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Off the coast of Portugal, in the northern Azores, heavy dependence on fossil fuel imports, coupled with a growing climate crisis, puts the island of Graciosa in a very unique bind as it relates to energy security. Relying on oil, diesel and natural gas shipments has been a very expensive endeavor and traditionally the only option for isolated communities like Graciosa. Integrating renewable energy has not only become an economically viable alternative, it''s also a sustainable one.
The Graciosa Hybrid Renewable Power Plant enables 1 MW of solar, 4.5 MW of wind power and a 6 MW / 3.2 MWh energy storage system to be supplied to the local grid, reducing the islands'' reliance on petroleum imports and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Graciólica Lda''s end client, local utility EDA, anticipates this investment will boost renewable energy consumption from 15% to 65%. Not only does this reduce the island''s carbon footprint, but the hybrid island grid will also greatly impact the cost of energy going forward.
Graciosa is one of many islands pursuing a hybrid approach to island grid energy generation. This new hybrid renewable power plant is managed by GEMS, an energy management software system developed and installed by Wärtsilä. The result: an integrated power system combining renewables, engines, and energy storage that will deliver both economic and environmental benefits.
The GEMS platform uses artificial intelligence and data to control and balance multiple energy assets, automatically optimising energy generation based on load patterns and weather forecasts, increasing the use of renewable energy and decreasing the cost of diesel power generation, while improving the reliability of the island''s energy grid.
Heavy dependence on external sources for energy fuel, including high costs of importing fossil fuels to power the island''s energy grid and relative unreliability of supplies
Reduced island''s reliance on imported fossil fuels and significantly cut down on greenhouse gas emissions by boosting renewable energy consumption from 15% to 65%
Electricidade dos Açores (EDA), the Portuguese energy provider on the Azores island of Terceira, has taken receipt of a new sustainable energy project that features microgrid control software and an energy storage system.
The Azores is an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Portugal that''s made up of nine volcanic islands. The region is popular with tourists thanks to its natural beauty and wildlife.
Each island in the archipelago has its own isolated autonomous energy system and is well-suited to take advantage of renewable energy resources including wind, solar, and geothermal.
EDA ultimately wants to have renewables account for up to 50% of its electricity mix, but for that to happen, fluctuations in renewable generation need to be addressed to ensure a reliable power supply for island residents and visitors.
The MGMS software forecasts energy consumption and production and uses real-time monitoring and optimization of all power generation assets to ease the challenges associated with integrating intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar into the island''s power grid.
The battery storage system is one of the largest stand-alone projects on a European island, according to Siemens. It''s designed to capture and store excess renewable energy that can then be fed back to the grid when needed to support demand.
"Battery-based energy storage is critical to increasing the share of renewables and decarbonizing island power systems," said Paul McCusker, SVP & EMEA president at Fluence.
According to Sabine Erlinghagen, CEO of Siemens Grid Software, connecting software and hardware, as was done with the Azores project, will be critical in advancing the energy transition.
"The project allows us to better address the instability caused by fluctuating renewable resources like wind energy and can replace the diesel spinning reserve needed to cope with the challenges of maintaining grid stability and the power quality requirements of an isolated system like ours at all times," said Pimentel.
Erlinghagen noted that the project "demonstrates how to steadily expand renewables and integrate them into the power grid while reducing dependencies on fossil fuels and lowering CO2 emissions."
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ABB is supplying an ABB Ability™ enabled microgrid and energy storage system to Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (EEM), a Madeira-based utility to harness solar and wind energy.
The modular ABB Ability™ PowerStore™ microgrid solution and Microgrid Plus automation system will enable EEM to significantly increase the island''s adoption of solar and wind power and raise the share of renewables in the energy mix from 15 to 30 percent. Furthermore, ABB''s software, automation and control technologies will stabilize the power system to address fluctuations in frequency and voltage caused by intermittence of infeed, while ensuring secure power supplies with an optimal renewable energy contribution.
The Portuguese island of Porto Santo has a population of about 5,500 inhabitants, which quadruples during summer season with visitors. In order to meet this enhanced electricity demand, EEM plans significant investments into renewable power generation such as photovoltaic and wind, with the long-term goal of completely replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.
ABB is a pioneer in microgrids and has supplied this technology to islands all over the world including landmarks like South Africa''sRobben Island, the Dutch Caribbean IslandArubaandKodiak Islandin Alaska, US.
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