The PRISMI Plus Toolkit Application to a Grid-Connected Mediterranean Island

Siamak Hoseinzadeh (), Daniele Groppi, Adriana Scarlet Sferra, Umberto Di Matteo and Davide Astiaso Garcia ()
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Siamak Hoseinzadeh: Department of Planning, Design, Technology of Architecture (DPDTA), Sapienza University of Rome, Via Flaminia 72, 00196 Rome, Italy
Daniele Groppi: Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization (DEIM), University of Tuscia, Via del Paradiso 47, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Adriana Scarlet Sferra: Department of Planning, Design, Technology of Architecture (DPDTA), Sapienza University of Rome, Via Flaminia 72, 00196 Rome, Italy
Umberto Di Matteo: Department of Engineering Science, Guglielmo Marconi University, Via Plinio 44, 00193 Rome, Italy
Davide Astiaso Garcia: Department of Planning, Design, Technology of Architecture (DPDTA), Sapienza University of Rome, Via Flaminia 72, 00196 Rome, Italy

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: Islands are a constrained environment due to their geographical peculiarities and their land use accounting for, especially in the touristic locations, strong variability during the year. Consequently, the variation of energy demand to be met by variable renewable energy leads to a complex issue. This study aims at investigating the PRISMI Plus approach applied to the Island of Procida to drive the transition towards low-carbon and high-renewable energy system. The toolkit involves the analysis of local renewable energy potential, their potential matching of the energy demand, and the prioritization of the technological solutions to achieve the decarbonization targets set by the energy planning strategies. Three scenarios are designed for 2030 considering low, middle, and high penetration of renewable energy in the systems, results indicate that the amount of power production in low, middle, and high penetration of renewable energy scenarios are 0.18, 14.5, 34.57 GWh/year, respectively. The environmental and landscape constraints lead to a restricted set of available solutions. The decarbonization of the electricity supply is foreseen thanks to the available local solar resources plus the electrification of other sectors, i.e. heating by using Heat Pumps and transport by using Electric Vehicles.

Keywords: EnergyPLAN; PRISMI Plus project; techno-economic analysis; urban energy systems; 50% renewable energy systems (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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