Islands have long been centers of experimentation for new energy technologies, because they usually lack fossil fuel resources. The Orkney Islands off Scotland are powered by wind and tidal energy, while the nation of Fiji is building the largest solar farm in the Pacific Islands.
According to Sam Boorman, a consultant at FTI Consulting working on interconnectors in the North Sea, "energy islands are an exciting prospect that could allow greater roll out of renewables at lower overall cost".
Energy islands could be a solution to achieving net zero by gathering green electricity from vast arrays of wind turbines and maximizing energy efficiency. This high-tech solution, which would complement offshore renewables and could become reality within the next decade, produces green hydrogen or stores electricity in batteries.
Large offshore wind farms with added storage capabilities like batteries and hydrogen can create energy islands. In such cases, more of the wind's energy can be harnessed, and the costs of transmitting this energy back to shore are reduced – thus lowering the costs to customers in achieving net zero.
The addition of solar power and additional battery energy storage capacity will complement and add to the benefits of wind power generation and energy storage on Bonaire, further improving grid efficiency and resilience, lowering costs and reducing GHG emissions further, Narminio pointed out.
A number of early-stage energy island projects are being developed in European waters, led by Denmark and Belgium.
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