New High Voltage Interconnections with Islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Malta and Sicily. Analysis of the Effects on Renewable Energy Sources Integration and Benefits for the Electricity Market

New High Voltage Interconnections with Islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Malta and Sicily. Analysis of the Effects on Renewable Energy Sources Integration and Benefits for the Electricity Market

The present paper shows the benefits coming from the operation of the recent electrical high voltage (HV) interconnections between Sicily, Malta and mainland Italy. These new interconnections allow zonal prices of electricity considerably lower than in the past, ensuring greater flexibility to the s...

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Main Authors: Mariano Giuseppe Ippolito, Salvatore Favuzza, Fabio Massaro, Liliana Mineo, Calogero Cassaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
Sicily-Malta interconnection line
Sicily-Italy doubling connection
Renewable Energy Sources (RES) integration
power tracing technique
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/4/838

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