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Total Area of Shetland: 1,468 square kilometres (567 square miles ) Number of islands: 100+

The Potential for Achieving Zero-Carbon Electricity Generation to Meet Demand in The Shetland Islands John McClatchey BSc PhD MBA FRMetS Senior Research Fellow, Environmental Research Institute (ERI) Castle Street, Thurso , KW14 7JD.

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Total Area of Shetland: 1,468 square kilometres (567 square miles ) Number of islands: 100+

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  1. The Potential for Achieving Zero-Carbon Electricity Generation to Meet Demand in The Shetland Islands John McClatchey BSc PhD MBA FRMetS Senior Research Fellow, Environmental Research Institute (ERI) Castle Street, Thurso, KW14 7JD

  2. Total Area of Shetland: 1,468 square kilometres (567 square miles) Number of islands: 100+ Number of inhabited islands: 15 Population 23,240 Edinburgh 477 km (SSW) London 957 km (SbW) Shetland Islands Council 2013 Shetland in Statistics 2013. Figure 1 The Shetland Islands

  3. Table 1. Shetland Islands Electricity Generation 2001/02 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 Total generated (MWh) 230,600 217,740 203,551 214,185 Maximum demand (MW) 45.2 46.7 44.9 44.7 Maximum demand >=40 MW fewer than 46 hours in any tear (<0.6% of the time). .

  4. Table 2. Renewable Energy Projects in Shetland by Type and Ownership Total Installed Capacity in kW Commercial Community Household Public Total Wind 3,783 410 175 12 4,380 Solar – 19 98 6 123 Hydro – 12 3 – 15 District Heating – 10,000 – – 10,000 Biomass 255 800 130 – 1,185 Total 4,038 11,241 406 18 15,703 Source: Shetland Islands Council Shetland in Statistics 2013 Proposed developments: Viking Wind Farm 370 MW Tidal power Bluemell Sound 30-40 MW Aegir Wave Power 10 MW (off southwest coast)

  5. SMART GRIDS Scottish and Southern Energy, in Partnership with Hjaltland housing association, are undertaking Northern Isles New Energy Solutions (NINES), which plans to bring a smart-electricity grid system to Shetland. NINES is trialling a 1 MW battery to manage fluctuations in supply and demand to make the best use of generation and electricity network assets. Storage will be important and the amount required will be addressed later.

  6. Source: http://www.vikingenergy.co.uk/downloads/Press%20release%20-20consulation%20srt.pdf Figure 2 The proposed Viking Wind Farm

  7. Figure 3 Photo impression looking east over AithSource: http://www.vikingenergy.co.uk/draft_images.asp Figure 4 Photo impression looking SE from Busta to Wadderstyand VoeSource: http://www.vikingenergy.co.uk/draft_images.asp

  8. Hourly demand for 1981-2010 was estimated using regression based on median hourly demand each month and various meteorological data. [adjusted r2 value = 89.0%] (For details of regression see notes.) Table 3. Estimated demand against actual demand 2008-2012

  9. The climatology of renewable generation (whether wind, wave or solar) is vital in terms of estimating required storage. Modelled wind output (using WAsP) is shown below. Note average UK capacity factor 25-30% - Viking Wind Farm 48%. Figure 5. Estimated capacity factor for Viking Wind Farm over 1981-2010

  10. It is important to consider the magnitude of the likely deficits between demand and renewable generation. Table 4. Individual periods of deficit (demand > output)

  11. While individual deficits are important, accumulated deficits can develop that are larger. This is important when considering the amount of storage that might be required. The efficiency of storage also needs to be considered. Table 5. Size of accumulated deficits (MWh) and storage required to meet deficit

  12. What difference can smart grids make? Using just wind power the saving using a smart grid may be limited as there are periods of zero output. For example there is only a small improvement assuming a 20% smart grid saving when demand > wind farm output Table 6. Demand met from Shetland wind farm output (1981 – 2010) A B Improvement (B – A) Farm size (MW) 370 70 370 70 370 70 Demand met (%) 79.4 54.4 81.4 59.1 2.5% 8% Unmet demand (%) 20.6 45.6 18.6 40.9 A output – demand B as A but assuming 20% demand saving by smart grid when demand > output

  13. Conclusions Deficits using solely wind power are too large and lengthy for a smart grid to cope. More reliable renewables can help e.g. tidal power and with a range of renewable generation smart grids can be useful. However, tidal and wave can reduce but not eliminate deficits. Storage is vital, for example: 1. A 1 MW battery storage is being installed as part of the smart grid scheme. 2. Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) in underwater bags. 3. In addition, electric cars have storage of about 33 kWh with full batteries. Cars In Shetland, if all electric, could provide 115 MWh of storage using a maximum of 25% of fully charged batteries when using a charging system with a smart grid. 4. Hydrogen could be produced by electrolysis and stored to be used as an alternative fuel (the PURE Energy Centre already does this in Shetland http://pureenergycentre.com/)

  14. Figure 6. Looking NNE across Scalloway to Burradale 3.68 MW wind farm

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