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Introduction of electromobility and sustainable planning of the island of Ikaria towards autarky

Koukourakis Michail

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Nowadays, society has turned to more sustainable energy production and storage systems instead of fossil fuel-based ones to meet its energy needs. Independence from fossil fuels is very important, especially for remote off-grid areas such as islands. As transporting fossil fuels is costly, but their use is also very harmful to the environment.The energy needs of islands can be met through renewable energy sources. However, as these are mainly based on weather phenomena, which are constantly changing, it is necessary to use sustainable means of storage to ensure green energy autonomy. On the island of Ikaria a study has been carried out to make the island energy autonomous. After the results were obtained, it was found that the storage media used were not sufficient to store the majority of the energy produced, with the result that a large proportion of it was wasted. But also, sometimes it was necessary to use fossil fuels to meet energy needs.In this thesis study, the hydroelectricity available on the island was first added to the system and then a general energy saving policy was estimated which was related to building structures and utilities such as lighting and heat pumps on the island. After these inputs were made it was examined how electromobility can be integrated into the island's grid and how it affects it. Finally, having introduced electromobility, a redistribution of hydropower was worked out and a modification to the existing pumped storage system was carried out to achieve an extension of the storage capacity.

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