The territory of the Republic of Seychelles extends for 455 km² with 91.650 inhabitants. 8% of the annual electricity requirement comes from renewable sources, with the production of 6 MW of wind energy through 8 turbines of 750 kW; the rest, from conventional generation (imported diesel). Until 2014 the energy model of the Seychelles, a small ...
Cape Verde is an archipelago of ten islands located in the North Atlantic Ocean, with a total surface area of 4033 km² and 538.535 inhabitants. It represents one of the most favorable points in the world for the exploitation of wind energy, being close to the belt of the north-east trade winds. 25,5 MW of wind energy are produced for 30 turbines and 39,3 ...
Capital island of the archipelago of Samoa, it extends for 2831 km² and is home to 147471 inhabitants. It is located on the seismic belt and is often subject to cyclonic formations, which constitute an impediment to the construction of wind farms. Despite this, however, the island is in transition towards the 100% renewable target, producing 1,2 MW of hydroelectric power and 550 ...
It is the largest island of the Manu'a group, with its 44,31 km² and 600 inhabitants, it is the easternmost of Samoa, in the Pacific Ocean. The island, in 2016, built a micro-grid based on the best available technology, which allowed it to achieve energy self-sufficiency. It is made up of 5.328 SolarCity photovoltaic modules that produce 1,4 ...
The territory of the Republic of Mauritius, off the Indian Ocean, extends 2040 km², for 1.331.155 inhabitants. Solid waste treatment is organized in a composting plant in the La Chaumiére area; the process and technology were provided by an Indian company, Excel Industries (India) Ltd. Thus, the plant receives approximately ...
In the Pacific Ocean, we find another island that has reached the 100% renewable goal: the island of Kodiak, located in the Gulf of Alaska, which with its 8.975 km² and 15.000 inhabitants represents the 80th largest island in the world and the second largest in the United States. Since 2008, the Kodiak Electric Association, the managing body of the electricity grid, has chosen ...
In the North Sea, belonging to the archipelago of the West Frisian Islands, is the island of Ameland which extends for 268,50 km² and is home to 3503 inhabitants. Thanks to the “Cradle-to-Cradle Island” project, launched in 2009, mobility on the island has been redesigned. The main problem to be solved was tourism: in fact, most people (especially ...
Tilos, an Aegean island belonging to the Dodecanese, is the first in the Mediterranean to produce electricity entirely from renewable sources, thanks to the European project Tilos Horizon 2020 - Technology Innovation for the Local Scale, Optimum Integration of Battery Energy Storage. The project involved the construction of plants from renewable sources for a power of almost 1000 kW ...
The territory of the island of La Réunion (France), in the Indian Ocean, extends 2.511 km² and includes 840.974 inhabitants. 30% of electricity needs come from renewable sources: 10,4 MW of solar energy are produced through 27.000 photovoltaic modules and greenhouses and 9 MWh of storage. The island of La Réunion has set the ambitious goal of becoming an island ...
The Guadeloupe archipelago includes a handful of islands, with a total area of 1.628 km² and 405.739 inhabitants. The island is partially decarbonized, producing 14 kW of solar energy for charging 6 electric vehicles and 2,5 MW of wind energy divided by 9 turbines + 9 lithium batteries of 500 kWh each. ...
