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A Sustainable Energy Mix for the Aeolian Islands

Marco TrapaneseAlessia Viola

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geographygeography.geographical_feature_categorybusiness.industry020209 energyEarth scienceElectric potential energyPhotovoltaic systemFossil fuel02 engineering and technologyRenewable energyArchipelago0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringAeolian processesEnvironmental sciencebusinessEnergy sourceGeothermal gradient

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The paper examines the current status of the electrical energy production in the Aeolian Islands, an Italian archipelago, composed by small island North of Sicily. Instead the availability of renewable energy sources, like wind, solar, geothermal and sea wave, these islands produce electrical energy using almost entirely fossil fuels. Starting from this initial condition, the paper proposes an energetic mix based on the available resources and focusing the attention on sea wave. An innovative device is presented in order to exploit this energy source.

https://doi.org/10.1109/eeeic.2018.8493749