Sustainability of the Renewable Energy Extraction Close to the Mediterranean Islands

Vincenzo Franzitta and Domenico Curto
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Vincenzo Franzitta: Department of Energy, Information and Mathematical models, University of Palermo (UNIPA), 90128 Palermo, Italy
Domenico Curto: Department of Energy, Information and Mathematical models, University of Palermo (UNIPA), 90128 Palermo, Italy

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-19

Abstract: The aim of this work is to explore the possibility of transitioning a fuel powered island to a renewable powered one. This transition is analyzed for the real MV/LV distribution system of the island of Pantelleria, in the Mediterranean Sea. Particularly, this work is focused on a renewable source nowadays totally unused: wave energy. Thanks to the innovative generator prototype designed by Department of Energy of University of Palermo (Italy), wave energy is able to represent a primary source for the production of electric energy in the Mediterranean islands. The procedures applied in the present article, as well as the main equations used, are the result of previous applications made in different technical fields that show a good replicability.

Keywords: wave energy conversion; Mediterranean Sea; point absorber; Pantelleria Island (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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