Belonging to the Azores archipelago, off the North African coast, it extends for 60,65 km² with 4400 inhabitants. The island has launched a program to dispose of diesel generators and replace them with a mix of plants from renewable sources, through the production of 1 MW of solar energy; 4,4 MW of wind energy and 2,5 ...
A small Polynesian atoll, just 2,4 km² in surface, with a lagoon in the center, Funafuti is located in the South Pacific Ocean and has 6.025 inhabitants. About 50 km north-north east is the largest atoll of Vaitupu, 5,6 km², home to 1.555 inhabitants. In Funafuti, 30% of energy comes from renewable sources: ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...