Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030

Daniella Rodríguez-Urrego, Leonardo Rodríguez-Urrego, Benjamín González-Díaz and Ricardo Guerrero-Lemus
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Daniella Rodríguez-Urrego: Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Camino San Francisco de Paula S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Leonardo Rodríguez-Urrego: INDEVOS Research Group, Universidad EAN, Carrera 11 78-47, Bogotá 110221, Colombia
Benjamín González-Díaz: Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Camino San Francisco de Paula S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Ricardo Guerrero-Lemus: Departamento de Física, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-19

Abstract: Groundwater pumping systems using photovoltaic (PV) energy are increasingly being implemented around the world and, to a greater extent, in rural and electrically isolated areas. Over time, the cost of these systems has decreased, providing greater accessibility to freshwater in areas far from urban centers and power grids. This paper proposes a novel sustainability analysis of the groundwater pumping systems in Tenerife Island as an example of a medium-size isolated system, analyzing the current status and the business-as-usual projection to 2030, considering the water reservoirs available and the final use of water. The 2030 projection focused on the PV deployment, evaluation of the levelized cost of electricity ( LCOE ), and the availability of the groundwater resource. HOMER software was used to analyze the LCOE , and ArcGIS software was used for the visual modeling of water resources. As a result, the average LCOE for a purely PV installation supplying electricity to a pumping system in Tenerife is 0.2430 €/kWh, but the location and characteristic of each pumping system directly affect the performance and costs, mostly due to the solar availability.

Keywords: groundwater pumping; photovoltaic applications; LCOE; 2030 scenario; Tenerife (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: 2022
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