Space-based Renewable Energy Decision Support System

The Renewable Energy Decision Support System (RE DSS) is one of the essential outcomes of the project entitled “Access to Sustainable Energy Access to Sustainable Energy Programme – Clean Energy Living Laboratories (EU ASEP-CELLs) in the Philippines.” It aids critical stakeholders in the country to effectively respond to the energy dilemma, such as the transition to clean and renewable power to taper down the carbon curve, increase the share of RE in the Philippine energy mix, and support sustainable development and inclusive growth by promoting energy efficiency.

The conceptual design of the space-based RE DSS is process-oriented and multi-dimensional. Its methodological framework is composed of two main parts:

  1. Analyses of RE potential areas
    1. Filtering candidate sites (i.e., Resource availability, concentration, and extent)
    1. Analyses of site suitability (i.e., Factors/eligibility and constraints)
  2. Risk assessments
    1. Screening of hazards, exposures, and vulnerabilities (HEVs)
    1. Assessment of risks (R = Ꞙ (H, E, V) (i.e., Resource, systems and facilities, and communities/environment)

The following RE types were studied, as follows:

  1. Atmospheric, which includes solar and wind,
  2. Terrestrial, which includes biomass, geothermal and hydropower, and
  3. Marine, which involves ocean thermal and tidal in-stream energy conversion (i.e., OTEC and TISEC).