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 ...
The US Virgin Islands are an archipelago of 53 volcanic islands, part of the Lesser Antilles, which are home to 104.170 inhabitants. About 15% of energy comes from renewable sources (17 MW through solar collectors), the rest comes from lower carbon fossil fuel, propane. In 2009, parliament passed a law ...
Thanks to the collaboration between Whirlpool Emea, LifeGate and the technical partner Poralu Marine, as part of the LifeGate PlasticLess® project and with the aim of concretely contributing to the reduction of plastic pollution in our seas, 13 Seabin LifeGates were positioned in as many Italian ports and nautical clubs, ideally covering the peninsula from north to south. Also…
In June 2019, a trade union order was published by the mayor of Ventotene and Santo Stefano to reduce the abandonment and dispersion of plastic waste, reduce polluting emissions and environmental risks. In force since June 15, the ordinance provides that disposable take-away bags in non-biodegradable and / or compostable material will no longer be distributed; that are distributed / sold ...
SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) and its subsidiary SMA Sunbelt Energy GmbH have installed the first photovoltaic system with integrated battery storage in French Polynesia. The 1,4 MW plant, installed on Tetiaroa Island in the South Pacific, is able to meet 60% of the island's electricity needs, making The Brando resort a sustainable tourist paradise. Furthermore, on the island it is possible ...
Sumba Island is an 11000 km² island in the Savu Sea and includes 640.000 inhabitants. Like all small island states, it is severely threatened by the effects of climate change. On the island there are 12 mini-hydroelectric plants (3,43 kW), 100 mini-wind plants (50 kW), 14868 photovoltaic modules (439 kW) and 557 small digesters for the production of ...
Starting from 2019 May XNUMX, the island of Capri has become plastic free, thanks to an order signed by the mayor. The provision, valid throughout the municipal area, including the beaches and the entire coastal strip, obliges the use, possession, marketing and import of disposable products for food use in biodegradable and compostable material (cutlery, plates, glasses , trays, ...
A complex of islands further north of Tonga, of which one major and 55 minor, for a total extension of 138 km², with 17.000 inhabitants. It is located approximately 600km east of Fiji and 400km south of Samoa. It is one of the most important tourist sites in Tonga, famous for being a place of…
A “minor” neighbor of the Isle of Eigg, Muck is the smallest inhabited island of the Northern Inner Hebrides, with an extension of just 5,59 km²; with its 40 inhabitants it is at great risk of depopulation. The island is energy self-sufficient even though it is not connected to the mainland, producing 30 kW of wind energy and 33 kW of solar energy, with ...