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In the current context, the energy sector is one of the most important strategic points for the economic transformation of any society. Access to energy is a universal human right and a concern of the state. Whatever national development strategy is defined or implemented, it will always require measures to promote access to energy for all. Although the strong growth of renewable energies worldwide is evident, there are still few studies on their applicability in developing countries. The aim of this study is to contribute to energy sustainability in an emerging country where renewable energies have been little analysed and developed. The country analysed is São Tomé and Príncipe (STP). This paper develops a study on the application of renewable energy, energy sustainability, and clean electricity generation as challenges of the present and ways forward. Aware of the potential of natural resources on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, the study follows the following methodology: first phase: a preliminary study to describe the current energy situation on the island; second phase: presentation of a simulation on the use of available resources that has a direct impact on minimising the consumption of fossil fuels on the islands and on the country’s dependence on foreign fuel imports. As a result, the following proposal is made: Utilisation of photovoltaic solar energy with the help of agro-voltaic systems and floating panels, a biomass plant and a transition to electromobility with the help of electric vehicles as energy storage and means of transport.
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Conference name
International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability, ICOWEFS 2024, Portalegre,
8 May 2024 - 10 May 2024.
Keywords
Energy sustainability Emerging countries São Tomé and Príncipe
Pedagogical Context
Citation
de Ceita, L., Manso, R., & Eugénio, T. (2025). Application of Renewable Energy—The Case of San Tomé Island. In Insights into Energy Trends: Selected Papers from ICOWEFS 2024 (pp. 121-139). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Publisher
Springer Nature
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Without CC licence