Sustainable Energy Portfolios for Small Island States

Szabó, S.; Kougias, Ioannis; Moner‐Girona, Magda; Katalin, Bodis

doi:10.3390/su70912340

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“…The use of spatial analysis as decision support tools could support the definition of general rules for a more functional rural electrification plan at national level in Africa as other studies have demonstrated [28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. The georeferenced electrification tool aims to support the Burkina Faso government and development partners to define a coordinated planning for electrification, focusing on different technological choices.…”

Section: Rural Electrification Planning Tool: Leastcost Electricity Omentioning

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Universal access to electricity in Burkina Faso: scaling-up renewable energy technologies

Moner‐Girona

Katalin

Huld

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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Section: Rural Electrification Planning Tool: Leastcost Electricity Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Universal access to electricity in Burkina Faso: scaling-up renewable energy technologies

Moner‐Girona

Katalin

Huld

et al. 2016

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…Among others, [47] discusses the dependency of Mediterranean islands on fossil fuels and the underutilization of renewable energy source (RES) potential and discusses economic feasibility of RES. Long-term cost-benefit analyses are the main focus of [48] which also analyzes the potential effects of RES installations for small islands. A Caribbean use case with high RES penetration is elaborated by [49].…”

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Towards Self-Sustainable Island Grids through Optimal Utilization of Renewable Energy Potential and Community Engagement

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Solving the issue of energy security for geographical islands presents a one-of-a-kind problem that has to be tackled from multiple sides and requires an interdisciplinary approach that transcends just technical and social aspects. With many islands suffering in terms of limited and costly energy supply due to their remote location, providing a self-sustainable energy system is of utmost importance for these communities. In order to improve upon the status quo, novel solutions and projects aimed at increasing sustainability not only have to consider optimal utilization of renewable energy potentials in accordance with local conditions, but also must include active community participation. This paper analyzes both of these aspects for island communities and brings them together in an optimization scenario that is utilized to determine the relationship between supposed demand flexibility levels and achievable savings in a setting with variable renewable generation. The results, specifically discussed for a use case with real-world data for the La Graciosa island in Spain, show that boosting community participation and thus unlocking crucial demand flexibility, can be used as a powerful tool to augment novel generation technologies with savings from flexibility at around 7.5% of what is achieved purely by renewable sources.

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“…Renewable energy (RE) targets pave the path for continuously increasing the share of clean technologies in national energy portfolios [1]. The number of countries adopting national policies has significantly increased during the last decade.…”

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Supporting Renewables’ Penetration in Remote Areas through the Transformation of Non-Powered Dams

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Supplying power to remote areas may be a challenge, even for those communities already connected to the main grid. Power is often transmitted from long distances, under adverse weather conditions, and with aged equipment. As a rule, modernizing grid infrastructure in such areas to make it more resilient faces certain financial limitations. Local distribution may face stability issues and disruptions through the year and-equally important-it cannot absorb significant amounts of locally-produced power. The European policy has underlined the importance of energy production in local level towards meeting energy security and climate targets. However, the current status of these areas makes the utilization of the local potential prohibitive. This study builds on the observation that in the vicinity of such mountainous areas, irrigation dams often cover different non energy-related needs (e.g., irrigation, drinking water). Transforming these dams to small-scale hydropower (SHP) facilities can have a twofold effect: it can enhance the local energy portfolio with a renewable energy source that can be regulated and managed. Moreover, hydropower can provide additional flexibility to the local system and through reservoir operation to allow the connection of additional solar photovoltaic capacities. The developed methodological approach was tested in remote communities of mountainous Greece, where an earth-fill dam provides irrigation water. The results show a significant increase of renewables' penetration and enhanced communities' electricity autarky.

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Sustainable Energy Portfolios for Small Island States

Cited by 16 publications

References 16 publications

Universal access to electricity in Burkina Faso: scaling-up renewable energy technologies

Universal access to electricity in Burkina Faso: scaling-up renewable energy technologies

Towards Self-Sustainable Island Grids through Optimal Utilization of Renewable Energy Potential and Community Engagement

Supporting Renewables’ Penetration in Remote Areas through the Transformation of Non-Powered Dams

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