The effect of islands' interconnection to the mainland system on the development of renewable energy sources in the Greek power sector

Georgiou, PN; Mavrotas, G; Diakoulaki, D

dc.contributor.author	Georgiou, PN	en
dc.contributor.author	Mavrotas, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Diakoulaki, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:37:18Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:37:18Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	1364-0321	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/21493
dc.subject	Capacity expansion	en
dc.subject	Energy planning	en
dc.subject	Interconnection	en
dc.subject	Power sector	en
dc.subject	Renewable energy sources	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Capacity expansion	en
dc.subject.other	Energy planning	en
dc.subject.other	Interconnection	en
dc.subject.other	Power sector	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy source	en
dc.subject.other	Electricity	en
dc.subject.other	Natural resources	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy resources	en
dc.subject.other	Energy policy	en
dc.title	The effect of islands' interconnection to the mainland system on the development of renewable energy sources in the Greek power sector	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.rser.2011.03.007	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.03.007	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	The capacity expansion planning is a crucial process taking into account multiple aspects and various parameters of the examined power sector in order to optimally satisfy the future electricity demand. In the case of Greece, the long-term energy planning of the electricity supply sector faces a lot of challenges deriving from the peculiarities and geomorphology of the country mainly referring to the large number of islands. This paper explores the feasibility and the consequences of interconnecting Greek islands to the mainland grid by establishing two alternative scenarios of least cost electricity planning for the period 2009-2020. Namely, the reference scenario assumes isolated electric systems of islands and is compared against the alternative option of their interconnection to the mainland. The main purpose of the present study is to illustrate the great importance of islands' interconnection on the development of renewable energy sources (RES) to generate electricity while pointing out the consequent economic and environmental benefits. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.rser.2011.03.007	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000292418500005	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	2607	en
dc.identifier.epage	2620	en