Challenges, Roadmaps and Smart Energy Transition towards 100% Renewable Energy Markets in American Islands: A Review

Daniel Icaza (), David Vallejo-Ramirez, Carlos Guerrero Granda and Edwin Marín
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Daniel Icaza: Centro de investigación, Innovación y Transferencia Tecnológica, Laboratorio de Energías Renovables, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca 010203, Ecuador
David Vallejo-Ramirez: Centro de investigación, Innovación y Transferencia Tecnológica, Laboratorio de Luminotecnia, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca 010203, Ecuador
Carlos Guerrero Granda: Centro de investigación, Innovación y Transferencia Tecnológica, Laboratorio de Simulación en Tiempo Real, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca 010203, Ecuador
Edwin Marín: Centro de investigación, Innovación y Transferencia Tecnológica, Laboratorio de Energías Renovables, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca 010203, Ecuador

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 5, 1-27

Abstract: There is no doubt that the transition towards renewable energies is generating many changes on different continents, some with greater impacts than others, but the development that has occurred is recognized and widely accepted. The progress has been significant but it is necessary to analyze the roadmaps that have been proposed so far at the island level so that decision makers have sufficient tools to commit the much-needed economic resources to transform their energy systems into 100% renewable ones. These approaches are not simple and the hard work of the authors who have disseminated their research is recognized. The roadmaps are planned based on the energy potential available in the territories and the future energy demand. Within countries, it is important to increase the economic resources to allocate to investments in environmentally friendly renewable energies. In this review of 100% renewable smart systems on islands, the situation of the American continent, its challenges and its long-term approaches in the different geographical areas facing 2050 are analyzed. This article shows that research into the design of 100% renewable energy systems in scientific articles is fairly new but has gained more and more attention in recent years. In total, 175 articles published since 2002 were identified and analyzed. Many of these articles have a predominant focus on the electricity sector. As a general result, it has been determined that although there has been significant progress towards an orderly energy transition, this has not been consistent with the international agreements signed since the Paris Summit, which is a real challenge in complying with the new commitment of the COP28 of Dubai in tripling the participation of renewables.

Keywords: smart energy systems; renewable energy; energy transition; clean energy; energy planning; America (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: 2024
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