Opportunities sustainable Aruba
TNO perspective oktober 2011
Mart J. van Bracht

Presentation outline
Sustainability challenges & opportunities
TNO contribution and approach
Collaboration opportunities

Towards greater sustainability
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Efficient use of fossil fuels

Taking into account the insular nature of island states
Insular environment Implications
• No grid interconnections
• Independent energy system
• Greater impact renewable energy
• Greater system dynamics

Impact of the Caribbean climatic conditions

New technology to be tested …and
New business models to be developed

Mission Challenge
“Keeping it Affordable and Reliable”
How keep energy and the energy system affordable?
… increasing reserve power and grid capacity is an expensive undertaking.
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Use renewable energy sources , e.g. photovoltaics, wind- and hydropower, thermal energy, biomass, biogasses, etc.
Use energy more efficiently , e.g. by deploying heat pumps, electric vehicles, combined heat and power, etc.
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Energy
System
How to maintain reliability of the system?
… with a clear trend of electrification of energy usage and with more intermittent energy sources in the mix.
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Presentation outline
Sustainability challenges & opportunities\
TNO contribution and approach
Collaboration opportunities

Introducing TNO
Key Figures
• Founded in 1933
• Annual turnover 600 Meuro
•
Public sector 180 Meuro
•
Private sector 420 Meuro
• Employees 4200
• Caribbean Branch Office 2012
7 Research
Areas
• Health
•
Safety
•
Energy
•
Mobility
• Industrial Innovation
• Build Environment
•
Information Society

Sustainable Energy
Systems
Green
Faculty
• Energy transition
& system architecture
• PV installation training
Testing &
Certification
Geological
Services
• Energy efficiency assessment
• Sustainable management of natural resources

TNO Caribbean’s proposition:
Leveraging TNO expertise for Aruba’s energy transition

Roadmap Sustainable Energy Aruba 2020
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
- Green: projects completed or in progress
- Orange: new projects or options
30Mw
Vader
Piet
Solar
Plant?
35%
Consumer reduction
SWAC?
Bio-Diesel
Turbines or Natural
Gas?
Third
Wind park?
3.3 Mw
Airport
Solar
30 Mw
Urirama
2.5 Mw
Solar /
Elmar
Strategic Question examples:
•
Integration Renewables: Storage / Demand-side
• Grid-Upgrade requirements
• Smart Grid/ICT-architecture
•
Compatibility existing system/investments/costs
• Reliability implications
2013 2015 2018 2020

Road Map Sustainable Aruba 2020 - Activities
Request Aruba
Development
Road Map
Smart Community
Preliminary Design
Demand-side management study hotel sector
Smart-Grid Roadmap
Winter
2011/12
Spring
2012
Summer
2012
Fall
2012
Winter
2012/13
Spring
2013
Road Map Sustainable
Aruba Summit & roadmap completed
Official opening/ start
Smart Community
Aruba
Smart Community
Final Design and permitting

TNO Caribbean’s philosophy
• Involve essential stakeholders
• Develop locally supported solutions
• Create an open innovation platform
•
Create an adaptive system

Example co-creation with local utilities

Engaging citizens in plan development

Presentation outline
Sustainability challenges & opportunities
TNO contribution and approach
Collaboration opportunities

Smart Community Aruba
Developing solutions to benefit Aruba as a whole
Sustainable Energy Roadmap
20 houses & Visitor Center
Demonstration environment
Environment where others can learn how to apply sustainable living principles
Sustainable Aruba +20

Smart Community Aruba
Conducting research in key innovation areas
Building Smart Grid / Electric Grid Electrical Vehicles
Solar & Wind Technology Behavioural Change Water & Waste

Smart Community Aruba
Creating an open innovation partner platform
Experiment partnership engagement Typical subjects
• Building concepts
• Product development & testing:
• Solar PV
• Small scale Wind
• Electric Vehicles
• Recycling waste (water)
• Smart Sensors, Smart Grid
• Energy storage
• Human behavior models
Need for entrepreneurs as new innovation partners

CBOT a partner in innovation
New economic activity through public-private partnerships
Economic development through clean technology innovations
Gateway to Latin America

Aruba: gateway to Latin America
Part of Dutch Kingdom located near shore Latin America
Safe
Stable and ambitious government
European legislation
Multi lingual
Mix of Latin, European and American culture
Excellent networks
Excellent facilities and infrastructures
Fully support Aruban Government