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Join us in the Azores for the #CE4EUislands forum 2025!
Island communities, experts, and stakeholders will come together to explore the path to achieving a 100% renewable energy future while balancing environmental, economic, and social priorities.
SAVE THE DATE: 14-15 May 2025, São Miguel, AZORES, PORTUGAL
Register now!
The forum will showcase the progress made with the EU islands secretariat’s 30 for 2030 initiative. We will discuss the first results, tackle the challenges of the island energy transition, and explore how the findings can be replicated to achieve a sustainable transition.
Participants will discover exciting projects currently leading the renewable energy transition across the 30 for 2030 islands, focusing on how they're meeting environmental, economic, and social needs. Through interactive discussions, we'll identify gaps and opportunities to scale up these successes.
This year’s forum also offers hands-on collaboration with working groups tackling key environmental, economic, and social priorities and challenges that are vital for building a sustainable energy future!
Logistical information
- EVENT LOCATION & LIVESTREAM
The event will be organised on-site at the Octant hotel in Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.
Selected agenda points will be live-streamed. Please also register if you want to join online.
- REIMBURSEMENT
The Clean energy for EU islands secretariat offers travel grants for least-resourced participants who wish to join us at the #CE4EUislands forum. Please find more information here.
- BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION
We have created a document with some more information on recommendation for hotels. Find some hotel recommendations including promotional codes here.
Workshops
This workshop is part of our ongoing series of capacity-building initiatives to support the 30 for 2030 islands and island groups as they transition to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Please register for these workshops via the registration for the Clean energy for EU islands forum 2025 below.
- Effective Communication and Capacity Building Strategies on Energy and Sustainability, 13 May 2025
- Battery Storage: Available Technologies, State of the Market, Investment, Business Plans, 16 May 2025
Agenda & Slides
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DAY 1 | 14 May 2025
Program details
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09:00-09:30 AZOT
Registration
Check-in for on-site participation.
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09:30 – 10:30 AZOT
Welcome and objective setting
Welcome and objective setting Welcoming of the participants from the Secretariat, DG ENER, and local hosts.
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10:30 – 11:00 AZOT
Introduction to the four dimensions of clean energy projects
Keynote speech on the social, environmental, technical and economic dimensions of clean energy projects on EU islands. Considerations about their intertwined nature and the importance of balancing them for a successful project outcome.
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11:00 – 11:30 AZOT
Coffee Break
Transfer to working groups
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11:30 – 13:30 AZOT
Breakout session #1: Renewable energy generation
Projects developed within the technical assistance to the 30 for 2030 islands will be used as case studies to address social, environmental, technical and economic challenges and implications related to renewable generation on islands.
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11:30 – 13:30 AZOT
Breakout session #2: Sustainable transport
Projects developed within the technical assistance to the 30 for 2030 islands will be used as case studies to address social, environmental, technical and economic challenges and implications related to sustainable transport on and from/to islands.
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13:30 – 14:30 AZOT
Lunch break
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14:30– 14:45 AZOT
Update of the regulatory inventory
Presentation of the regulatory inventory as a tool to support communities in developing energy projects.
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14:45 – 15:00 AZOT
Introduction to the site visits
Presentation of the site visits of the two days.
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15:00 – 18:30 AZOT
Site visits
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DAY 2 | 15 May 2025
Program details
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09:00 – 09:30 AZOT
Registration
Check-in for on-site participation.
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09:30 – 10:30 AZOT
Business plans and financing schemes for clean energy projects
Presentation of the CE4EUI Marketplace. Discussion between experts on financing and development of clean energy projects. How do business plans take into account the peculiarities of islands? What are the most appropriate schemes for financing projects?
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10:30 – 11:00 AZOT
Coffee Break
Transfer to working groups
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11:00 – 13:00 AZOT
Breakout session #1: Energy efficiency
Projects developed within the technical assistance to the 30 for 2030 islands will be used as case studies to address social, environmental, technical and economic challenges related to the energy efficiency and reduction of energy consumtion.
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11:00 – 13:00 AZOT
Breakout session #2: Infrastructure and grids
Projects developed within the technical assistance to the 30 for 2030 islands will be used as case studies to address social, environmental, technical and economic challenges and implications related to infrastructure and grids on islands.
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13:00 – 14:00 AZOT
Lunch break
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14:00 – 15:00 AZOT
Plenary discussion on the social, environmental, technical and economic aspects of the four project categories studied
Plenary discussion on the outputs from the working groups of the two days. Presenters from the different breakout sessions will share the identified main challenges for addressing the four aspects.
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15:00 – 15:30 AZOT
Conclusion of the conference
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15:30 – 19:00 AZOT
Site visits and final gathering
DAY 1 | 14 May 2025
Program details
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09:00-09:30 AZOTRegistration
Check-in for on-site participation.
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09:30 – 10:30 AZOTWelcome and objective setting
Welcome and objective setting Welcoming of the participants from the Secretariat, DG ENER, and local hosts.
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10:30 – 11:00 AZOTIntroduction to the four dimensions of clean energy projects
Keynote speech on the social, environmental, technical and economic dimensions of clean energy projects on EU islands. Considerations about their intertwined nature and the importance of balancing them for a successful project outcome.
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11:00 – 11:30 AZOTCoffee Break
Transfer to working groups
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11:30 – 13:30 AZOTBreakout session #1: Renewable energy generation
Projects developed within the technical assistance to the 30 for 2030 islands will be used as case studies to address social, environmental, technical and economic challenges and implications related to renewable generation on islands.
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11:30 – 13:30 AZOTBreakout session #2: Sustainable transport
Projects developed within the technical assistance to the 30 for 2030 islands will be used as case studies to address social, environmental, technical and economic challenges and implications related to sustainable transport on and from/to islands.
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13:30 – 14:30 AZOTLunch break
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14:30– 14:45 AZOTUpdate of the regulatory inventory
Presentation of the regulatory inventory as a tool to support communities in developing energy projects.
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14:45 – 15:00 AZOTIntroduction to the site visits
Presentation of the site visits of the two days.
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15:00 – 18:30 AZOTSite visits
DAY 2 | 15 May 2025
Program details
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09:00 – 09:30 AZOTRegistration
Check-in for on-site participation.
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09:30 – 10:30 AZOTBusiness plans and financing schemes for clean energy projects
Presentation of the CE4EUI Marketplace. Discussion between experts on financing and development of clean energy projects. How do business plans take into account the peculiarities of islands? What are the most appropriate schemes for financing projects?
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10:30 – 11:00 AZOTCoffee Break
Transfer to working groups
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11:00 – 13:00 AZOTBreakout session #1: Energy efficiency
Projects developed within the technical assistance to the 30 for 2030 islands will be used as case studies to address social, environmental, technical and economic challenges related to the energy efficiency and reduction of energy consumtion.
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11:00 – 13:00 AZOTBreakout session #2: Infrastructure and grids
Projects developed within the technical assistance to the 30 for 2030 islands will be used as case studies to address social, environmental, technical and economic challenges and implications related to infrastructure and grids on islands.
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13:00 – 14:00 AZOTLunch break
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14:00 – 15:00 AZOTPlenary discussion on the social, environmental, technical and economic aspects of the four project categories studied
Plenary discussion on the outputs from the working groups of the two days. Presenters from the different breakout sessions will share the identified main challenges for addressing the four aspects.
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15:00 – 15:30 AZOTConclusion of the conference
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15:30 – 19:00 AZOTSite visits and final gathering