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Assessment of H2- and H2O-based renewable energy-buffering systems in minor islands

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  • Corsini, Alessandro
  • Rispoli, Franco
  • Gamberale, Mario
  • Tortora, Eileen

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The paper assesses the energy and environmental performance of two solutions designed to complement renewable energy (RE) technologies, in stand-alone power system (SAPS) configuration typical of minor Mediterranean islands, by converting the available RE surplus. The studied SAPS, based on the Ventotene island demographic, meteorological and load data, features high renewable energy penetration onto the load power demand, i.e. up to 55.25% share of peak power capacity. Transient models have been developed to simulate the storage process of winter renewable energy surplus and the time-dependent matching among SAPS electric demand and the stochastic renewable power contributions combined with energy surplus conversion systems. The study compares a hydrogen-based system and a desalinated water-production system, proposed as two effective alternatives for renewable energy seasonal buffering in an island context. The comparative analysis of the time-dependent system's behaviour has been investigated with an hourly distribution over the period of one reference year, in terms of fuel consumption and hydrogen system energy storage or desalination capacity. The assessment is carried out by taking performance indicators, SAPS fuel savings, as well as stored and dump power data. The study demonstrates the suitability of both the models for the winter renewable energy buffer, in order to improve to the matching of peak energy and water demands.

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  • Corsini, Alessandro & Rispoli, Franco & Gamberale, Mario & Tortora, Eileen, 2009. "Assessment of H2- and H2O-based renewable energy-buffering systems in minor islands," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 34(1), pages 279-288.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:34:y:2009:i:1:p:279-288
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.03.005
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