Dissemination
- Scientific impacts
- First comprehensive study of solar-wind complementarity in Réunion
- Contribution to the knowledge of renewable resources in tropical non-interconnected zones
- Reproducible methodologies for complementarity analysis applicable to other island territories
- Socio-economic impacts
- Reduction of storage needs through optimisation of solar-wind combinations
- Potential decrease in electricity costs (currently ~€300/MWh)
- Decision-support for renewable energy investments
- Territorial / environmental impacts
- Contribution to Réunion’s energy self-sufficiency
- Increase in the share of local intermittent energies in the electricity mix
- Reduction of dependency on imported fossil fuels (target: 100% renewable)
- Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions
- Valorisation activities
- Open-access databases for research and industry
- Complementarity index mapping for siting guidance
- Optimal hybrid power plant configurations adapted to local conditions
- Dissemination activities
- Project web page
- Open-access scientific publications
- Final dissemination seminar open to energy transition stakeholders