Department of Applied Physics
Earth Sciences
Address:
“Campus Auga” Building
Rúa Canella da Costa da Vela 12
Universidade de Vigo
32004 Ourense, Spain
Office: 1.4
e-mail: xurxocostoya@uvigo.es
Phone: +34 988 368 786
Scopus ID: 55796123000
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8050-760X
Publications
B. Arguilé-Pérez, X. Costoya, A. Ribeiro, M. deCastro, P. Carracedo, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2026) High-Resolution Wave Climate Data under Future Climate Scenarios along the European Atlantic Coast, Scientific Data, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-026-07158-7 (Published) [pdf]
B. Thomas, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, R. Nieto, D. Carvalho, L. Gimeno, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2026) Climatological comparison of continuous and reinitialized dynamical downscaling over the North Atlantic region, Climate Services, Vol. 42, 100664 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.cliser.2026.100664 (Published) [pdf]
B. Thomas, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, G. Iglesias, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2026) Forecasting offshore wind energy in Atlantic Europe using CMIP6 dynamically downscaled data, Energy, Vol. 342 139595 DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.139595 (Published) [pdf]
N.G. deCastro, M. deCastro, M. Des, X. Costoya, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2025) Assessment of the Offshore Migration of Mussel Production Based on an Aquaculture Similarity Index (ASI), Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 13, Issue 10 ; DOI: 10.3390/jmse13101869 (Published) [pdf]
B. Thomas, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2025) Identifying floating offshore wind farm designs which minimize Levelized Cost of Energy considering intra-array wake effect in Atlantic Europe, Renewable Energy, Vol. 254, 123730 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2025.123730 (Published) [pdf]
D. Fernández-Nóvoa, P. M. M. Soares, O. García-Feal, X. Costoya, R.M. Trigo, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2025) Neural network approach for modeling future natural river flows: Assessing climate change impacts on the Tagus River, Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, Vol 54, 102191 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102191 (Published) [pdf]
B. Thomas, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, G. Iglesias, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2025) Levelized cost of energy for various floating offshore wind farm designs in the areas covered by the Spanish maritime spatial planning, Applied Energy, Vol. 381, 125165 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.125165 (Published) [pdf]
B. Thomas, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2024) Revisiting the Upwelling Evolution along the Western Iberian Peninsula over the 21st Century Using Dynamically Downscaled CMIP6 Data, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 12, Isue 9 ; DOI: 10.3390/jmse12091494 (Published) [pdf]
B. Thomas, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, D. Carvalho, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2024) Wake effect impact on the levelized cost of energy in large floating offshore wind farms: A case of study in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, Energy, vol. 304, 132159 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.132159 (Published) [pdf]
M. deCastro, G. Lavidas, B. Arguilé-Pérez, P. Carracedo, N.G. deCastro, X. Costoya, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2024) Evaluating the economic viability of near-future wave energy development along the Galician coast using LCoE analysis for multiple wave energy devices, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 463, 142740 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142740 (Published) [pdf]
A. Gonçalves, X. Costoya, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato (2024) Extreme weather events on energy systems: a comprehensive review on impacts, mitigation, and adaptation measures, Sustainable Energy Research, Vol. 11 ; DOI: 10.1186/s40807-023-00097-6 (Published) [pdf]
L. Castro-Santos, A. Filgueira-Vizoso, X. Costoya, B. Arguilé-Pérez, A. Ribeiro (2024) Economic viability of floating wave power farms considering the energy generated in the near future, Renewable Energy, Vol. , 119947; DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.119947 (Published) [pdf]
M. deCastro, L. Rusu, B. Arguilé-Pérez, A. Ribeiro, X. Costoya, D. Carvalho, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2024) Different approaches to analyze the impact of future climate change on the exploitation of wave energy, Renewable Energy, Vol. 220, 119569 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119569 (Published) [pdf]
B. Thomas, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, D. Insua-Costa, M. Senande-Rivera, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2023) Downscaling CMIP6 climate projections to classify the future offshore wind energy resource in the Spanish territorial waters, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 433, 139860; DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139860 (Published) [pdf]
S. Bayo-Besteiro, L. de la Torre, X. Costoya, M. Gómez-Gesteira, A. Pérez-Alarcón, M. deCastro, J.A. Añel (2023) Photovoltaic power resource at the Atacama Desert under climate change, Renewable Energy, Vol. 216, 118999 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.118999 (Published) [pdf]
B. Arguilé-Pérez, A. Ribeiro, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2023) Suitability of wave energy converters in northwestern Spain under the near future winter wave climate, Energy, Vol. 278, Part B; DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127957 (Published) [pdf]
J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, X. Costoya, A. Pérez-Alarcón, S. Rahimi, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Dynamic downscaling of wind speed over the North Atlantic Ocean using CMIP6 projections: Implications for offshore wind power density, Energy Reports, Vol. 9; 873-885 : DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.12.036 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, M. deCastro, D. Carvalho, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2023) Assessing the complementarity of future hybrid wind and solar photovoltaic energy resources for North America, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 173, 113101; DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.113101 (Published) [pdf]
B. Arguilé-Pérez, A. Ribeiro, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, P. Carracedo, J.M. Dias, L. Rusu, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2022) Harnessing of Different WECs to Harvest Wave Energy along the Galician Coast (NW Spain), Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 10, 179; DOI: 10.3390/jmse10060719 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, M. deCastro, D. Carvalho, B. Arguilé-Pérez, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2022) Combining offshore wind and solar photovoltaic energy to stabilize energy supply under climate change scenarios: A case study on the western Iberian Peninsula, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 157, 112037; DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.112037 (Published) [pdf]
D. Carvalho, A. Rocha, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2021) Wind energy resource over Europe under CMIP6 future climate projections: What changes from CMIP5 to CMIP6, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 151; DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111594 (Published) [pdf]
R. Varela, L. Rodríguez-Díaz, D. Barriopedro, M. deCastro, X. Costoya, R. Garcia-Herrera, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2021) Projected changes in the season of hot days in the Middle East and North Africa, International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 42, Issue 4 ; DOI: 10.1002/joc.7360 (Published) [pdf]
A. Ribeiro, M. deCastro, X. Costoya, L. Rusu, J.M. Dias, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2021) A Delphi method to classify wave energy resource for the 21st century: Application to the NW Iberian Peninsula, Energy, Vol. 235, 121396. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121396 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, M. deCastro, D. Carvalho, Z. Feng, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2021) Climate change impacts on the future offshore wind energy resource in China, Renewable Energy, Vol. 175, 731-747; DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.001 (Published) [pdf]
L. Castro-Santos, M. deCastro, X. Costoya, A. Filgueira-Vizoso, I. Lamas-Galdo, A. Ribeiro, J.M. Dias, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2021) Economic Feasibility of Floating Offshore Wind Farms Considering Near Future Wind Resources: Case Study of Iberian Coast and Bay of Biscay, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, Issue 5, 2553; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052553 (Published) [pdf]
D. Fernández-Nóvoa, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2021) Influence of the mightiest rivers worldwide on coastal sea surface temperature warming, Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 768 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144915 (Published) [pdf]
A. Ribeiro, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, D. Carvalho, J.M. Dias, A. Rocha, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2020) Assessment of Hybrid Wind-Wave Energy Resource for the NW Coast of Iberian Peninsula in a Climate Change Context, Applied Sciences, Vol. 10 Issue 21, 7395 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217395 (Published) [pdf]
L. Rodríguez-Díaz, J.L. Gómez-Gesteira, X. Costoya, M. Gómez-Gesteira, J. Gago (2020) The Bay of Biscay as a trapping zone for exogenous plastics of different sizes, Journal of Sea Research, Vol. 163 (2020) 101929 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2020.101929 (Published) [pdf]
D. Fernández-Nóvoa, X. Costoya, D. Kobashi, L. Rodríguez-Díaz, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2020) Influence of Mississippi and Atchafalaya River plume in the winter coastal cooling of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Journal of Marine Systems, Vol. 209 (2020) 103374 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2020.103374 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, M. deCastro, D. Carvalho, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2020) On the suitability of offshore wind energy resource in the United States of America for the 21st century, Applied Energy, Vol. 262, 15 March 2020, 114537, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114537 (Published) [pdf]
D. Fernández-Nóvoa, X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2019) Dynamic characterization of the main Cantabrian river plumes by means of MODIS, Continental Shelf Research, July 2019, Volume 183, Pages 14-27, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2019.06.005 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, M. deCastro, F. Santos, M.C. Sousa, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2019) Projections of wind energy resources in the Caribbean for the 21st century, Energy, July, Volume 178, Pages 356-367 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.121 (Published) [pdf]
M. deCastro, S. Salvador, M. Gómez-Gesteira, X. Costoya, D. Carvalho, F. J. Sanz Larruga, L. Gimeno (2019) Europe, China and the United States: Three different approaches to the development of offshore wind energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 109, July, Pages 55-70 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.04.025 (Published) [pdf]
M. deCastro, X. Costoya, S. Salvador, D. Carvalho, M. Gómez-Gesteira, F. J. Sanz Larruga, L. Gimeno (2019) An overview of offshore wind energy resources in Europe under present and future climate, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume1436, Issue1 Pages 70-97 DOI: doi: 10.1111/nyas.13924 (Published) [pdf]
F. Santos, M. Gómez-Gesteira, M. deCastro, J.A. Añel, D. Carvalho, X. Costoya, J.M. Dias (2018) On the accuracy of CORDEX RCMs to project future winds over the Iberian Peninsula and surrounding ocean, Applied Energy, Volume 228, 15 October 2018, Pages 289–300 (Published) [pdf]
R. Varela, X. Costoya, C. Enriquez, F. Santos, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2018) Differences in coastal and oceanic SST trends north of Yucatan Peninsula, Journal of Marine Systems, Volume 182, June 2018, Pages 46-55 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2018.03.006 (Published) [pdf]
S. Salvador, X. Costoya, F. J. Sanz Larruga, L. Gimeno (2018) Development of Offshore Wind Power: Contrasting Optimal Wind Sites with Legal Restrictions in Galicia, Spain, Energies, 2018, 11(4), 731; Pages: 1-25 doi:10.3390/en11040731 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, D. Fernández-Nóvoa, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2017) Loire and Gironde turbid plumes: Characterization and influence on thermohaline properties, Journal of Sea Research, Volume 130, December 2017, Pages 7-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2017.04.003 (Published) [pdf]
D. Fernández-Nóvoa, M. deCastro, M. Des, X. Costoya, R. Mendes, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2017) Characterization of Iberian turbid plumes by means of synoptic patterns obtained through MODIS imagery, Journal of Sea Research, doi: 10.1016/j.seares.2017.06.013 (Published) [pdf]
R. Varela, F. Santos, M. Gómez-Gesteira, I. Álvarez, X. Costoya, J.M. Dias (2016) Influence of Coastal Upwelling on SST Trendsalong the South Coast of Java, PLoS ONE, Vol: 11, Issue: 9, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162122, Pages: 1-14 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, D. Fernández-Nóvoa, M. deCastro, F. Santos, P. Lazure, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2016) Modulation of sea surface temperature warming in the Bay of Biscay by Loire and Gironde Rivers, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Vol: 120 doi: 10.1002/2015JC011157 Pages: 1-14 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira, F. Santos (2015) Changes in sea surface temperature seasonality in the Bay of Biscay over the last decades (1982–2014), Journal of Marine Systems, Vol. 150, pages 91-101, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.06.002 (Published) [pdf]
M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira, X. Costoya, F. Santos (2014) Upwelling influence on the number of extreme hot SST days along the Canary upwelling ecosystem, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume: 119(5) Pages: 3029-3040 Doi: 10.1002/2013JC009745 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira (2014) Thermohaline trends in the Bay of Biscay from Argo floats over the decade 2004–2013, Journal of Marine Systems, Vol: 139 doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.06.001 Pages: 159-165 (Published) [pdf]
X. Costoya, M. deCastro, M. Gómez-Gesteira, F. Santos (2014) Mixed Layer Depth Trends in the Bay of Biscay over the Period 1975–2010, PLoS ONE, Vol: 9 Issue: 6 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099321 Pages: 1-8 (Published) [pdf]
M. Gómez-Gesteira, M. deCastro, F. Santos, I. Álvarez, X. Costoya (2013) Changes in ENACW observed in the Bay of Biscay over the period 1975–2010, Continental Shelf Research, Volume 65, 73-80, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2013.06.014 (Published) [pdf]