Sustainable integration of renewable energy systems in a Mediterranean Island: A case study

Abstract

Starting from a previous technical and economical feasibility study, this paper analyzes the integration of Renewable Energy Sources into an existing territory with specified features of the natural landscape and of the built environment. The work puts into evidence that territories development must use suitable tools and rules based on integrated knowledge, since technical feasibility studies do not assess the sustainability of the proposed infrastructures within the built environment and landscape. The studied system is in the island of Pantelleria situated between Sicily and northern Africa. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.