This video has been submitted for the Clean energy for EU islands Call for Videos. The video illustrates the landscape of historical wind power usage in Bornholm, along with its modern and future impacts on the island's homes and buildings.
This video, submitted for the Clean energy for EU islands Call for Videos, showcases the technologies installed on the pilot island of Borkum in the scope of the ISLANDER project to support the decarbonisation of the island.
This report examines the legal and environmental planning framework for wind turbine development on the Danish island of Fejø. The report identifies key spatial and environmental challenges, as most potential sites are located near protected areas such as Natura 2000 zones and behind beach protection lines.
This report provides an overview of the legal framework for spatial and environmental planning in Denmark and examines the opportunities for developing wind turbines in selected sites on Venø. The island transition team aims to develop a community-owned wind turbine. The potential area for selecting a site to develop wind turbines is on the south side of the island. Based on the secretariat’s findings, most of the environmental and spatial barriers are found on the northern side of the island.
In this video, Riccardo Novo (3E) and Martina Cannata (3E) are discussing the main takeways of the Clean energy for EU islands forum 2025. They are reflecting on islanders' discussions, the forum's setup and what the outcomes mean for the secretariat's technical assistance.
The Clean energy for EU islands secretariat will participate in this session exploring policy tools and local best practices to ensure affordable, decarbonised housing and combat energy poverty in European cities, supporting the EU’s energy and climate goals.Affordable, sustainable housing is key to achieving climate neutrality while ensuring social equity. Buildings account for 40% of the EU’s energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions, making energy efficiency and renovation central to the EU Green Deal and Renovation Wave.
The Clean energy for EU islands forum 2025 gathered participants from more than 45 islands at the Octant Hotel in São Miguel, Azores, to explore how islands can balance environmental, social, and economic priorities on the path to 100% renewable energy.The EU islands forum in a nutshell138 participants attended the on-site event over the two days at the Octant Hotel in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel30 speakers;4 Breakout sessions covering a range of technical topics, as well as financial and sustainability discussions;16 presentations and panel discussions279 registered participants2 site visits
This report estimates the potential annual energy production by an in-pipe hydro plant on the island of La Palma, Spain. The Caldereta reservoir and its connected pipelines are considered for the plant's location. The expected energy production is calculated based on modelling work. The island transition team selected the Caldereta reservoir in the southern region of La Palma, Fuencaliente, for this study. Two pipelines, one downstream and one upstream, are of interest and connected to the Caldereta reservoir.
The Clean energy for EU islands secretariat officially launched the Follower Islands Programme this April with information-rich webinar on energy planning and vision-making. Bringing together island representatives, technical experts, and local authorities from across Europe, the event was the starting point for an ambitious process to support EU islands on their path toward clean energy transitions.Kostas Komninos, General Manager of DAFNI – Network of Sustainable Greek Islands – opened the session by highlighting the increasing importance of local governance in energy planning.
This report presents the results of the pre-feasibility assessment for repowering the Nasca Wind Farm, located on San Pietro Island (Sardinia, Italy). To assess the repowering of the existing wind farm, a total of 8 new possible configurations were considered, highlighting the benefits of higher tower heights.