Economic Sustainability Study of São Miguel Island in the Azores Using Photovoltaic Panels and Wind Turbines

Inês Boga Melo and João Paulo N. Torres
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Inês Boga Melo: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
João Paulo N. Torres: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 17, 1-9

Abstract: Currently, the nine islands of the Autonomous Region of the Azores have fossil fuel power stations as their main source of electric power. Each island has an independent electrical system classified as an isolated micro-system, given its size and location. The goal of this study is to analyze the best set of technologies for a sustainable hybrid system. This study will be applied first on São Miguel to make the largest island of the archipelago 100% renewable. We will consider factors such as the island’s actual data production, economic scenarios, growth perspectives of consumption and reliability of supply.

Keywords: energy consumption; forecasting method; isolated micro-network; network stability; renewable energies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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