Increasing the penetration of renewable energy resources in S. Vicente, Cape Verde Raquel Seguradoa,*, Goran Krajacˇic´ b, Neven Duic´ a,b, Luís Alvesa a Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal bDepartment of Energy, Power Engineering and Environment, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and
READ MORELast, a sensitivity analysis with three additional scenarios is performed to provide a thorough view of Cape Verde''s energy future. The results highlight the importance of flexibility
READ MOREO -stream Pumped Storage Hydropower plant to increase renewable energy penetration in Santiago Island, Cape Verde In^es Barreira1, Carlos Gueif~ao2 and J. Ferreira de Jesus1 1 Area Cient ca de Energia, Instituto Superior T ecnico, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049 2
READ MOREThe network of two islands from Cape Verde is used as inspiration for the models due to the relevance of their layout and configuration, but also the country''s renewable penetration
READ MOREOff-stream Pumped Storage Hydropower plant to increase renewable energy penetration in Santiago Island, Cape Verde. To cite this article: Inês Barreira et al 2017 J. Phys.: Conf.
READ MORETheir common challenges and energy policies are exemplified with a comprehensive generation and storage expansion planning (GSEP) for the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Formulated as an optimisation problem with hourly resolution, the GSEP minimises investment, maintenance, operation and emissions costs over a 20 year
READ MOREHowever, the existing generic reference systems are usually aimed to a particular type of study and don''t capture the influence of technologies and methods used to accommodate
READ MORESantiago is the Cape Verde Island where the investment on renewable generation will be bigger. To maximize re-newable energy penetration (wind, solar and waste), one of the
READ MOREBattery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming an integral part of the global push to develop renewable energy sources to rein in carbon emissions from fossil fuel-based power projects. However, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc is falling behind in technology implementation due to a lack of awareness and policy
READ MORErelated to the type of electrical machines, cables, energy storage, controllable and uncontrollable loads, failure rates, down-times, are also included. This complete set of
READ MOREThe results indicate that an annual renewable energy penetration of 68% can be achieved. S. Vicente has very important and stable wind resources. The Island also has Mont Verde, a 774 m high mountain located in its centre. These features make S. Vicente suitable for the use of pumped hydro as a storage technique.
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READ MORECabeolica supplies 17% of Cape Verde''s electricity. The public-private partnership was set up between the government and the investment company Africa Finance Corporation. The IPP is 40% owned by fund manager
READ MORERock and Sand: Cheaper materials that can store heat at higher temperatures, useful in industrial applications. 2. Latent Heat Storage. Latent heat storage utilizes phase change materials (PCMs) to store and release heat energy during the transition between phases, such as solid to liquid or liquid to gas.
READ MOREcase of Santiago, Cape Verde Daniel Vázquez Pombo *, Jon Martinez-Rico, Sergiu V. Spataru, Henrik W. Bindner, Poul E. Sørensen * Corresponding author for this work Power and Energy Systems Distributed Energy Systems Department of Wind and
READ MOREThey are the most common energy storage used devices. These types of energy storage usually use kinetic energy to store energy. Here kinetic energy is of two types: gravitational and rotational. These storages work in a complex system that uses air, water, or heat with turbines, compressors, and other machinery.
READ MORETo date, a number of studies have been carried out on the feasibility of integrating renewable energy sources (RES) in islands, and all of them rely on energy storage and/or demand side management strategies. Duić et al. [2] proposed a wind powered pumped
READ MORESustainable CO2 Refrigeration System for Fish Cold Storage Facility Using a Renewable Integrated System with Solar, Wind and Tidal Energy for Cape Verde—Analyzing Scenarios João Garcia 1,2,3,* and Arian Semedo 1,* 1 Instituto Superior de Engenharia de
READ MOREIn 2010 the Government of Cape Verde had the vision of achieving 50% penetration of renewable energy by 2020. In order to be able to realize this vision it was necessary to
READ MOREThe government has put significant efforts in improving the energy access in Cape Verde which went from 80 to 92% between 2011 and 2020, currently estimating completion by 2025 [67]. The national economy was booming thanks to tourism hand on hand with the energy demand until the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the
READ MORE4 · Works on the wind farm expansion are due to commence in July 2024. Cape Verde''s renewables account for 20% of the total installed capacity in the country, according to ALER, the renewables association of Portuguese-speaking African countries. Cabeolica''s latest projects could help Cape Verde achieve over 30% penetration of renewable
READ MOREIn this way, the formulation considers two kinds of energy storage, energy-based HPS modelling, sector coupling with water desalination, hydrogen, and transport
READ MOREThis promise has been made by the company Cabeolica, which has obtained the approval of the Cape Verdean Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy to implement its new project, which will require an investment of $50 million. It involves extending its wind power generation capacity on the island of Santiago from 9 to 22 MW.
READ MOREThe authors in [5] presented the case study of S. Vicente, Cape Verde, where they analyzed the possibility of creating an energy system based only on wind power and pumped hydro plant. This
READ MORETo help maximize renewable energy penetration, an off-stream Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) plant will be installed in Santiago, in one of the following
READ MOREFully renewable, isolated power systems have gained relevance given the global agenda related to the energy transition. Thus raising the amount and diversity of the performed grid-related research. However, the existing generic reference systems are usually aimed to a particular type of study and don''t capture the influence of technologies and methods used
READ MORE26 International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management Vol. 29 2020. Planning for a 100% renewable ener gy system for the Santiago Island, Cape V erde. Despite the optimistic
READ MOREThe Hybrid Power Grid of Cape V erde: A Reference System for the Renew able T ransition. Daniel V. azquez Pombo 1,2, Dominique Alonso Sørensen 3,4, Emerson Fonseca 5 and Helder Andrade 6. 1
READ MOREThe network of two islands from Cape Verde is used as inspiration for the models due to the relevance of their layout and configuration, but also the country''s renewable penetration targets. All the data has been provided by Electra and Cabeólica, the local System Operator and largest renewable utility of the country respectively.
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