Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030
Groundwater pumping systems using photovoltaic (PV) energy are increasingly being implemented around the world and, to a greater extent, in rural and electrically isolated areas. Over time, the cost of these systems has decreased, providing greater accessibility to freshwater in areas far from urban...
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| author | Daniella Rodríguez-Urrego Leonardo Rodríguez-Urrego Benjamín González-Díaz Ricardo Guerrero-Lemus |
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| description | Groundwater pumping systems using photovoltaic (PV) energy are increasingly being implemented around the world and, to a greater extent, in rural and electrically isolated areas. Over time, the cost of these systems has decreased, providing greater accessibility to freshwater in areas far from urban centers and power grids. This paper proposes a novel sustainability analysis of the groundwater pumping systems in Tenerife Island as an example of a medium-size isolated system, analyzing the current status and the business-as-usual projection to 2030, considering the water reservoirs available and the final use of water. The 2030 projection focused on the PV deployment, evaluation of the levelized cost of electricity (<i>LCOE</i>), and the availability of the groundwater resource. HOMER software was used to analyze the <i>LCOE</i>, and ArcGIS software was used for the visual modeling of water resources. As a result, the average <i>LCOE</i> for a purely PV installation supplying electricity to a pumping system in Tenerife is 0.2430 €/kWh, but the location and characteristic of each pumping system directly affect the performance and costs, mostly due to the solar availability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26def76c27644102990c94efbb6a31312023-11-30T22:20:34ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-08-011515563510.3390/en15155635Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030Daniella Rodríguez-Urrego0Leonardo Rodríguez-Urrego1Benjamín González-Díaz2Ricardo Guerrero-Lemus3Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Camino San Francisco de Paula S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainINDEVOS Research Group, Universidad EAN, Carrera 11 78-47, Bogotá 110221, ColombiaDepartamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Camino San Francisco de Paula S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDepartamento de Física, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez S/N, 38206 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainGroundwater pumping systems using photovoltaic (PV) energy are increasingly being implemented around the world and, to a greater extent, in rural and electrically isolated areas. Over time, the cost of these systems has decreased, providing greater accessibility to freshwater in areas far from urban centers and power grids. This paper proposes a novel sustainability analysis of the groundwater pumping systems in Tenerife Island as an example of a medium-size isolated system, analyzing the current status and the business-as-usual projection to 2030, considering the water reservoirs available and the final use of water. The 2030 projection focused on the PV deployment, evaluation of the levelized cost of electricity (<i>LCOE</i>), and the availability of the groundwater resource. HOMER software was used to analyze the <i>LCOE</i>, and ArcGIS software was used for the visual modeling of water resources. As a result, the average <i>LCOE</i> for a purely PV installation supplying electricity to a pumping system in Tenerife is 0.2430 €/kWh, but the location and characteristic of each pumping system directly affect the performance and costs, mostly due to the solar availability.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5635groundwater pumpingphotovoltaic applications<i>LCOE</i>2030 scenarioTenerife |
| spellingShingle | Daniella Rodríguez-Urrego Leonardo Rodríguez-Urrego Benjamín González-Díaz Ricardo Guerrero-Lemus Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030 Energies groundwater pumping photovoltaic applications <i>LCOE</i> 2030 scenario Tenerife |
| title | Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030 |
| title_full | Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030 |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030 |
| title_short | Sustainability Analysis and Scenarios in Groundwater Pumping Systems: A Case Study for Tenerife Island to 2030 |
| title_sort | sustainability analysis and scenarios in groundwater pumping systems a case study for tenerife island to 2030 |
| topic | groundwater pumping photovoltaic applications <i>LCOE</i> 2030 scenario Tenerife |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/15/5635 |
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