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Founded in 1989, the University of A Coruña (UDC) has evolved significantly over its 34-year existence, both in size and academic stature. With a diverse range of faculties, UDC has become a reputable generalist university, with particular recognition in fields such as Computer Sciences, Architecture, and Civil Engineering. Its vibrant academic community comprises over 17,000 students, 140 active research groups, and the stewardship of 4 Research Centres and 8 University Institutes for R&D. UDC's international engagement is evident through its participation in more than 160 global projects, predominantly co-funded by the European Union across various programs such as Horizon Europe, Interreg or COST. Presently, UDC is actively involved in approximately 45 EU projects, including 3 ERC Starting Grants, reflecting its commitment to cutting-edge research. UDC's success extends to the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of researchers, with the university successfully passing the Implementation phase of the HRS4R award in 2019 and the Evaluation phase in 2022.

The UDC has become known for the studies on cost assessment and economic feasibility of offshore renewable energies (offshore wind, wave energy and solar offshore energy) in several locations.

Project Team:

Dr. Almudena Filgueira Vizoso

Industrial Engineer in the specialty of Energy. She obtained the PhD at University of A Coruña in 2012. Nowadays, she is Associate Professor at the Chemist Department of the Polytechnic College of Engineering of Ferrol. Her research focuses on the technical-economic study of marine renewable energies: offshore wind energy, wave energy, hybrid systems of marine energy, solar offshore energy, etc.

Dr. Almudena Filgueira Vizoso was principal investigator of the UDC of several research projects focused on offshore renewable energies. As a result of these investigations, several articles in high-impact journals have been published. ORCID, WEB.

Dr. Laura Castro-Santos

Industrial Engineer in the specialty of Energy and she obtained the International PhD at University of A Coruña in 2013. Nowadays, she is Associate Professor at the Naval and Industrial Engineering Department of the Polytechnic College of Engineering of Ferrol. Her research focuses on the technical-economic study of marine renewable energies: offshore wind energy, wave energy, hybrid systems of marine energy, solar offshore energy, etc. Her research activity was developed in various international research projects and in several foreign research centers in the field of marine renewable energy. She was principal investigator of the UDC of several research projects focused on offshore renewable energies, such as ARCWIND, SEARENEW or the SEASUN, and in several Erasmus+ projects to promote engineering, and particularly offshore renewable energies, at schools and high schools, such as “STEM Is Inspiring Future Careers”. As a result of these investigations, several articles in high-impact journals have been published. ORCID, WEB.

Dr. Félix Puime Guillén

Associate Professor at the Business Department of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of A Coruña. His research focuses on renewable energies: offshore wind energy, solar offshore energy and circular economy . His research activity was developed in various international research projects and in several foreign research centers and universities. He was investigator of the UDC of several research projects focused on offshore renewable energies, such as , SEARENEW and in several Erasmus+ projects to promote engineering, and particularly offshore renewable energies, at schools and high schools, such as “STEM Is Inspiring Future Careers”. As a result of these investigations, several articles in high-impact journals have been published. ORCID, WEB.

Prof. Ana García Diez

Professor of UDC for more than 20 years! Her field of research is the mechanical and tribological characterization of metallic materials. She has published 45 research papers and has an h-index of 8, with more than 350 citations. She has participated in more than 100 international conferences. Prof. Ana García Diez is a Senior researcher of the 3E-Partnership Project.

Dr. M. Isabel Lamas Galdo

Associate Professor at the Nautical Sciences and Marine Engineering Department, Polytechnic College of Engineering of Ferrol. Her research focuses on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) applied to energy. Her research activity was developed in various international research projects as a result of these investigations, several articles in high-impact journals have been published. Dr. M. Isabel Lamas Galdo is a Senior researcher of the 3E-Partnership Project.

Ms. María Eugenia Díaz-Caneiro

Internationalization officer at Ferrol Industrial Campus, one of the specialization campuses that belongs to UDC. She has been working in the International Relations Office since 2016, where she has been mainly focused on project management. She has experience in Erasmus+ Projects. Ms. María Eugenia Díaz-Caneiro is an administrative staff of the 3E-Partnership Project.