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Guidebook |
Island Guide to clean energy transition research

This document provides an overview of open-access research relevant to the clean energy transition, with a specific focus on islands. Highlighting a number of technologies and transition approaches to advance...

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Highlights from the Pilot years

The Clean energy for EU islands secretariat was established as a pilot in order to assess the needs for developing the Initiative further. Check out the publication with a series...

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High resolution logo

The High Resolution logo can be used by all Islands and Supporting organisations who have either pledged as an island in transition or as a Supporting organisation. Please use the...

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Island Self-Assessment Matrix

Make your own assessment of the current situation on the island using the Secretariat’s self-assessment matrix. Check out our introduction video to learn more!

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Islands Playbook

The Islands Playbook provides an action-oriented guide to successfully initiating, planning, and completing a transition to an energy system that primarily relies on local resources to eliminate a dependence on one or two imported fuels. Published by the Energy Transition Initiative, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy‘s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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Workshop Facilitation Guide

This guide is designed to help you make your meetings and workshops a success - online and in real life, no matter whether you are just starting out and need to develop a vision or strategy, whether you want to develop a specific project, or whether you need to take some time to consolidate your community.

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Renewable Microgrids

Profiles from islands and remote communities across the globe. The pathways pursued by islands and remote communities to develop renewable microgrids provide examples of how communities might embark on a similar transition. Published by the Rocky Mountain Institute/Carbon War Room.

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The Covenant Community and the Covenant of Mayors Office

The support section of the Covenant of Mayors consists of inspirations ranging from stakeholder engagement to technical examples of project implementation, as well as emission inventory guidance for developing your decarbonisation plan.

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Transition management in the urban context

This manual offers an introduction to transition management, illustrated by the experiences in five different urban contexts. It provides food for thought on key aspects to take into account when starting a clean energy transition in an urban context. Published by the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions.

Study Report |
Smart islands projects and strategies

A documentation of smart projects and strategies implemented by 35 European islands and showcased during the 1st Smart Islands Forum, 21-22 June 2016 in Athens. Published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

Template |
Seeds for Change Library

The Seeds for Change guides are designed to help you be more effective in your campaign, co-op or project. The ideas, examples and tips in our guides are based on working with many different groups and projects, both as campaigners and as trainers.