The European Union launches the “30×30” challenge
The “30×30 challenge” is online! 30 100% renewable islands by 2030. Deadline for applications on 6 September
San Pietro, a pilot energy community thanks to the European REACT project
The island of San Pietro with the Municipality of Carloforte is the Italian pilot island in the context of the Horizon 2020 project, REACT, which aims to test innovative solutions to achieve energy independence in some European islands by combining energy plants renewable with a demand response platform and promoting the involvement of island users in a community ...
Photovoltaics between present and future in the islands of Giglio and Giannutri
On the island of Giannutri, thanks to a memorandum of understanding with Terna Plus, SIE Srl (company that produces and distributes energy in Giglio) and the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, a photovoltaic shelter was built in 2019 by about 60 kW, with its 140 kWh storage system and advanced control system capable ...
Four "sentinels of the sea" for the islands of the Kingdom of Neptune
In May 2021, a fleet of four new sweepers was inaugurated in the port of Bacoli (Naples) who will have the task of keeping the waters around Ischia, Procida and the other Phlegrean islands that overlook the Gulf of Naples clean. The purchase of the four "sentinels of the sea" is part of the pollution prevention strategy of beaches and coasts envisaged by ...
Tremiti Plastic Free Islands, the project for the improvement of waste management on the islands
The Blu Marine Service of San Benedetto del Tronto carried out a project on the Tremiti Islands selected as part of the MedPAN Regular Call for Small Projects and co-financed by the French Facility for Global Environment and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. The project, which takes the name of Tremiti Plastic Free Islands, had as its…
Climate friendly islands: an environmental and territorial promotion brand
The La Maddalena Archipelago National Park has developed the "Climate Friendly Islands" initiative which is aimed at all local actors, who can acquire the Climate Friendly Islands Environmental Quality Label, adopting and developing good practices of eco-sustainability, innovation and enhancement proposed by the Park Authority, offering a service compatible with safeguarding ...
A laboratory for sustainable tourism development for Ventotene and Santo Stefano
In the two Pontine islands of Ventotene and Santo Stefano, the "Laboratory for sustainable tourism development" was launched to support and enhance local resources with a view to sustainable tourism development. The objective of the laboratory is to contribute to the realization of innovative projects, in particular in the field of hospitality and tourist services, capable of giving concrete answers to needs ...
El Hierro on the podium of the RESponsible Island Prize 2020
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 program for the energy transition of the smaller islands of Sicily has been approved
The Sicilian regional government has approved the Energy Transition Program for the smaller islands of Sicily. The “Green Island” project is part of the decarbonization strategy for Sicily, in line with sustainable development models consistent with the objectives of the energy transition. Plants from renewable sources will be financed that can exceed ...
A special fund of over 41 million euros from the government for the smaller islands
Rome - “The government pays the utmost attention to the smaller islands, in the Budget Law I strongly wanted to insert a new fund to finance investments and support infrastructural development and territorial requalification works. The government is aware of the daily difficulties of the mayors and citizens of the smaller islands, we are at their side and we are committed to supporting ...