan, S., Rusu, E., 2017, Analysis of the extreme environmental conditions In the Black Sea considering different data sources, Mechanical Testing and Diagnosis ISSN 2247 – 9635, 2017 (VII), Volume 2, pp. 16-23, http://www.im.ugal.ro/mtd/issue2017-2.htm
    9. Picu, L., Rusu, E., 2017, “Whole Body Vibration of A Pushtow Boat Crew Operating on the Danube River”, Journal of Mechanical Testing and Diagnosis,ISSN 2247 – 9635, 2017 (VII), Volume 1, pp. 28-35, http://www.im.ugal.ro/mtd/issue2017-1.htm
    10. Niculescu, D., Rusu, 2018, An analysis of the dynamics of the environmental parameters in the Romanian nearshore of the Black Sea, Journal of Mechanical Testing and Diagnosis ISSN 2247 – 9635, 2017 (VII), Volume 4, pp. 17-24, http://www.im.ugal.ro/mtd/download/2017-4/3_MTD_Volume%204_2017Niculescu%20Rusu%20negru.pdf

      11. Master Degree Theses
    11. Cristea Adriana (Master: Modeling and Simulations in Mechanical Engineering), topic: "Studies on the development of wave energy extraction, present and perspectives for the future", supervisor Prof. Dr. Ing. Eugen Rusu

      12. Bachelor Degree Theses
    12. Codreanu Andrei Gabriel (Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering), topic: "Study on wind energy potential in coastal and marine areas", supervisor Prof. Dr. Ing. Eugen Rusu