On Monday, 14th of June we kicked off a series of Energy Academies organised by the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat with a first introductory session focusing on the energy transition of Cyprus.

During this session, after a welcome note from Mrs Theodora Antoniou from the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry of Cyprus, the goals of the Secretariat and its ongoing work were introduced, specifically focusing on the technical assistance through the Energy Academies.

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 online database that includes the national legislation, regulation, and policy framework for the support of clean energy technologies, projects, and initiatives. It will be accessible through the EU island secretariat’s website.

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 online database that includes the national legislation, regulation, and policy framework for the support of clean energy technologies, projects, and initiatives. It will be accessible through the EU island secretariat’s website.

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, concrete results from the first round of technical assistance, for example: road transport electrification in Greek islands, funding and financing seminars tailored to energy projects.

This second in a series of podcasts tells the story of two islands and how they engaged citizens in the clean energy transition. La Palma and Cres-Losinj both managed to include people in the transition by using different means.

This first in a series of podcasts tells the story of two very different islands. One, is already extremely advanced in their clean energy transition and one, is just about to start this beautiful journey. 

Brief explanation of the background, data gathering approach and way to operate the public online regulatory inventory.

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 also hear about Orkney's experience with the BIG HIT project, which aims at implementing a fully integrated model of hydrogen production, storage, transportation and utilisation for heat, power and mobility.

When it comes to population, Kökar is one of the smallest EU islands, with only 234 resident inhabitants. But politically speaking, the island is a full-scale municipality. The residents of Kökar govern themselves with a Council, Mayor, board and committees, and thus have an important impact on their own energy situation.

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 and counts about 7,800 inhabitants in winter and about 30,000 in the summertime.