The Clean energy for EU islands Secretariat is launching its second Call for Assistance on 23 February, calling all EU islands to apply for technical support for their projects. Twenty spots are open.

Join this webinar on March 3 to learn how the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat provides technical support to help island communities advance in their energy transition. The webinar will start with inspiring, concrete results from the first round of technical assistance.

The Clean energy for EU islands website showcases best practices of islands for the clean energy transition. It informs on policy and regulatory issues for Europe’s island communities, provides advice on how to define a transition agenda and how to implement clean energy projects.

Join this year’s #CE4EUIslands Forum – the 2-day event takes place on Rhodes, Greece. “From clean energy vision to clean energy action” is the motto of the Clean energy forum 2022.

With a second call for videos, the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat is asking island communities to share videos of their clean energy transition and ambition! Our aim is to bring your inspiring stories to life in our upcoming EU island forum (17 & 18 May) in Rhodes.

The Islands Marketplace is still taking in projects in need of support or search of investors! The size of your island or your project doesn't matter, the Marketplace Team encourages everyone to apply!

The webinar contained a short explanation the process followed, and methodology used to bring together the Regulatory Inventory. The scope of the Regulatory Inventory was presented.

After receiving plenty of beautiful submissions from islands all over Europe, the Clean energy for EU islands secretariat has chosen the winners of the second Call for Postcards "Greetings from the Islands".

The Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds has approved the project “Starting the energy transition on the Zadar islands”. The project is led by the Samotvorac Association from Silba island along with the Tarabuži Iž Youth Association from Iž island and the Island Movement association.

In April 2021, the US Embassy in Croatia approved funding for the Island Movement‘s project “Exploiting the Energy Potentials of Croatian Islands” with the purpose of research into the energy potentials of Korčula.

In November 2021, the Island Movement applied for a public call of the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds with a project called "Leading Islands of Clean Energy". The total value of the project was estimated at 16,276.50 EUR.

The Balearic Islands will hold a citizens' assembly on climate this year to debate the impact of the climate crisis, promote citizen participation in the political process and find joint solutions to the consequences of climate change in the archipelago.

The Canary Islands regional government, together with the Canary Islands Institute of Technology has prepared and ist now publishing their 9 part strategy for the energy transition until 2030. Three parts have already been published.

The Clean energy for EU islands secretariat welcomes the establishment of the first energy cooperative of Estonia. The cooperative does not only include the mainland but also all of the Estonian islands.

In the context of the European Citizen Energy Academy, Electra Energy - with the support of the EUCENA partners – established the first national cluster of energy communities in Greece.

Bere Island Energy Group with the support of Bere Island Projects Group hosted a visit of Soren Hermansen and Alexis Chatzimpiros from the Samsø Energy Academy and the Clean Energy for EU Islands secretariat over a few days in late January.

In their pursuit of increasing the renewable energy share locally, many municipalities are increasingly recognizing and valuing the positive impact that joint citizen energy projects have on the acceptance and financing of renewables.