Title :
Low-environmental impact routeing of overhead power lines for the connection of renewable energy plants to the Italian HV grid
Author :
Araneo, Rodolfo ; Martirano, Luigi ; Celozzi, Salvatore ; Vergine, Chiara
Author_Institution :
DIAEE, Univ. of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Routing of high voltage electric transmission lines for the connection of renewable energy distributed generation plants is a critical issue from an environmental point of view. A standard methodology that incorporates multiple weighted perspectives of influence is useful in the route approval by the governmental and regulating permitting entities and the support of the affected public. In this paper we investigate the suitability of the procedure employed by Terna, the leading electricity HV transmission grid operator, to identify the corridors with lower environmental impact where to route the new overhead transmission lines. The methodology is named ERPA and it is based on the subdivision of all the relevant constraints dictated by environmental issues and territory legislations in four classes: Exclusion, Rejection, Problem and Attraction. The case study that we take into account concerns the design and connection of a wind-farm placed near Collarmele, in the centre of Italy.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; environmental factors; legislation; power grids; power overhead lines; power system interconnection; wind power plants; Collarmele; ERPA; HV transmission grid operator; Italian HV grid; Italy; Terna; environmental issues; high voltage electric transmission lines; low-environmental impact routing; overhead power lines; overhead transmission lines; renewable energy distributed generation plants connection; renewable energy plants connection; territory legislations; wind farm; Production; Renewable energy sources; Substations; Wind; Wind farms; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2014 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krakow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4661-7
DOI :
10.1109/EEEIC.2014.6835899