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标题：Options for achieving Cape Verde’s 100% renewable electricity goal: a review
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作者：Erik Nordman ; Erik Nordman ; Abigail Barrenger 等
期刊名称：Island Studies Journal
印刷版ISSN：1715-2593
出版年度：2019
卷号：14
期号：1
页码：41-58
DOI：10.24043/isj.73
出版社：Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
摘要：The government of Cape Verde, an archipelagic Small Island Developing State (SIDS) off the coast of Senegal, has established a goal to achieve 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025. Several islands in the archipelago have suitable wind and solar resources and nationally these compose about 25% of the electricity output. However, not all islands are equally endowed with these resources and the lack of grid connections among islands poses challenges for integrating additional variable energy generation. Integrating desalination and storage (pumped hydro or battery) could enable greater penetration of wind and solar energy. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is an emerging technology that could be suitable for Cape Verde. Microgrids and self-generation could prove to be more cost effective than grid connections outside of the large cities. Achieving the 100% renewable energy goal would require a US$1 billion investment. Cape Verde has a variety of resources that can contribute to achieving its 100% renewable electricity goal but combining them in manageable and cost-effective way remains a challenge. The options, opportunities, and challenges encountered by Cape Verde are applicable to other countries, especially small island developing states and archipelagos around the world.
关键词：Africa; Cape Verde; renewable energy; Small Island Developing States (SIDS) solar energy; sustainable development; wind energy