Uploaded on 2016-12-20 by Napoleon Papadakis

Image source - Rodiaki Newspaper (the new power plant (115MW) of the island is under construction, wind machines in the background to be seen) Source- International Energy Agency (Stanley Diagram, Greece, balance 2014) 1. What are the dominant fossil fuels used in your country? Dominant fossil fuels used in Greece to cover its energy needs are: 1/ Oil (29.10Mtoe or 70.20% of total energy sources) 2/ Coal (mostly lignite) accounts for 6.58Mtoe or 15.87% % of total energy sources 3/ Natural Gas with a contribution of 2.48Mtoe or 5.98% % of total energy sources 2. Where are the dominant fossil fuels mainly used for in your country? (e.g. transport, industry, non-energy uses etc.) As shown in the Diagram, the fossil fuels are mainly used in Transportation (around 5.5Mtoe) and in Other Sinks (around 3.8Mtoe for housing, services etc.) 3. It is your task to create a new policy in order to improve the environmental friendly and sustainable sources and consumption of energy of your country. How would you do that? Think of how you can improve the sources and the consumption of energy. Of primary concern would be the policy towards a self-sufficient and independent energy status regarding the habitable islands of Greece. Currently the islands (around 200 inhabited) are dependent significantly on a distribution sub-marine wire network which provides them with the require energy. Especially in summertime the population of the islands increases up to 4 times because of tourism and as a result the energy demands boost dramatically. As a result, breakdowns and power failures is a common case during the summer season. My vision would be to transform all the islands in “green islands” in terms of their ecological footprint. Towards that aim I would promote a Strategic Energy Plan within a period of implementation of -let’s say – 20 years or so (long term plan). The main approach towards this target could include a serious of RES such as: Improvement of Sources  Evaluation of Wind, Solar and Aquatic Resources  Calculation of Energy Production of Wind Farms, Solar Installations and  Small Hydroelectric Power Plants  Installation of Storage Systems (Batteries)  Wind Farms  Small Hydroelectric Power Plants  Biomass-Biofuel Plants  Solar Systems (PVs) – most of Aegean Islands have a solar potential larger than 1.700Mwh/m2)  Wave energy  Utilization of the amounts of heating produced by the existing power plants and storage Consumption of Energy -Concerns Forgetting the islands for a moment and as the major energy sinks in Greece seem to be Transportation and Housing/Services, I would focus my efforts on improving the footprint of both this sectors.  Electric buses for public transportation in cities  Smart lighting system in road lights (e.g incorporated sensors of daylight intensity to determine effective operational management through a monitoring center which calculates the brightness levels and regulates it continuously)  Electric powered trains  Thermal upgrading of all public buildings  Incentives and grants for landlords to improve bring their properties up-to-date in terms of sustainability  Biogas Stations and vehicles  Phase-out elimination of the numerous drillings that are installed to provide the islands with water. They consume a lot of energy and drain the ground water. Desalination Plants prove to be more friendly and consume less energy.