This year’s Clean energy for EU islands forum took place on May 20 - 21. The event was a great success with around 270 participants and more than 50 speakers. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, held an intriguing opening speech on the first day.
On this page, you can find the recordings of all sessions, discussions and panels of the forum.
Click here for a detailed written summary.
Day 1, 20 May 2021
Welcome to the Clean energy for EU islands forum
Kadri Simson - European Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
“The clean energy transition and our climate ambitions are not about stripping away our way of life. They are about evolving towards a new one. I don’t see it as a challenge to overcome, but an opportunity to be seized. And I hope that all of you can see and embrace those opportunities for your islands.” - Kadri Simson
Read the Commissioner's speech here.
Keynote
Tonino Picula - Chair of the SEArica intergroup, European Parliament
Watch all the submitted videos of our call "Views of the islands" here.
Clean Energy for EU islands secretariat
Jan Cornillie – Project director, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (3E)
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Panel discussion Setting the agenda for clean energy transition on European islands
Moderation: Jan Cornillie - Project director, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (3E)
● Paula Pinho - Director for Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency and Innovation, DG ENER, European Commission
● Markku Markkula - Vice-President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Chair of the Espoo City Board, President of Helsinki Region
● Giuseppe Sciacca - Executive Secretary of the CPMR Islands Commission
● Marino Mlacović - Head of Fleet Development Department, Jadrolinija
● Maša Zbunjak - Head of Legal Department., Jadrolinija
Enabling financing and funding for island energy transition Memorandum of Split: ongoing activities and next steps
● Edita Dranseikaite - Coordinator of the Clean Energy for EU Islands Initiative, DG ENER, European Commission
● Kristina Čelić - Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy of Croatia
Expert lecture ACT Get involved: Matchmaking & Marketplace
Moderation: Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida – Financial lead, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (RdA)
● Miquel Garcia Edo - Junior Project Engineer, Energy Transition Department, Insular Council of Menorca / Biosphere Reserve Agency
● Carlos Sanchez - Senior Associate, Smart Cities Infrastructure Fund, Whitehelm Capital
● Georg Houben - Coordinator of the Smart Cities Marketplace, DG ENER, European Commission
Session EXPLORE
Community-driven energy transition in islands. Three successful examples.
Moderation: Pau de Vilchez Moragues - Deputy director of LINCC UIB - Lecturer in International Law, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) - Interdisciplinary Lab on Climate Change (LINCC)
● Henrik Micski – Development manager, Highlands and Islands Enterprise
● Nuria Albet Torres - Coordinator, La Palma Renovable
● Riccardo Novo - PhD Candidate, Politecnico di Torino / MOREnergy Lab
● Claudio Moscoloni - Research Fellow, Politecnico di Torino / MOREnergy Lab
Wrap-up / Key Lessons Learned
Day 2 - Action Day, 21 May 2021
Welcome to the ACTION Day
Welcome, intro of the new consortium and progress from the islands
Simon De Clercq - Coordinator, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (3E)
EXPLORE: Islands in Action Session History on Transition Agenda Cres
Moderation: Ugo Toić – Director, OTRA
● Tina Gams-Fučić - Quality manager; Cresanka d.d. - Camping Kovačine
● Katarina Golubović - Project manager, Mali Lošinj Tourist Board
● Maja Jurišić – Project Manager, Islands Movement
● Tanja Kremenić - PhD Candidate, University of Padova
● Franjo Toić – Manager, Energy cooperative "Apsyrtides"
EXPLORE: Site visit | Samsø, Denmark
Welcome to Samsø - Best practice & live reporting
● Alexis Chatzimpiros – Project manager, Samsø Energy Academy
● Søren Hermansen – Director, Samsø Energy Academy
Site visit talk
Moderation: Marina Montero Carrero – Technical lead, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (3E)
● Alexis Chatzimpiros – Project manager, Samsø Energy Academy
● Søren Hermansen – Director, Samsø Energy Academy
● Ugo Toić – Director, OTRA
● John Walsh - Chairman of the European Small Islands Federation (ESIN)
Session SHAPE
Technical assistance for EU islands - Including the announcement of the results and key findings of the secretariat’s 1st call for technical assistance
● Marina Montero Carrero – Technical lead, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (3E)
● Andrea Martinez - Project Coordinator, NESOI (Sinloc)
Workshop ACT
Project pitch: islands present their projects
Moderation: Simon De Clercq - Coordinator, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (3E) Project board
● Catalina Spataru - Professor of Global Energy and Resources and Head of Islands Laboratory, University College London
● Antonia Proka – Project manager, REScoop.eu
● Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida – Financial lead, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (RdA)
Projects:
● Project 1: Wave to energy project in Saint-Philippe, La Réunion. Fanny Sauvignon - Business Development Manager, INGINE
● Project 2: Electrical storage system in Pantelleria, Italy. Juan-Sebastian Alvarez Rincon - Senior R&D engineer, AquaBattery
● Project 3: Airborne Wind Energy in Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands. Christy Hagen - Policy officer for Sustainability, Schiermonnikoog, Pepijn Marcus - System Performance Engineer, Kitepower, Kristian Petrick - Policy & Regulation, Airborne Wind Europe
● Project 4: Biomass-hydrogen project in Porto-Santo, Portugal. Diogo Soares – CTO, Floating particle
● Project 5: Geothermal energy in Faroe, Azores and the Canary Islands. Philippe Dumas - Secretary General, European Geothermal Energy Council
Session ACT
Technology session: technologies for clean energy transition on the islands
Moderation: João Peças Lopes - Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University, Director/Member of the board at INESC TEC
● Carlos Moreira - Senior Researcher / Centre for Power and Energy Systems, INESC TEC & FEUP - Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (click here for the slides)
● Eckard Quitmann - Head of Grid Integration dept., Enercon (click here for the slides)
● Alberto Jorge Bernardo - Director - Smart Power Business Development, Efacec Energia (click here for the slides)
● Maria Jaen Caparros - Hydrogen Innovation Coordinator, ENAGAS
● Gabriele Rampinelli - Partner, Exowave Aps
Wrap-up & Reporting back from the workshops
Moderation: Marina Montero Carrero – Technical lead, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (3E)
● Simon De Clercq - Coordinator, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (3E)
● Carlos Moreira - Senior Researcher / Centre for Power and Energy Systems, INESC TEC & FEUP - Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
● Lucija Rakocevic – Legal and regulatory lead, Clean energy for EU islands secretariat (Th!nk E)