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Samothrace is an island in the Thracian Sea, located in the northeastern Aegean, between Lemnos, Imbros, and Thasos. It covers an area of 178 square kilometres and is home to the highest peak in the Aegean, Mount Saos, which rises to 1,611 meters. The island's capital is the village of Chora, a picturesque settlement built amphitheatrically. Samothrace is renowned for its wild, pristine nature, featuring steep mountains, rich flora and fauna, waterfalls, small lakes, and beaches.

Kos Island is located in the South Aegean Sea, near Turkey's western coasts. It is the third-largest island in the Dodecanese, covering 290 square kilometres and with a coastline of 112 kilometres. It borders Kalymnos to the north, Nisyros to the south, Turkey to the east, and Astypalaia to the west. The island is 200 nautical miles from Piraeus and has the second-largest population in the Dodecanese, after Rhodes.The electricity demand of the Kos-Kalymnos electrical system in 2023 was around 360 GWh.

Megisti is the easternmost and most isolated region of Greece, located 520 km from the mainland. The island is neither electrically interconnected, nor are there any relevant national plans for the future. With no RES installed as of today, all electricity is currently generated by a diesel thermal power station. Despite Megisti’s small size, electricity demand shows very high seasonality, mostly due to the large diaspora.

Around the city of Zadar, about 300 islands and islets can be found in an archipelago. The city and its islands are part of Croatia and situtated in the Middle Adriatic. 

Zadar itself is a city that known for its roman structures. It lies on the coast surrounded by various islands that can be reached by ferry.

The Isle of Ulva is located off the west coast of Mull and is approximately 2,000 hectares, 12 km long by 4km wide. The island has been inhabited for over 7,000 years but has suffered a significant population decline since the 1800s, currently standing at 11 residents. Ulva is in an unusual position for a Scottish island as there is an expectation that the island population will grow significantly in the short to medium term, with an aim to reach a population of 50 within the next 20 years.

Nagu is an archipelago located in the southwest of Finland. It consists of two main islands, Storlandet and Lillandet, but has many smaller islands as well, in a total area of 1698 km2, of which 246,8 km2 is land area. It has a population of 1336 individuals (2019), with a significant increase during the summer months being a popular holiday resort - not least for boaters. The two official languages are Swedish (majority) and Finnish (minority). Nagu is populated all year round and has multiple services, including restaurants, supermarkets, health stations, libraries, etc.

Nearly equidistant from Ponza (to the west), Formia (to the north) and Ischia (to the east), a small rock with a basaltic base and tuffaceous structure represents what remains of an enormous submerged volcano 20 km in diameter and 800 metres high that 4 million years ago triggered the genesis of the Pontine archipelago. Today, all that remains of that volcano, destroyed by the same eruptions that generated Ponza, Palmarola, Zannone and S. Stefano, is less than 2 km of emerged land that continues to struggle against natural landslides, winds and waves from the high seas.

Venø is a Danish island  and the only island in the municipality of Struer (Central Denmark Region). Distance to the mainland is 256 m. The island is served by municipality owned ferry-service with 44 daily departures. Venø has 80 resident houses and 60 holiday cottages. The main economic activities are a boarding school, farming, seafood production facility, few active craftsmen and tourism.In mid-2022, the local citizen association began an energy transition project sponsored by the NESOI, Struer Municipality and the energy supplier.

Chios is a Greek island located northeast in the Aegean Sea. It is the fifth-largest island in Greece, with a surface area of 842.29 km2 and a population of approximately 51320 inhabitants. The total length of Chios's coastline is 213 km. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic gum, and the island is also known as "the Mastic Island." Chios is not yet interconnected to the mainland, and electricity is mainly produced by diesel generators. About 11% of electricity comes from renewable energy sources on the island.