Abstract
The possibility of replacing the existing autonomous thermal power plants by Distributed Energy Resources (DER) based on renewable energy sources (RES), along with the appropriate energy storage technologies in order to deal with the major problems that autonomous islands usually face was investigated. A case study of a small Greek island, which is confronted by various energy and water shortages, was studied for assessing the feasibility of DER deployment. The main objectives investigated were cost minimization, CO2 emissions minimization and DER reliability maximization. The DER-CAM (Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model) decision support tool was used for the multi-objective analysis conducted, which proposes a set of optimal solutions defining the appropriate Distributed Generation (DG) technologies, the capacities of storage and other technologies and the optimal dispatch of the DG system. A mutual beneficial solution, for all stakeholders, was proposed indicating the scope for developing such systems for all islands facing the same problems.
Highlights
The aim of this study was to deal with the major problems that autonomous islands face
The possibility of replacing the existing autonomous thermal power plants by Distributed Energy Resources (DER) based on renewable energy sources (RES), along with the appropriate energy storage technologies in order to deal with the major problems that autonomous islands usually face was investigated
The DER-CAM (Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model) decision support tool was used for the multi-objective analysis conducted, which proposes a set of optimal solutions defining the appropriate Distributed Generation (DG) technologies, the capacities of storage and other technologies and the optimal dispatch of the DG system
Summary
The aim of this study was to deal with the major problems that autonomous islands face (non-interconnected Greek islands). The possibility of replacing the existing autonomous power plants with RES-based local units along with the appropriate energy storage technologies was investigated. Kos and Kalymnos are non-interconnected with the mainland grid and have installed a thermal plant of 120.05 MW capacity, which covers their demand and feeds a small cluster of nine islands. Data on load demand and power outages for Tilos Island were provided to the first author of the paper under the frames of the Heriot Watt MSc in Energy program in order to conduct his MSc thesis [2]. Supplementary data such as ambient temperature or other missing data were assumed. Since data for 2013 regarding load demand were obtained, it was assumed that practically for such a small island, no significant changes are expected
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