A Multidisciplinary Approach for an Effective and Rational Energy Transition in Crete Island, Greece

Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis, Apostolos Michopoulos, Vasiliki Skoulou, Eirini Dakanali, Aggeliki Maragkaki, Stavroula Pappa, Ioannis Antonakakis, Dimitris Christakis and Constantinos Condaxakis
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Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis: Power Plant Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
Apostolos Michopoulos: Energy and Environmental Design of Buildings Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
Vasiliki Skoulou: B 3 Challenge Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK
Eirini Dakanali: Power Plant Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
Aggeliki Maragkaki: Laboratory of Solid Waste and Wastewater Management, School of Agricultural Technology, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
Stavroula Pappa: European Federation of Citizen Energy Cooperatives, Rue de la Charité 22, 1210 Brussels, Belgium
Ioannis Antonakakis: Power Plant Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
Dimitris Christakis: Power Plant Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
Constantinos Condaxakis: Power Plant Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-49

Abstract: This article proposes a mixture of actions for the development of an effective and rational energy transition plan for all sectors and for all types of onshore final energy use in Crete. Energy transition is initiated with an appropriate capacity building campaign. The plan is based on the introduction of energy saving measures and the exploitation of all the locally available energy resources (wind, solar, geothermal potential, biomass), integrated in a cluster of centralized and decentralized power plants and smart grids to produce electricity and heat and for the transition to e-mobility. The core of the energy transition in Crete will be a set of 14 wind parks and Pumped Hydro Storage systems (PHS) for electricity generation and 12 Combined Heat and Power plants, properly designed and dispersed in the insular territory. Economic analysis is executed for the proposed essential power plants on the island. Biomass, solar and geothermal potential can cover the heating demand in Crete several times. Heat can be produced with a specific cost of 0.05 EUR/kWh th from cogeneration plants fired with solid biomass and biogas. The wind parks-PHS systems exhibit payback periods of approximately 10 years with a final electricity selling price at 0.12 EUR/kWh el . The article shows that 100% energy transition in Crete constitutes a feasible target.

Keywords: crete energy transition; hybrid power plants; pumped hydro storage systems; combined heat and power cogeneration systems; insular power systems; rational use of energy (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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