Located 150 km west of Copenhagen, in the Baltic Sea, it covers an area of 112 km² for 4500 inhabitants. The island is 100% renewable on the electricity consumption side, producing a surplus exchanged with the continent. Renewable energy is produced by 11 onshore (11MW) and 10 offshore (23 MW) wind turbines, for a total ...
Eight islands comprising 1 431 603 inhabitants make up the volcanic archipelago of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean, off the southwestern coast of the United States (California); distance that makes them some of the most isolated land in the world. Geographical isolation, which has always caused a great difficulty for the island's energy supply, bringing the ...
588 km² in area, the island is the easternmost in Denmark and is home to 43040 inhabitants. More than 50% of the island's average electricity needs are met by plants from renewable sources, with 40% given by wind power alone. The island is equipped with one of the most advanced smart-grid systems built in four years thanks to a ...
The Cook Islands are a group of fifteen islands, twelve of which are inhabited. Most of the population (15.000 inhabitants) resides on the main island, Rarotonga. The rest (2.500 inhabitants) is spread over the 10 small islands and atolls that form the Northern Group. With the joint commitment between the New Zealand government and the Cooks, in 2013 it was ...
Located in the Caribbean Sea, it extends for 193 km² and includes 110000 inhabitants. Like all tropical realities, it is already facing the damaging effects of climate change. In June 2012, the island's government announced its intention to undertake an incisive policy of climate change mitigation, converting the island's energy model towards full autonomy ...
Diu Island is located off the southern coast of Gujarat's Kathiawar Peninsula, just separated from the Indian mainland. With just over 50 inhabitants, Diu is among the least populated places in India. The island, which thrives on tourism and fishing, has made rapid progress in generating solar energy in just three years. ...
It is the most accessible island of the Hebrides, with 14 km² of extension and 200 inhabitants. In March 2002 the local community took over the ownership of the island, forming the company "Gigha Heritage Trust". 2/3 of the island's electricity needs are covered by the wind farm of Gigha Green Power, the company owned by the residents, consisting of ...
The Tokelau territory, in the South Pacific Ocean, extends for 12 km² and includes 100 inhabitants. It consists of three atolls, ecosystems that are among the most vulnerable in the world to the effects of climate change. The highest point of the three atolls is only 5 meters above sea level and at the current rate it will be ...
In the Brass Strait, off the northwestern tip of Tasmania, is King Island, which extends over 1000 km² and is home to 2000 inhabitants. Since 2013, it guarantees 65% of energy needs (7,8 GWh), thanks to renewable sources, and on days of intense wind it reaches 100% (12 GWh). In particular…
Belonging to the British archipelago of the Hebrides islands, in Scotland, 30,49 km² of surface with a population of 83 inhabitants. The community made a precise choice of sustainability by deciding not to invest economic resources in a long and expensive submarine cable that would have connected it to the mainland, but to exploit the energy potential from renewable sources of ...