The document discusses renewable energy experiences in the Canary Islands and their potential application elsewhere. It makes three key points: 1) The outermost regions (ORs) of Europe, including the Canary Islands, are ideal test platforms for developing and demonstrating renewable energy technologies due to their isolated systems and natural resources. This can benefit both other island and continental regions. 2) The Canary Islands in particular have abundant wind and solar resources and are fully committed to innovative energy technologies. They are deploying specialized technology parks and projects to maximize renewable energy penetration and transfer technologies to developing countries. 3) The Canary Islands Institute of Technology conducts research on renewable energy forecasting, microgrids, and international cooperation

1. Canary Islands 100% RES Experiences:
El Hierro, La Graciosa, …
Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC)
Gonzalo Piernavieja
R&D Director
Brussels, 20 March 2014

2. European Outermost Regions (ORs)
ORs are NATURAL LABORATORIES for developing, testing and
demonstrating new technologies which will be implemented in
continental regions (Europe and ROW), in insular regions worldwide, as
well as in developing countries
ORs are the IDEAL PLATFORMS to showcase and transfer adapted
technologies to regions of developing and emerging countries
worldwide (and particularly of European neighbour regions)
VISION

3. The Canary Islands: Ideal Test Bench ORs: Natural Laboratories
Every island configurates one or several real laboratories for testing and
demonstrating new technologies, especially emerging ones.
Europe needs test platforms for renewable energies, sustainable water
technologies, marine technologies, etc. ORs can host outstanding experimental
platforms in different areas and become perfect sites for R&D&D activities
worldwide

4. SUSTAINABILITY
The Canary Islands are fully committed to the development and implementation
of innovative energy, water and environmental protection technologies and
policies, providing sound proof of concepts for the whole Europe and RoW
ORs: Natural Laboratories

5. Strategic Areas (III)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
ORs: STRATEGIC ELEMENTS FOR R&D AND TECHNOLOGY
COOPERATION WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The Canary Islands have been carrying out succesful international cooperation
projects (especially with West Africa and South America) for many years,
developing and transferring adapted technology, for example in the energy, water,
agriculture, fishing and public health sectors
RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND WATER TECHNOLOGIES
The Canary Islands Government is deploying
technology parks specialized in adapting technologies
for the developing world.

6. The Canary Islands (Spain)
 2 mill. inhabitants, 12 mill. tourists/year
 Total energy dependence on external resources
 Electricity generation from fossil fuels (oil); low heat demand
 Isolated (insular) electrical systems
 Importance of water-energy binomial (desalination)
Energy Framework

7. Energy FrameworkThe Canary Islands
 > 2.5 GW installed power, approx. 9000 GWh total el. consumption
 15% of electricity consumed in water cycle
 Abundant Renewable Energy Resources:
wind: ~ 4000 h.eq./y; sun: ~ 2000 kWh/m2/y
Electricity
generation
55,6% Road Transport
29,9%
Other
(Industrial,
Residential...)
12,1%
Combined water-
electricity
production 2,4%
Seawater desalination plants
Structure of internal fossil
fuels market

8. INRES - 229947
Surplus of Energy Supply: Potential on RES development
RES in Canary Islands are already cheaper than conventional
sources for electricity.
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Fuente: IUDR – FEDEA, extraído del Análisis de los sobrecostes de la Energía
del Sistema Energético de Canarias de RICAM. Elaboración propia.
Coste de la Energía Eléctrica en Canarias (c€/kWh)

9. MAXIMIZING PENETRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES (RES)
Barriers to RES penetration in the Canary Islands
Electrical System Land Planning Economic-Administrative
issues
Forecasting of wind and
solar resources
Energy storageGrid stability studies
Strategy for maximizing RES penetration in the Canary Islands

10. Obstacles for the Sustainable Energy Development in Islands
 Weak, isolated grids
 Fragile ecosystems (rich biodiversity, etc.)
 Lack of space for energy infrastructure placement
 Difficulties for the massive deployment of Renewable Energies
 ….

11. Technical Solutions (I) HV/MV: Pumped Hydro (where possible)
Lower
Reservoir
Upper Reservoir
Control
Desalination Plant
Pumping Station
Wind Farm
Hydro Power Station

12. Technical Solutions (II)
 HV/MV:
Subsea electrical interconnections
Pajara
Be tancuria
Tuine je
Ant igua
La Oliv a
Pue rto de l Rosa rio
Teguise
Tias
Yaiza
Tinajo
Arre cife
San Ba rt olomé
Haria
La G rac iosa
LANZAROTE
Matas Blancas
Gran Tarajal
Las Salinas
Corralejo
Macher
Pla ya Blanca
Punta Grande
Cable Submarino
FUERTEVENTURA
66 kV
San Bartolomé
Enlace submarino Gran Canaria y
Fuerteventura :
Refuerzo del enlace submarino entre
Lanzarote y Fuerteventura

13. Technical Solutions (III)
 MV/LV:
 Distributed Generation, esp.:
 Mini- & Microgrids with high renewable energy penetration, incl.
energy storage, management of critical loads (e.g. seawater
desalination) and electrical mobility

14. ITC is a technology center specialized in:
 Energy Saving/Efficiency, Renewable Energies
 Water Technologies
 Other emerging technological sectors
 International Cooperation
(energy and water supply to peri-urban and
remote areas)

15. Activity linesThe ITC
Contribution to maximization of RES penetration:
 Characterization of RE resources (mapping and prediction)
 Test platforms for RES systems and components (solar labs, distributed
generation lab, etc.)
 Development of RES systems (with energy storage): hybrid systems,
mini- microgrids, insular 100% RES models, etc., electricity & water
supply to remote African villages
 Grid stability studies
 Energy storage: wind-pumped hydro, RE-HYDROGEN, etc.

16. Pozo Izquierdo Facilities (Gran Canaria)

17. Distributed Generation and Microgrids Test facilities. Overview
• PV: 27 kWp
• Wind turbines: 7,5 kW
• Resistive and reactive loads
• Storage (300 kWh)
• Electrolyzer 70 kW
• Fuel Cells 6 x 5 kW
• Grid simulator 125 kVA
• Measurement equipment

18. Distributed Generation and Microgrids Test facilities. Equipment
PV plants: 27 kWp
Small windturbines: 34,9 kWp
Main switch board (for test configuration)

19. Distributed Generation and Microgrids Test facilities. Equipment
Hydrogen system:
6 Fuel Cells (PEM). 5 kW each.
6 SMA SI inverters
1 Electrolyzer: 60 kW
H2 Storage: 500 Nm3 (25 bar)
Desalination Plant: 25 kW
Wind Turbine Vestas : 225 kVA
Load simulators:
• Load Bank 1 :150 kW (continuos by
PE)+ 100 kVAr (1 kVAr step)
• Load Bank 2: 40 kW (1 kW step) + 30
kVAr (0.75 kVAr step)

20. Power Electronics Lab for DG and Microgrids
Power Electronics laboratory overview
SuperCapacitors Storage System for Diesel
Dominated microgrids stabilitation
and high PV penetration

21. Solar Energy forecasting
SOLAR GENERATION PREDICTION
NWP (Numerical Weather Prediction): M5/WRF models with statistics post-processing

22. CANARY ISLANDS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ITC)
We have accumulated 15 years of experience in the development of
solutions for the ENERGY and WATER supply to peri-
urban/rural/remote areas
We have carried out consulting and electrification/water desalination
projects using RENEWABLE ENERGIES, as well as training and
awareness activities in:
• Mauritania (since 1996)
• Morocco (since 1998)
• Tunisia
• Cape Verde
• Senegal
• ECOWAS

23. ITC ExperienceTechnology transfer examples (I)
 Electrification of isolated communities with wind/solar energy
 Development and installation of small autonomous desalination
plants, powered by renewable energies

24.  4 seawater desalination plants, National Park Banc d’Arguin,
Mauritania
 4 brackish water desalination plants, powered by solar energy,
Morocco
 Brackish water desalination plant powered by solar energy,
Tunisia
ITC ExperienceTechnology transfer examples (II)

25. Cabo Verde and ECOWAS (ECREEE)
ITC currently advices the Government of Cape Verde in its Renewable
Energy Policy
ITC is technological
consultant of ECREEE
(ECOWAS)

26. The ISLE-PACT Project (I)
GOALS:
 Achieve an overall objective of more than 20%
CO2 emissions reduction by 2020
 Demonstrate islands’ political commitment to EU
sustainable energy objectives by signing a
BINDING DECLARATION, THE PACT OF
ISLANDS
 Develop Island Sustainable Energy Action Plans
(ISEAPs) as the means by which they will achieve
the overall target of the project
 Develop methodologies and tools to monitor
progress of implementation of ISEAPs as well as
track progress in reducing CO2 emissions
 Assess environmental and socio-economic
factors
 Produce a pipeline of priority bankable projects
 Propose a number of financing tools and
mechanisms that will provide the financial
resources needed by investors
 Launch a strong information dissemination
campaign
Participating Regions (12):
– Azores , Madeira
– Islas Canarias, Baleares
– Creta
– Malta
– Chipre
– Cerdeña
– Gotland+ B7 Islands
– Samso
– Outer Hebrides of Scotland

27. The ISLE-PACT Project (II)
Projects for maximizing penetration of RES
RES Systems
Sustainable Transport
Energy Storage
Energy Efficiency
• Restriction in transport
infrastructures
• Reduction in losses
• Excess RES production
• Mobility (H2 – EPV)
• Grid stability
• Technologies
• Land availability
• Resources (wind-sun-etc)
Distributed Generation
• Rational use of energy
www.isle-pact.eu

28. EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
Take a week to change tomorrow
Projects that will contribute to increase RES penetration in European
Islands in all the energy value chain
Generation
Energy Storage
Energy Efficiency
Manageable loads: e.g. electric
vehicles, Water desalination
Reversible pump-hydro
Batteries
Hydrogen
Wind, solar, Wave, Geothermal,
Biomass, hybrid (wind-diesel)
Final consumption
Microgrids, district heating and
cooling, etc.
IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL BANKABLE PROJECTS
Distribution
Primary sectors
Industry
Services
Residential

29. The ISLE-PACT Project (III)
Criteria for prioritizing projects
● Compatibility with current framework and existing schemes for promoting RES
● Contribution to global strategy for maximizing RES penetration in the island
● Impact on the reduction in energy demand
● Performance on standard financial parameters (PAYBACK, IRR, NPV)
● Maximization of Green House Emissions reduction to necessary investment cost
● Capacity for local employment creation of the investment project
● Innovative aspect of the project
● Maximization of energy production per unit of occupied land
A list of aprox. 25 bankable projects will be compiled for
the 12 participating European island regions

30. SMILEGOV
Enhancing effective implementation of sustainable energy action plans in European islands
through reinforcement of smart multilevel governance
2nd Consortium meeting
Visby, Gotland, Sweden
24th and 25th September 2013
AAAA
www.sustainableislands.eu

31. La Graciosa 100% RES
La Graciosa:
650 inhabitants
0.7 MW peak
2 GWh/y demand
Smart Microgrid with high RES penetration, energy storage (incl.
desalination) and electric vehicles fleet
On-going

33. SMART METERS (already installed) + electric vehicles (planning phase)

34. Multimegawatt Wind Test Platform at Arinaga Port (Gran Canaria)

35. 24/9/2013, Visby 2nd Consortium meeting
First spanish off-shore wind turbine (GAMESA)

36. El Hierro: 100% RES Island
278 km2
10.500 inhabitants
7 MW peak
40 GWh/y demand
(Diesel)
Construction finished;
Commissioning in 2014

37. 100% renewable energy supply
• Design and construction of a Wind-
Hydro Power Station
• Installation of solar collectors & PV
systems
• Evaluation of biomass exploitation
possibilities
• Transport. Sustainable Mobility
• Environmental Education

38. Wind-Hydro Power Station

39. Construction finishedEl Hierro: 100% RES Island
Wind – Pumped Hydro Power Station

40. Wind – Pumped Hydro Power Station
Wind Farm 11,5 MW
Hydroelectric Substation 11,3 MW
Pumping Station 6 MW
Upper Reservoir 400.000 m3
Lower Reservoir 150.000 m3

41. Upper Reservoir

49. Conductions

53. Lower Reservoir

58. Hydro-Station

62. Pumping-Station

69. Wind Farm

76. Thank you!
gpiernavieja@itccanarias.org