Resilient islands, resilient Europe Under the motto "Resilient islands, resilient Europe", the forum will focus on the governance of the decarbonisation of EU islands and on the alignment of all stakeholders for a just energy transition. First-hand testimonies from the transition teams of the 30for2030 islands will provide key insights to empower islands and their communities through the alignment of stakeholders’ views, priorities, and objectives.

While islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change, they enjoy a naturally high potential of renewable energy sources to harness. Many islands have abundant renewable energy potential, which can be tapped to lead decarbonisation. However, access to reliable, clean and competitive sources of energy remains a main concern of island communities in the EU. Although it is often technically and financially possible to develop renewable energy projects on islands, legal and regulatory frameworks, whether EU, national, regional or local, are not always fitfor purpose.

This study presents an assessment of the potential role of a BESS (battery storage system) in selected households with installed PV systems operating under the self-consumption schemes, as well as within a new REC, considering the current transition from the net metering to the billing scheme. In this sense, an assessment of the effectiveness of the current (and potential future) installed PV and BESS capacity to maximise self-consumption and energy community revenues has been performed, using a modelling approach proposed by the Secretariat technical team and targeting a suitable tech

Two new technical assistance reports published under the Clean energy for EU islands initiative highlight how targeted, place-based analysis can help island communities accelerate their clean energy transition, tackling both the supply and demand side.On Öland, Sweden, the report GIS mapping of the PV potential in Mörbylånga provides a detailed, municipality-wide assessment of solar photovoltaic deployment opportunities.

The Clean energy for EU islands secretariat has provided targeted technical assistance to Saaremaa, Estonia’s largest island, to support the development of more flexible, accessible and sustainable public transport solutions tailored to its island context.Facing challenges linked to low population density, dispersed settlements and strong seasonal fluctuations in demand, Saaremaa sought expert support to explore innovative alternatives to conventional fixed-route transport.

The Coalition of cities, regions, islands and ports for the Mission Ocean and Waters, implemented by the CO-WATERS project, is now open to waterfront authorities and their local partners and stakeholders. CO-WATERS provides a coherent set of services to support Coalition members in driving cleaner, healthier and more resilient marine and freshwater systems under the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030".

This report describes what mobility as a service is and how Saaremaa could start developing a similar service for its inhabitants.  Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is the concept of offering a wide range of mobility services to customers through one central platform. The reasoning behind this concept is that, by simplifying customers’ experience in using public transport, bike sharing, car sharing or other services, they will be incentivised to use such means of transportation more.

This feasibility study assesses the potential for decarbonising the residential building stock on Cape Clear Island, Ireland, through energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) interventions.

This report analyses the PV potential in the administrative territory of the Municipality of Mörbylånga, on the island of Öland. Its results are supposed to support the preparation of a “Solar Energy Development Plan” by the Municipality itself. In particular, the report develops an estimation of the ground-mounted PV potential, in view of the different existing environmental constraints. On top of that, it also gives an overview of the available potential on rooftops.