Battery-based hybrid power stations for non-interconnected islands in Greece
| Main Authors: | Dimitrios Zafirakis, Georgios Tzanes, Georgios Nomikos, John Kaldellis, Zisimos Mantas, Konstantinos Kaousias |
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| Format: | Proceeding |
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, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/2619490 |
Daftar Isi:
- Currently, non-interconnected islands (NIIs) around the globe rely mainly on oil-based power generation introducing high operational costs, especially for the smallest and most remote of islands. Owing to the existing thermal-based infrastructure, constraints on the development and operation of local renewable energy sources (RES) installations are often considerable due to the inherent inflexibility of similar electricity systems to facilitate high shares of variable RES power generation. This is reflected in RES shares that hardly exceed 15% in the local electricity fuel mix, even in the case of high-quality RES potential being available. At the same time, technological advancements and growth noted in the booming market of batteries drive down associated costs and pave the way for the development of hybrid RES and storage configurations which can address RES intermittency. Such schemes have been elaborated in depth during the last decade, with certain countries, like Greece, developing sophisticated regulations for the introduction of Hybrid Power Stations (HPSs) in NIIs. In this context, by examining two exemplary case studies, including a small and a large scale island system of the Aegean Sea, the current study aims to provide insights from the application of the Greek regulatory framework for HPSs in NIIs, focusing on battery-based configurations. In doing so, application results are discussed and conclusions are made with regards to the maturity of the local framework to encourage a massive introduction of similar HPSs in the local region.