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…
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 ...
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 ...
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…
Belonging to the archipelago of the BES islands in the Caribbean Sea, with an area of 288 km², it includes 18000 inhabitants. Since 2008, the municipality has decided to change its energy model by installing the wind farm consisting of 12 turbines. In moments of maximum wind, the wind power plant supplies 90% of the daily electricity. During the year, the contribution from wind power is ...
In February, the regional parliament of the Balearic Islands approved the law on climate change and the energy transition which provides for the total transition to renewable energy by 2050, as well as a whole series of green measures such as the ban on the registration of diesel cars. starting from 2025 (from 2035 for petrol engines) ...
The 70 windswept islands (of which only 20 are inhabited for a total of 17 inhabitants), have become one of the UK's leading centers for innovation in renewable energy, including the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier to accumulate surpluses of production of wind and tides, which often generate more electricity than the grid ...