Islands Laboratory at UCL is a hub of researchers from different disciplines (mathematics, computer science, law, economics, environment, anthropology, engineering, architecture) who merge their powers to deliver cutting edge research, with he aim to understand essential connections between energy resource nexus, the environment, economy and society and how to research them.

Consulting Engineers for Sustainable Development.

Founded in 1985 in Switzerland, Planair was created to offer engineering and advisory services for sustainable development. The Planair team develops and implements innovative solutions in the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, island & smart grid systems planning, engineering and industry partnerships.

This webinar built on the previous session on Transition Management organised by the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat. It zoomed in on the clean energy aspects of Transition Management and the opportunity for pushing the clean energy transition on islands. 

On 19 September 2019, the Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariatt 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

Webinar

The Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat kick-starts its series of webinars with a first webinar on Transition Management.

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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.

TRESOIL BIOFUELS SRL: will build or refit a specialized autonomous vessel with Waste to Hydrogen (PHEW2H2 DMG®)) on-board energy production technology to rid the Canary Islands of unrecyclable plastic and other waste wherever it accumulates around each island port of the Canarias. The autonomous vessel will travel to wherever large amounts of plastic and end of life tires accumulate, and be instantly converted without emission into electricity or high grade hydrogen; to be stored and used as a fuel for tri-generation power for the islands own use or to be exported.

Akuo is a renewable energy global player. The company is present across the whole value chain, including project development, financing, construction, and operation. As of end-2018, Akuo Energy had invested more than EUR 2.2 billion for a total capacity of 1.2 GW in operation or under construction and had over 3 GW in projects being developed. With more than 350 employees, the Group, whose headquarters are in Paris, France, has offices in 18 countries around the world. Akuo Energy aims a global production capacity of 3,500 MW in 2022. 

The Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat kick-starts its series of webinars with a first webinar on Transition Management! As the Secretariat builds on this approach, this first webinar revisits its main principles and how they are implemented, learning from experiences from past and ongoing projects of DRIFT.

Investment Management & Advisory Boutique with focus on Energy Transition Assets and Cleantech Ventures

Climate policies in Europe, Germany and specifically Baden-Württemberg – the innovative heart of German car industry - will cause fast growing electric vehicle (EV) numbers in the next few years. This requires adequate charging infrastructure.