GB-GOV-13-GCRF-UKSA_MU_UKSA-46 DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY The RE-SAT project is delivering an energy analytics platform to equip Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) with appropriate information, products and modelling tools to support their transition from fossil fuel electricity generation to renewables. For SIDS, the economic imperative is to mitigate the financial risk of over reliance on fossil fuels. The RE-SAT platform provides advanced data analytics to help energy planners and investors where to locate renewable energy assets in order to optimise the amount of renewable energy generated, minimise their environmental impact and maximise the return on investment. SIDS have enormous potential to be energyindependent due to their natural renewable energy (RE) resources. To date however, many SIDS have insufficient in-situ environmental data and rely on incomplete records or limited time-series data to plan their RE strategy. This leads to overly conservative estimates of the available renewable potential and a greater reliance on traditional (fossil fuel) generation mechanisms to meet demand. To overcome this data gap and to support SIDS to improve their strategic RE planning, RE-SAT is using earth observations and other sources of environmental data to support decision-making regarding the feasibility and location of RE systems. RE-SAT is offering SIDS a powerful software application that will: • Improve RE strategic planning though high resolution power estimates; • Support the siting of new RE assets, taking into account environmental variables and historic weather patterns; • Save money on redundant infrastructure by sizing schemes more accurately; • Increase productivity through smarter working using the online data repository to share relevant energy documentation with key stakeholders; and • Increase the chance of investment in new renewable energy infrastructure through more accurate energy projections. RE-SAT has already delivered a successful proof-ofconcept energy-planning platform in collaboration with the Government of Seychelles and is working with Mauritius, St Lucia, Montserrat, Tonga, Vanuatu and Palau to scale-up the concept. To develop a proof-of-concept demonstrator of reusable and extendable analytics tools for planners and technical specialists developing options and strategies for SIDS that: Assist in quantifying weather related risks and opportunities for renewable energy. Exploit existing EO, weather model and other environmental data sources. Allow the capture of methodologies, results and insights from studies for a specific country to aid planning in other SIDS DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICS, UNIVERSITY OF READING UK SPACE AGENCY Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy General enquiries enquiries@odamanagement.org https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-official-development-assistance-research-and-innovation Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 4th Floor, 1 Victoria Street, SW1H 0ET Mauritius Montserrat Palau Saint Lucia Tonga Vanuatu 165553 671615.92 1372546.54 564652.9 949820.67 571771 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2891820 UK - Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 500663 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 740107.57 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 209713.1 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 209713.1 DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 39046 DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 3724189.03 165553 219768.92 451847 652822.12 719724.42 564652.9 740107.57 209293.54 39046