Integration of transport and energy sectors in island communities with 100% intermittent renewable energy sources

Dorotić, Hrvoje; Doračić, Borna; Dobravec, Viktorija; Pukšec, Tomislav; Krajačić, Goran; Duić, Neven

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.09.033

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“…In fact, in the EU this sector covers about one third of the total energy consumption, so that important energy measures must be implemented. For example, Dorotić et al [14] modelled a novel solution to obtain a carbon neutral island, which uses 100% intermittent renewable energy sources and 100% share of smart charge vehicles, by means the integration of the vehicle-to-grid concept, power, heating and cooling sectors and renewable energy sources. The electrical marine transportation is also considered.…”

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Toward an Efficient and Sustainable Use of Energy in Industries and Cities

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Several countries have recently realized that the present development paradigm is not sustainable from an environmental and energy point of view. The growing awareness of the population regarding environmental issues is pushing governments worldwide more and more to promote policies aiming at limiting harmful effects of human development. In particular, the rapid increase of the global temperature, especially in the polar regions, and the management of human wastes, mainly plastic in seas, are some of the main points to be addressed by these novel policies. Several actions must be implemented in order to limit such issues. Unfortunately, the recent COP 24 Conference was not successful, but hopefully an agreement will be established in 2020 at the COP 26 Conference. The effort performed by policymakers must be mandatorily supported by the scientific community. In this framework, this paper aims at showing that countries worldwide are trying to negotiate an agreement to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In addition, in this paper all the researchers reported can provide quantitative measures of the actions to be implemented in order to address a sustainable and efficient use of energy. Here, innovations in terms of novel efficient and environmentally friendly technologies mainly based on renewable energy sources have been also investigated. The study also highlights different sectors that have been involved for this aim, such as energy conversion systems, urban areas, mobility, sustainability, water management, social aspects, etc. In this framework, specific conferences are periodically organized in order to provide a forum for discussion regarding these topics. In this area the Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) conference is the most ordinary conference. The 13th Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Conference was held in Palermo, Italy in 2018. The current Special Issue of Energies, precisely dedicated to the 13th SDEWES Conference, is based on three main topics: energy policy and energy efficiency in urban areas, energy efficiency in industry and biomass and other miscellaneous energy systems.

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“…On the production side, the complementarity of PV and wind resources supports recent findings highlighting the potential of combining these resources to improve the robustness of the energy mix (SuisseEole, 2020a). In addition, these two resources are already widely used on various islands (Giatrakos et al, 2009;Hall and Swingler, 2018;Dorotić et al, 2019). We also considered a pyrolysis technology which is still in development.…”

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“…Furthermore, the use of generators produces local gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), that contribute to global warming (Quadrelli and Peterson, 2007). For these reasons, and in line with national and international mid-term energy transition plans toward green technologies such as those proposed in COP21 reports (COP 21, 2015), various initiatives aim at fostering the use of renewable energies for islands (Dorotić et al, 2019). For example, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Lighthouses Initiative provides a global framework for energy transition on islands (WHO, 2018) and the Smart Islands Initiative was developed by the European Union to encourage innovative islands solutions that support sustainable economic growth (Smart Islands Initiative, 2016).…”

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Benefits of a Diversified Energy Mix for Islanded Systems

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Achieving energy self-sufficiency is a major challenge for remote areas, especially islands. Various technologies have recently been developed to exploit renewable resources in such areas in order to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. This work focuses on the situation of Easter Island, a representative example of a remote area, and explores the pros and cons of three fully renewable energy mixes used to meet local requirements. This investigation reveals that, while a classic photovoltaic/battery combination allows demands to be met, the installations need to be oversized, leading to a 73% loss in the total energy produced. By adding alternative energy production sources such as wind turbines and pyrolysis, as well as alternative storage systems such as hydrogen-based storage, the energy loss is divided by a factor of 5. This more diverse energy mix enables a reasonable electricity price of 0.18 e/kWh, which is comparable to the current local prices. This work reinforces the importance of complementary energy production and storage systems to efficiently meet the energy requirements of islands.

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“…EnergyPLAN has been used in a high number of articles [23,24], including island studies on Korčula [11], Samsø [25][26][27], Gran Canaria [28], La Gomera [10], Flores [29], and Bornholm [30], to name a few.…”

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“…New technological solutions are currently being tested and studied on islands in this regard. Dorotić et al presented a novel approach of relying on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) in combination with wind and photovoltaic (PV) power for the Croatian island of Korčula [11]. Meschede et al discussed the necessary determination of appropriate smart energy system design for various-sized Philippine islands, including solutions around hybrid and storage technologies, besides connection to larger grids [12].…”

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Transitioning Island Energy Systems—Local Conditions, Development Phases, and Renewable Energy Integration

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Islands typically have sensitive energy systems depending on natural surroundings, but innovative technologies and the exploitation of renewable energy (RE) sources present opportunities like self-sufficiency, but also challenges, such as grid instability. Samsø, Orkney, and Madeira are in the transition to increase the RE share towards 100%—however, this is addressed in different ways depending on the local conditions and current development phases in the transition. Scenarios focusing on the short-term introduction of new technologies in the energy systems are presented, where the electricity sector is coupled with the other energy sectors. Here, both smart grid and sector-integrating solutions form an important part in the next 5–15 years. The scenarios are analyzed using the modeling tool EnergyPLAN, enabling a comparison of today’s reference scenarios with 2030 scenarios of higher RE share. By including three islands across Europe, different locations, development stages, and interconnection levels are analyzed. The analyses suggest that the various smart grid solutions play an important part in the transition; however, local conditions, sector integration, and balancing technologies even more so. Overall, the suggestions complement each other and pave the way to reach 100% RE integration for both islands and, potentially, other similar regions.

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Integration of transport and energy sectors in island communities with 100% intermittent renewable energy sources

Cited by 148 publications

References 51 publications

Toward an Efficient and Sustainable Use of Energy in Industries and Cities

Toward an Efficient and Sustainable Use of Energy in Industries and Cities

Benefits of a Diversified Energy Mix for Islanded Systems

Transitioning Island Energy Systems—Local Conditions, Development Phases, and Renewable Energy Integration

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