Kostas Skrekas - Greek Minister for Environment and Energy welcomed all participants to the EU islands forum and set out the role of Greek islands as inspiring innovation labs –...
The European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, has held a speech on the energy situation of EU islands. She spoke about necessary change, how these difficult times are influencing islands...
Antonis Kabourakis – Mayor of Rhodes The mayor welcomed all participants and the previous speakers of the Clean energy for EU islands forum 2022 to Rhodes. Antonis Kabourakis started his...
Students of the University of the Aegean and pupils from Rhodes high school were asked to take part in deliberation on energy and climate dilemma. Results were presented to the...
This year, maybe more than ever, the transition to clean energy is coming to the fore. Due to the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the whole of Europe is going to...
The EU island forum 2022, was organised as an on-site event at the Rhodes Bay Hotel on Rhodes, Greece, and featured high-level keynotes by Greek MinisterKostas Skrekas and Commissioner Kadri Simson as well as...
The objective of the H2020 Project REACT is to achieve island energy independence through renewable energy generation and storage, a demand response platform, and promoting user engagement in a local...
Bornholm is a Danish island close to the southern coast of Sweden. There are around 39,500 people living on the island. The island has taken steps towards decarbonisation, especially concerning...
On April 26, the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat organised the Energy Academy focusing on Estonian islands. This Energy Academy took place entirely online and was held in Estonian...
In this webinar it was explained how the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat provides technical support to help island communities advance in their energy transition. The webinar provided inspiring...
On January 20, the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat organised a webinar about the Regulary Inventory. The Clean energy for EU islands Regulatory Inventory will be a publicly accessible...
This second in a series of poscasts tells the story of two islands and how they engaged citizens in the clean energy transition. La Palma and Cres-Losinj both managed to...
This first in a series of poscasts tell the story of two very different islands. One, already extremely advanced in their clean energy transition and one, just about to start this beautiful journey.
In this webinar, organised by the secretariat, you will hear about Texel's clean energy transition, and how hydrogen was envisaged as a solution but also poses certain challenges. You will...
The Clean energy for EU islands secretariat had launched a Call for Videos in April 2021. The goal of this call was to gather impressions from EU islands that are...
Pantelleria is the largest "small island" in the Sicily Region. It is located in the Strait of Sicily, Mediterranian Sea, between Sicily and Tunisia. Its area measures 83 square kilometres...
Halki (Greek: Χάλκη; alternatively Chalce or Chalki) is a Greek island and municipality in the Dodecanese archipelago in the Aegean Sea, some 9 km (6 mi) west of Rhodes. With...
Commonly known as “La Isla Bonita” (the beautiful island), La Palma is the greenest of the eight Canary Islands. Located in the Atlantic Ocean with a population of close to...
A small Scottish community is perfecting new technologies that could help to power the green energy industry. Advances in wind and tidal power have turned the Orkney Islands into an...
Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida the secretariat’s financial lead has introduced the concept and aims of the newly established Island Marketplace in a one-and-a-half-hour online event, Isabel Rayo, from SUMA Capital...