LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY-SOURCES AN ACTION PLAN FOR CRETE

This paper presents a general methodological framework for the formula tion of an action plan for the large-scale integration of renewable en ergy sources (RES), The action plan is the output of a four-stage proc edure: (a) identification and ranking of RES technologies according to various criteria, (b) formation of candidate sets of RES technologies that satisfy the goal of minimum interventions to the energy system a nd the balanced regional development through site selection rules of R ES projects, (c) technical and economical analysis, and (d) social acc eptance of the proposed action plan, The method is applied to the auto nomous energy system of Crete and three alternative action plans are p roposed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.