This year’s Clean energy for EU islands forum took place on May 20 - 21. The event was a great success with around 270 participants and more than 50 speakers. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, held an intriguing opening speech on the first day.
“The clean energy transition and our climate ambitions are not about stripping away our way of life. They are about evolving towards a new one. I don’t see it as a challenge to overcome, but an opportunity to be seized. And I hope that all of you can see and embrace those opportunities for your islands.” - Kadri Simson
The EXPLORE area of the event was filled with various exhibitor booths that participants could browse through or engage with. There were 104 meeting requests during the two days of the forum.
If you want to have a more detailed overview of the forum and the sessions' content, have a look at this written and illustrated summary link.
EU Islands have sent their energy transition story as a video to the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat. If you woud like to rewatch the trailer, take a look at the individual videos or get inspired, click here.
During day two of the forum, the outcome of the Call for Technical Assistance was published and the chosen projects announced. For more information on the results of the call and the 20 selected projects, click here.
Topics of sessions included how to enable funding and financing for islands’ clean energy transition projects. Day two of the event included online site visits to various successfully implemented clean energy island projects that gave an insight into challenges and lessons learned from the overall process. Engaging workshops that aimed at clarifying questions and promote projects’ development phases to the next level also took place on day two, followed by a project pitch.
The winners of this project pitch are, by public vote, the wave to energy project from Saint-Phillipe, La Réunion presented by Fanny Sauvignon and by expert vote, AquaBattery from Pantelleria in Italy presented by Juan-Sebastian Alvarez Rincon.
Agenda & Slides
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DAY1 | 20 May 2021
Program details
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10:00 am - 10:15 am CEST
Welcome to the Clean energy for EU islands forum
Kadri Simson
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10:15 am - 10:30 am CEST
Keynote
Tonino Picula
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10:30 am - 10:45 am CEST
Clean Energy for EU islands secretariat
Jan Cornillie
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10:45 am - 11:00 am CEST
Call for action
Message from the islands
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm CEST
Panel discussion
Paula Pinho | Markku Markkula | Giuseppe Sciacca | Marino Mlacović | Maša Zbunjak | Jan Cornillie
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12:00 pm – 12:15 pm CEST
Enabling financing and funding for island energy transition
Edita Dranseikaite | Kristina Čelić
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01:00 pm – 02:00 pm CEST
Expert lecture ACT
Miquel Garcia Edo | Carlos Sanchez | Georg Houben | Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida
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02:30 pm – 03:30 pm CEST
Session EXPLORE
Henrik Micski | Nuria Albet Torres | Riccardo Novo | Claudio Moscoloni | Pau de Vilchez Moragues
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DAY 2 | 21 May 2021
Program details
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10:00 am - 10:15 am CEST
Welcome to the ACTION Day
Simon De Clercq
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10:15 am - 10:45 am CEST
EXPLORE: Islands in Action
Tina Gams-Fučić | Katarina Golubović | Maja Jurišić | Tanja Kremenić | Franjo Toić | Ugo Toić
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10:45 am - 11:30 am CEST
EXPLORE: Site visit | Samsø, Denmark
Alexis Chatzimpiros | Søren Hermansen
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm CEST
Site visit talk:
Alexis Chatzimpiros | Søren Hermansen | Ugo Toić | John Walsh
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm CEST
Session SHAPE:
Marina Montero Carrero | Andrea Martinez
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm CEST
Workshop ACT
Tadhq O’Briain | Nikos Ntaras | Riccardo Novo | Diogo Vasconcelos | Virge Pihel | Lucija Rakocevic
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01:00 pm - 02:30 pm CEST
Workshop ACT
Catalina Spataru | Antonia Proka | Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida | Simon De Clercq
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01:00 pm - 02:30 pm CEST
Session ACT
Carlos Moreira | Eckard Quitmann | Alberto Jorge Bernardo | Maria Jaen Caparros | Gabriele Rampinelli | João Peças Lopes
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02:30 pm - 03:00 pm CEST
Wrap-up & Reporting back from the workshops
Simon De Clercq | Carlos Moreira | Lucija Rakocevic | Marina Montero Carrero
DAY1 | 20 May 2021
Program details
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10:00 am - 10:15 am CESTWelcome to the Clean energy for EU islands forum
Kadri Simson
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10:15 am - 10:30 am CESTKeynote
Tonino Picula
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10:30 am - 10:45 am CESTClean Energy for EU islands secretariat
Jan Cornillie
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10:45 am - 11:00 am CESTCall for action
Message from the islands
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm CESTPanel discussion
Paula Pinho | Markku Markkula | Giuseppe Sciacca | Marino Mlacović | Maša Zbunjak | Jan Cornillie
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12:00 pm – 12:15 pm CESTEnabling financing and funding for island energy transition
Edita Dranseikaite | Kristina Čelić
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01:00 pm – 02:00 pm CESTExpert lecture ACT
Miquel Garcia Edo | Carlos Sanchez | Georg Houben | Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida
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02:30 pm – 03:30 pm CESTSession EXPLORE
Henrik Micski | Nuria Albet Torres | Riccardo Novo | Claudio Moscoloni | Pau de Vilchez Moragues
DAY 2 | 21 May 2021
Program details
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10:00 am - 10:15 am CESTWelcome to the ACTION Day
Simon De Clercq
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10:15 am - 10:45 am CESTEXPLORE: Islands in Action
Tina Gams-Fučić | Katarina Golubović | Maja Jurišić | Tanja Kremenić | Franjo Toić | Ugo Toić
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10:45 am - 11:30 am CESTEXPLORE: Site visit | Samsø, Denmark
Alexis Chatzimpiros | Søren Hermansen
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm CESTSite visit talk:
Alexis Chatzimpiros | Søren Hermansen | Ugo Toić | John Walsh
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm CESTSession SHAPE:
Marina Montero Carrero | Andrea Martinez
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm CESTWorkshop ACT
Tadhq O’Briain | Nikos Ntaras | Riccardo Novo | Diogo Vasconcelos | Virge Pihel | Lucija Rakocevic
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01:00 pm - 02:30 pm CESTWorkshop ACT
Catalina Spataru | Antonia Proka | Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida | Simon De Clercq
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01:00 pm - 02:30 pm CESTSession ACT
Carlos Moreira | Eckard Quitmann | Alberto Jorge Bernardo | Maria Jaen Caparros | Gabriele Rampinelli | João Peças Lopes
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02:30 pm - 03:00 pm CESTWrap-up & Reporting back from the workshops
Simon De Clercq | Carlos Moreira | Lucija Rakocevic | Marina Montero Carrero