The island of El Hierro in Spain won the second place of the RESponsible Island Prize 2020 thanks to its nomination entitled “El Hierro 100 RES - El Hierro: Towards a 100% Renewable Energy Island”. The island owes this victory to the share of renewable energy produced by innovative energy technologies, to sustainability and to the environmental impact ...
The island of Fuerteventura will host a new wind farm, the second on the island. The new “Puerto del Rosario” plant, commissioned by the Spanish energy and gas company Naturgy Energy Group SA, will feature eight turbines and will be the largest in the Canary Islands. Its total cost is estimated at over 35 million euros. The park…
As part of Energy Cayman, a twelve-month campaign to integrate energy efficiency into the Caymanian community, the Cayman Islands Department of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure has introduced an automated BikeShare system called Cycle Cayman and with offices in Camana Bay, the Regatta Business Park and the George Town Craft Market. According to…
In Astypalea, the butterfly-shaped island in the Aegean sea, the electric revolution has begun. Two thirds of the vehicles are in fact being replaced by electric cars, bicycles and scooters, progressively powered by renewable sources. Traditional vehicle rental activities will also be transformed into shared mobility services, which will replace and make more efficient the ...
The small island of Tilos in the Dodecanese archipelago, near Rhodes in the southeastern Aegean Sea, was ranked third in the EU RESponsible Island Prize for 2021 for its efforts in using renewable energy for its supply energetic. In fact, already in March of this year, the beautiful Greek island of Tilos ...
The Maldives are the favorite tourist destination for those who want to spend time immersed in a natural paradise of crystalline waters and very thin white sand. However, with great beauty comes great responsibility. In fact, the large influx of tourists to the 26 atolls is not only the country's main source of income, but is also the largest source of waste. In fact, every tourist who passes through the islands leaves behind ...
In Astypalea, the butterfly-shaped island in the Aegean sea, the electric revolution has begun. Two thirds of the vehicles are in fact being replaced by electric cars, bicycles and scooters, progressively powered by renewable sources. Traditional vehicle rental activities will also be transformed into shared mobility services, which will replace and make more efficient the ...
Ærø is a small island located in the southern part of Denmark. For the past 30 years the island has been actively working to promote the use of renewable energy sources. Today, more than 55% of the island's total energy consumption is based on renewable energy (solar, wind and biomass) and the goal is 100% renewable energy production by ...
In support of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030, the state of Hawaii is committed to producing 2045% of its electricity from renewable sources. Already today on the island of Kauai, one of the seven inhabited islands in the northwest ...
In September 2019, Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas. It was the fifth Atlantic Category 5 hurricane in the past three years. With winds of 185mph and gusts above 200, Dorian has wreaked unimaginable chaos on the string of more than 700 islands that stretch from Florida almost to ...