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The Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea: what are the challenges for the deployment of marine renewable energies?

Rabía Mrabet Temsamani
Universidad de Jaén
Foto portada: Elisa Lozano Triviño, "Descalza sobre azulejos mudéjares". Septiembre de 2023.
Published June 24, 2024

Keywords:

Strait of Gibraltar, Alboran sea, Marine renewable energy deployment, Territorial conflict, Legal framework
How to Cite
Mrabet Temsamani, R. (2024). The Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea: what are the challenges for the deployment of marine renewable energies?. Revista De Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos, (36), 293–327. https://doi.org/10.15366/reim2024.36.012

Abstract

Nature has made the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea an invaluable resource of renewable marine energy which, if the riparian States manage to make the most of it, could both help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and thus mitigate global warming, and provide electricity to cover part of their needs. However, it seems that deploying this technology in the region remains a dream that would come up against a number of political, geostrategic and environmental challenges. This paper will attempt to shed some light on this subject.

 

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