Analysis of potential for market penetration of renewable energy technologies in peripheral islands

Cape Verde Islands have important energy and water problems that limit thei r social and economic development. A field study will be performed focused on Cape Verde Islands to describe the present and future regional power mar ket and to give a clear indication of the best strategies for the optimizat ion of the power energy supply mix in Cape Verde Islands. The study will ta ke into consideration renewable energy technologies and the concerned socia l, economic and environmental aspects of a given set of possible strategies . One case study will be considered in detail: the situation of the Santo A ntao Island. Different energy technologies will be considered: solar, wind, geothermal and biomass. The present structure of the energy sector (capaci ty, distribution); energy demand, supply and trend; generating plants and i nfrastructures of Santo Antao will be described. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.