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 plenary.
All participants were divided into groups using the colour of name tags and balloons that had the same colour and numbers on them. Each group sat down together to discuss two questions.
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 speech with a quote by the Australian politician Bob Brown "The future will either be green or not at all", followed by a description of what the Aegean Islands are planning and doing in terms of clean energy and sustainability. He especially highlighted the importance of sustainable tourism for these islands.
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 – with a high number of low-carbon initiatives.
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 face a winter of high energy prices. This situation added to insecurity of energy supplies, another reason not to waste any more time in the transition to renewable energy. For islands, the topics of energy security and independence is gaining even more importance. The whole continent of Europe needs to think like an island.
The Technology solutions booklet provides an overview of energy technologies that are currently commercially available for islands to advance in their clean energy transition. Technologies are grouped per sector: electricity, heating and cooling, transport, and storage. For each technology, a short description is first presented, followed by its pros and cons for its implementation on islands. Finally, island examples are provided to give inspiration and explain how European islands are adopting these technologies in practice.
Are you working on an island to advance its energy transition? Do you need technical support for an energy project or energy strategy? In our webinar we will explain how to apply for the new call for technical assistance launched by the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat with deadline on 4 May 2021.
On 19 September 2019, the Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat organised a webinar about Horizon 2020 funding opportunities and project development. The first part of the webinar included an overall introduction to the H2020 calls followed by practical experiences in developing and taking part in a consortium. You can access the webinar and the presentations below.
Speakers
Jeppe Jensen, Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat
Feilim O'Connor, European Commission
Andy Deacon, Climate Alliance
Since its foundation in 2001, Transition Management has been applied to diverse sustainability issues, policy contexts, and geographical scales. The approach provides a portfolio of tools that have as a common objective to enable change in practices and structures directed towards sustainable development targets, like the sustainable transformation of our energy system.
This is the recording of a training session held during the first Call for Videos of the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat. It is explained what kind of videos are expected, the evaluation criteria, and how to use an app to cut a video.
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 provided her viewpoints, tips, and insights into the requirements for projects to be financed.
How does the Island Marketplace work?