Grado is an island that is situated in the lagoon between Venice and Trieste. It is part of the Adriatic Sea in Italy’s Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region. The island is connected to the mainland by bridges. It is also part of the VPP4islands project. The ambition of VPP4Islands is to become the leader of Island decarbonisation and VPP development that promotes decentralised and sustainable energy systems through open innovative tools and concepts.

This third in a series of podcasts engages two islanders working on very different, but very relevant topics. One of them is Ærø Island with its Ellen Ferry that connects it to the Island of Als and the other one is Tilos, which is working on its grid. Discover the journey towards a clean energy future for EU islands in our podcast "Voices from the Islands." Join the conversation as we delve into the transformative power of electric ferries and microgrids. Halfdan Abrahamsen from Denmark's Ærø Island unveils their stunning electric ferry, Elen.

Cres was one of six pilot islands to do SETA and start the transition to a clean energy island in phase 1 of the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat. Ugo Toić, Director of OTRA stressed the importance of unconditional support of mayors, volunteers and the technical assistance received from the secretariat.

Lastovo (Croatia). Photography by Toma & Jelena Župančić, the winners of the second photography competition organised in 2022 by the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat.

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Emporio, Chalki (Greece). Photography by Evaggelos Fragkakis, the winner of the second photography competition organised in 2022 by the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat.

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Zaklopatica, Lastovo (Croatia). Photography by Toma & Jelena Župančić, the winners of the first photography competition organised in 2021 by the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat.

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Hvar Island (Croatia). Photography by Andrina Luić, the winner of the first photography competition organised in 2021 by the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat.

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Cala Nikà, Pantelleria (Italy). Photography by Claudio Moscoloni, the winner of the first photography competition organised in 2021 by the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat.

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This is the Croatian version of the Clean energy for EU islands Pledge that islands can sign to become part of the initiative. 

This is the Greek version of the Clean energy for EU islands Pledge that islands can sign to become part of the initiative.