The STORIES Project held a European Conference on 25-26 March 2010 in Estoril, Portugal within the context of the European Sustainable Energy Week 2010 with the theme:
"Sustainable Islands" - Energy Storage Solutions for Islands
THE ROAD MAP "Maximisation of RES in islandS"WAS presented at the conferenceYOUR COMMENTS ON THE "ROADMAP" ARE STILL WELCOME: ISLENET@SKYNET.BE |
The Sustainable Islands conference presented the STORIES project results, present successful cases of hybrid RES-energy storage systems and their integration in islands. It highlighted future perspectives in the EU for the introduction of RES storage systems in islands.
Grid issues are a major barrier for higher penetration of RES in the EU, especially in remote or outlying regions, including islands. The penetration of RES in weak electricity grids could increase if energy storage methods were adopted. The aim of the STORIES project is to make concrete suggestions for changes in policies and regulations covering RES installations on island grids so as to promote energy storage solutions to increase RES penetration.
The STORIES project has:
- focused on electrical grid access related to the low penetration of RES in islands;
- addressed economic aspects by comparing conventional power systems with hybrid RES-energy storage systems;
- encouraged the engagement of local key market actors in the implementation of RES electricity installations in remote or outlying regions;
- assessed policy and legislative issues related to the distributed electricity generation;
- examined the effect of adopting a favorable pricing framework for RES electricity installations integrated with storage technologies;
- conducted a targeted dissemination campaign of its results, and
- developed a roadmap for the adoption of RES-energy storage technologies by policy makers.
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PRESENTATIONS
25th March 2010
- STORIES Project Overview, Manos Zoulias, CRES
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National Strategy for Energy ENE 2020, Bento de Morais Sarmento, Direcção-Geral de Energia e Geologia
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STORIES Case Studies, Antonis Tsikalakis, National Technical University of Athens
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Market organisation of autonomous electricity systems, Eirini Panteri, Katerina Sardi, Regulatory Authority for Energy of the Hellenic Republic - RAE
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Existing Tariff Schemes in European Countries, Goran Krajačić and Neven Duić, Dept of Energy, Power Engineering and Environment, Univ of Zagreb, Eirini Panteri, RAE
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Wind Desalination and Hydrogen Power for Cape Verde, Antunio Barbosa, Centro de Energia e Ambiente
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Wind Desalination and Hydrogen Power for Cape Verde, J B Skulason, Icelandic New Energy Ltd
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Increasing the penetration of RES in S. Vicente, Cape Verde, Raquel Segurado, RGESD – IDMEC – IST
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UNIDO-ICHET’s Hydrogen islands intiative, Frano Barbir, UNIDO
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The Green Islands Project, André Pina, MIT Portugal
26th March 2010
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Barriers to Higher RES Penetration, Salvador Suárez, Canary Islands Institute of Technology
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El Hierro Wind-Pumped-Hydro Power Station Penetration, Gonzalo Piernavieja, Canary Islands Institute of Technology
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The EU Strategy To Integrate Renewable Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, MEP
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ISLE-PACT, Sustainable Energy Action Plans for Islands, Panos Coroyannakis, ISLENET
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Madeira Reversible-Hydro System, EEM – Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira S.A.
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Maximizing the Penetration of RES in Islands – Roadmap, Rui Martins, IDMEC-IST
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Porto Santo Hydrogen System, Rui Martins, IDMEC-IST
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RES Technologies: SWOT Analysis, Manos Stamatakis, CRES
TECHNICAL POSTER SESSION
The final remarks of this conference were given by Prof. Maria da Graça Carvalho, member of the European Parliament.
This presentation focused on the goals of the European Commission for climate change, and the post Copenhagen Summit goals. Prof. Carvalho stressed the importance of actions like this conference to increase the awareness of political, stakeholders and the society to the issues of security of supply, external dependency, climate change, sustainability and quality of life.
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