Evaluación climática del potencial eólico+solar en un sistema insular (las islas Canarias)

Abstract

The integration in the energy mix of variable renewable energies (VRE) is neccessary to achieve net-zero emissions, but is highly compromised due to the intermittency of the electricity generation from these sources. To help on that, the CLIMAX tool provides guidance about actionable strategies for the deployment of the facilities that exploit the spatio-temporal complementarity of the two main VRE, wind and solar, in order to reduce the volatility of their combined production. In this case study, we applied CLIMAX over the Canary Islands and evaluate the role of the urban areas in promoting the stability of the Canary energy mix while enlarging the penetration of these two main VRE. Results showed that the optimal scenarios generated with CLIMAX would reduce the undesired fluctuations of the joint wind+solar electricity production around 30% as compared to a baseline deployment scenario, and encourage energy policies aimed at maximizing the rooftop area for utility photovoltaic development.