The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunities
The Guadeloupe archipelago, situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea with a population of approximately 400,000 inhabitants, faces distinctive challenges in realizing a sustainable and resilient energy transition owing to its nature being a distributed island system. These unique challenges include the...
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| description | The Guadeloupe archipelago, situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea with a population of approximately 400,000 inhabitants, faces distinctive challenges in realizing a sustainable and resilient energy transition owing to its nature being a distributed island system. These unique challenges include the absence of energy interconnections, limited domestic energy resources, substantial dependence on fossil fuels, and considerable load variance. These factors necessitate specialized attention in the study and analysis of the energy system transition. In this study, the authors initially delineate storylines tailored to the specific requirements of Guadeloupe's energy system, with a primary focus on the reliance on fossil fuel imports. Two distinct energy transition roads, aiming for self-sufficiency and independence for Guadeloupe by 2040 and 2050, are established. Leveraging an advanced open-source investment and dispatch tool, the Global Energy System Model (GENeSYS-MOD), these storylines are implemented to ascertain the least-cost, sustainable, and resilient energy transition for the Guadeloupe archipelago. The ensuing results are comprehensively analyzed to offer insights into Guadeloupe's trajectory towards a sustainable energy system, comparing the proposed energy transition roads for achieving sustainability. The findings reveal that substantial investments in wind and photovoltaic power plants, coupled with electricity storage devices, are imperative for achieving energy independence in the future. Additionally, the availability of biomass emerges as a crucial factor facilitating a seamless transition across all sectors, encompassing power, heat, and transportation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-71f6883ff6834bcfbfa80ff369d2505a2025-02-02T05:28:07ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01112e41760The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunitiesMostafa Barani0Konstantin Löffler1Luka Garibashvili2Pedro Crespo del Granado3Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway; Workgroup for Infrastructure Policy, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Corresponding author.Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayThe Guadeloupe archipelago, situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea with a population of approximately 400,000 inhabitants, faces distinctive challenges in realizing a sustainable and resilient energy transition owing to its nature being a distributed island system. These unique challenges include the absence of energy interconnections, limited domestic energy resources, substantial dependence on fossil fuels, and considerable load variance. These factors necessitate specialized attention in the study and analysis of the energy system transition. In this study, the authors initially delineate storylines tailored to the specific requirements of Guadeloupe's energy system, with a primary focus on the reliance on fossil fuel imports. Two distinct energy transition roads, aiming for self-sufficiency and independence for Guadeloupe by 2040 and 2050, are established. Leveraging an advanced open-source investment and dispatch tool, the Global Energy System Model (GENeSYS-MOD), these storylines are implemented to ascertain the least-cost, sustainable, and resilient energy transition for the Guadeloupe archipelago. The ensuing results are comprehensively analyzed to offer insights into Guadeloupe's trajectory towards a sustainable energy system, comparing the proposed energy transition roads for achieving sustainability. The findings reveal that substantial investments in wind and photovoltaic power plants, coupled with electricity storage devices, are imperative for achieving energy independence in the future. Additionally, the availability of biomass emerges as a crucial factor facilitating a seamless transition across all sectors, encompassing power, heat, and transportation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025001409GuadeloupePower, heat and transportation sectorsCO2 emission reductionSustainable transition of energy systemsEnergy system modeling |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa Barani Konstantin Löffler Luka Garibashvili Pedro Crespo del Granado The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunities Heliyon Guadeloupe Power, heat and transportation sectors CO2 emission reduction Sustainable transition of energy systems Energy system modeling |
| title | The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_full | The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_fullStr | The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_short | The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_sort | road to a sustainable energy system in the guadeloupe archipelago challenges and opportunities |
| topic | Guadeloupe Power, heat and transportation sectors CO2 emission reduction Sustainable transition of energy systems Energy system modeling |
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