Capacity-building

3E is an independent consultancy and software service company, delivering solutions for performance optimisation of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. We provide expert services covering the whole project lifecycle, to support project developers, asset managers, operators, investors, and policy-makers. SynaptiQ, 3E’s performance monitoring software, facilitates asset management, effective maintenance, operations and reporting on portfolios of renewable energy assets. Our key areas of expertise are:

• Solar: PV & thermal power
• Wind power: on & offshore
• Sustainable buildings & sites
• Power grids and markets

Bridging the gap between R&D and the market, 3E combines in-house innovation, partnerships with leading R&D centres, and a thorough understanding of practical industry needs to continuously offer high performance, cost-effective energy services and products. 3E’s international team operates from Brussels (HQ), London, Paris, Toulouse, Istanbul, Delhi and Cape Town. The company has a project track-record of over 15 years in over 40 countries, and is a trusted party for the major lenders and equity providers in the global renewable energy market.

ABO Wind is a globally successful project developer for renewable energies with over550 employees. Since 1996, the company has connected around 700 wind energy, solar and biogas plants with an output of 2,400 megawatts to the grid.

We are currently working on the development of new projects with a total capacity of ten gigawatts. These projects are located in 16 countries on four continents and exceed the capacity of four average nuclear power plants. Two thirds of the projects under development are wind projects and one third are solar Projects.

The ABO Wind experts provide assessments, handle the approval process and financing, and take care of grid connection and construction. ABO Wind takes on all steps of project development from site acquisition to construction. We purchase projects at all stages of development and bring them to a successful conclusion.

ACIF-CCIM (Industrial and Commercial Association of Funchal - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madeira) is a business association and also the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madeira Archipelago. It is a private and non-profit multisectoral Association, founded in 1836.

ACIF-CCIM represents employers and companies acting in Madeira Island, defending its interests. As Economic Partner, our action is directed at up-holding the free competition between companies.

This Association has about 800 associated companies, from all sectors (commerce, industry, services and tourism) most of which are SME. To better protect the interests of its members and provide services according to their needs, ACIF-CCIM has 17 employees in addition, spread over six departments (Events and Communication; Training and Projects; Associates and Partnerships; Legal; Administrative and Financial; ICT).

ACIF-CCIM is responsible for developing a variety of activities, in particular a wide range of business services, including information and support for businesses; vocational training; company missions; fairs; conferences; events; representation and defend of the interests of its members; reinforcing the role of business associations on both national and international levels, among others.

We have developed, over the years, several projects for companies, with particular emphasis on pioneering initiatives in the tourism sector - particularly in the area of energy efficiency, training-consulting, e-commerce and applications for mobile devices, trade and services, among others. They were co-financed in several funds like EEA Grants, CIP, Interreg MAC, Interreg Atlantic Area, COSME, H2020 and Structural Funds.

With regard to our participation in European networks ACIF-CCIM began its experience in 1989 with Euro Info Centre and has continued in 2008 as Enterprise Europe Network partner, until now. ACIF-CCIM has also represented in Madeira Europe Direct network.

Airborne Wind Europe is the association of the European airborne wind energy industry.

Airborne Wind Europe encourages high-level discussions on generation of energy from high-altitude winds by means of kite energy systems, wind drones and other airborne wind energy systems and encourages research, innovation and exchange of technical information among entrepreneurs, suppliers, utilities, developers,  energy consumers, equipment manufacturers, financial institutions and universities.

akaryon is a research-based SME specialized in environmental informatics.

Our main topics are sustainability, renewable energies and the protection of the environment. By developing software and tools in this context we assist companies and public bodies in fulfilling legal and other (environmental) requirements:

We've been working at ReSys in ongoing development for the last years - an energy strategy tool and calculator for the energy turnaround for municipalities as well as for large cities and regions - find more details here.

Various standards (GRI, SDGs, EMAS, ISO,..) are covered by the ESG-Cockpit, a software for sustainability reports and -strategies, CSR- and waste management as well as for Green Data Reports and Modelling sustainable visions.

In the EU Islands project we are responsible for development of the website and this platform.

Akuo is a renewable energy global player. The company is present across the whole value chain, including project development, financing, construction, and operation. As of end-2018, Akuo Energy had invested more than EUR 2.2 billion for a total capacity of 1.2 GW in operation or under construction and had over 3 GW in projects being developed. With more than 350 employees, the Group, whose headquarters are in Paris, France, has offices in 18 countries around the world. Akuo Energy aims a global production capacity of 3,500 MW in 2022. 

Akuo has acquired an extensive expertise about greening insular energy systems by developping specific solutions to tackle the challenges faced by islands territories. Those projects are conceived to produce green electricity, but also to create additional benefits for the inhabitants of the surrounding areas.
For example, we have developed on la Réunion island (French overseas) the concept of Agrinergie®, combining green energy production and agroecology. "Bardzour" was the first Agrinergie® solar power plant with storage and PV greenhouses and the project also includes a training component to support the reintegration of inmates.

Today, Akuo is committed to develop this expertise around the world islands, and specifically in Europe. 

About : Ampyx Power is developing an Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) system using a tethered aircraft that flies like a kite. Fifty highly skilled professionals with more than 20 nationalities are working from The Hague, Netherlands and Melbourne, Australia on a Dutch innovation that uses the more constant and powerful winds above 200 m. The system fits in containers and requires much less material to construct, smaller foundation, and infrastructure than conventional technologies. With AWE innovation, new locations for wind energy can be unlocked (incl. floating offshore, rural onshore). Energy is harvested efficiently, reducing materials, foundations and carbon footprint, while lower visual and noise impact can ease public acceptance.

Vision : Our vision is to create innovative, elegant technology to harvest untapped energy sources for a sustainable future and our mission is to expand the sustainable energy supply with airborne wind innovation.

The Technology : The objective of the Airborne Wind Energy System is to capture the vast wind resource at higher altitudes with much less material than used in conventional wind turbines. The automatic aircraft is tethered to a generator on the ground. It moves in a regular cross wind pattern at an altitude from 200 m up to 450 m. When the aircraft moves, it pulls the tether which drives the generator. Once the tether is reeled out to a predefined tether length of about 750 m, the aircraft automatically returns towards a lower altitude causing the tether to reel in. Then it ascends and repeats the process. The aircraft lands and takes off automatically from a platform, by utilizing an array of sensors which provide the autopilot with critical information to perform the task safely.

AquaBattery is a cleantech startup based in the Netherlands developing sustainable energy storage technologies.

Our flagship product is the BlueBattery which can store energy in table saltwater. It is highly scalable, safe, and affordable. We are operating demonstration pilots for the BlueBattery and expect to reach a commercial-stage in two years.

Another product that we have developed, which is market-ready, is the TerraBattery (https://terrabattery.com/). It is fully integrated energy storage systems which is environmentally friendly (100% recyclable), long-lived (min. 20 years), and inherently safe (no explosion/toxic materials used). The TerraBattery is highly scalable for every application and is commercially available for deployment.

We are renewable energy consultant professionals, with over 10 years of experience in all aspects of electrical connections of renewable energy projects, from the initial design to final grid connection. We provide connection feasibility studies,  electrical design and Grid Code compliance, connection applications and contract review, operational charges assessment, technical and financial due diligence.

Whether it is an onshore or offshore wind farm, a solar energy project, a battery storage site, or a small hydro scheme, we can assist with the electrical connection, and offer the appropriate solution at high quality, and competitive cost.

The Association Les Îles du Ponant (AIP) brings together 15 islands on the Channel and Atlantic coast: Chausey, Bréhat, Batz, Ouessant, Molène, Breast, Saint Nicolas des Glénan, Groix, Belle-Île, Houat, Hoëdic, Île d ' Arz, Île aux Moines, Yeu and Aix.

16,000 inhabitants live year-round on the Ponant Islands. The members of its board of directors represent the islands and several levels of communities involved in the governance of island territories. The Ponant Islands are enriched by exchanges among themselves but also by their partners within the European network of small islands (ESIN) representing a large number of islands with which they share many common points leading to solutions to cope island challenges at the start of the 21st century.

When it was created in 1971, the AIP set out to offer a future for the Atlantic and Channel Islands. Its priority object is "the maintenance of territories housing active and attractive island communities". The AIP which intervenes in many fields (finance, public services, regional planning, agriculture, tourism, environment, town planning, culture ...), is recognized as the privileged interlocutor of public authorities for Island issues.

Barinthus is a technology startup providing novel and innovative solutions to provide clean energy, drinkable water and waste management to island and coastal communities.

CalWave's mission is to provide a solution to secure clean, affordable and reliable electricity and freshwater for coastal communities.

Through the Climate Alliance, more than 1,700 member municipalities and districts covering 26 European countries as well as a variety of regional governments, NGOs and other organisations are actively working to combat climate change. In terms of members, Climate Alliance is the largest European city network dedicated to climate action. Our members, ranging from small rural towns to cities with populations in the millions, who all accept climate change as a global challenge that requires local solutions.

This fact is demonstrated in Climate Alliance’s long tradition of promoting climate action both in European municipalities and with the indigenous peoples of the Amazon River basin, where local peoples have been practicing sustainable forestry for millennia. Equipped with an intimate knowledge of their environment and a direct connection to realities on the ground, they are, much like local governments the world over, best positioned to put climate action into practice within their territories. For European municipalities, such action typically comes in the form of initiatives for renewable energies, energy efficiency or energy conservation. For indigenous communities, climate action typically revolves around safeguarding their forests and territorial rights. We at Climate Alliance thus pair an emphasis on ambitious municipal action in Europe with support for stewardship of the rainforests by the indigenous peoples who call it home.

CNR is France’s leading producer of exclusively renewable energy and the concessionary of the Rhone for hydroelectricity production, river transport and irrigation for agricultural use. CNR stands out thanks to its role as territorial developer. CNR has conceived a distributive model based on the Rhone river in which green electricity production combines with territorial development

CNR is an expert enterprise that incorporates all the steps of value creation: study, design, operating installations, marketing production, prospecting and developing assets. CNR offers its services for managing and marketing intermittent energies to other producers  and exports its expertise in hydroelectric, river and environmental engineering all over the world.

A mostly public owned joint stock company in the public interest, CNR relies on the balance between the following public and private shareholders: local authorities, the Groupe Caisse des Dépôts and ENGIE, its leading industrial shareholder and a major player in the international energy sector.

In Marie-Galante, CNR uses its expertise to create, together with local actors and authorities, a model that contributes to acheive EU energy transition goals.

Coopérnico is a Portuguese renewable energy cooperative that combines its sustainability oriented and social nature with the support of solidarity, education and environmental protection projects. Coopérnico's mission is to engage citizens and companies in the creation of a new energetic, economic and social paradigm that benefits both society and the environment: renewable, efficient, fair and decentralized. Coopérnico has 3 main activity areas: renewable energy production, energy efficiency and commercialization (retail). Currently, Coopérnico has over 1480 members who have already invested in a total of seventeen RES projects, up to 1,54MWp (so far). All of these projects create environmental, economic and social value – the first for obvious reasons, the second because they are profitable projects and members get a reasonable return on investment and the latter through direct collaboration with educational or social economic organizations – and represent a rupture with the traditional models used for the promotion of RES projects in Portugal. From May 2015, Coopérnico has started to commercialize green electricity, becoming also the first cooperative to do it in Portugal. With this process – called the green energy revolution by the cooperative members - the cooperative invites everyone to engage in the creation of a more sustainable future by using green electricity in their houses or companies

DAFNI - Network of Sustainable Greek Islands is a non-profit organization of local and regional island authorities. Founded in 2006, DAFNI aims to strengthen local island governance and help islands embark on a sustainable development paradigm, through the integrated management of natural resources and infrastructures, the uptake of sustainable tourism and the enhanced interdependence of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.

Today DAFNI counts 55 members, out of which 51 are island municipalities, the Regions of North Aegean, South Aegean, Ionian Islands and the Regional Union of Municipalities of the Ionian Islands.

DAFNI:

• Provides technical support to its members for maturing and implementing projects in the fields of local infrastructure development and local development incorporating elements of the smartness and sustainability agenda.
• Participates as partner and / or associate partner in more than 10 national and European projects, ensuring the transfer of knowledge and the realization of projects benefitting its members;
• Serves as official supporter of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and the Pact of Islands in island - members, having developed over 30 Sustainable Energy Action Plans;
• Coordinates the Smart Islands Initiative, supported by more than 200 island authorities, networks of islands and organizations from across Europe, which aims to mobilize combined investment tools for unlocking islands’ smart and integrated territorial development.

Easy Smart Grid focusses on the integration of more renewable energy through demand side management, in a more reliable and efficient way. It creates a market platform where energy producers and consumers can exchange energy and flexibility. With our patented technology, electrical equipment (Heating, cooling, pumping, EVs, Household equipment) shift their consumption based on price signals derived from grid information (Frequency, power), the decision is taken locally (Swarm intelligence) and the system can react in real-time.

Already 4 billion people face water scarcity today. Especially islands are at the forefront of climate change and often lack natural water resources.The key for islands to moving from scarcity to abundance lies in the sea. Traditional desalination technology, unfortunately, uses a great deal of fossil energy and is a nightmare to maintain. Not anymore: 

Elemental Water Makers provides efficient and easy reverse osmosis technology that can be powered by sustainable energy.
Our efficient and sustainable solar desalination technology turns seawater into clean water using only the unlimited resources of the sea and sun in already over 12 countries.

Elemental Water Makers provides sustainable desalination solutions for municipalities, communities, resorts, private properties & industries on islands and coastal regions. Our projects result on average in a reduction of water expenses >50%, while switching from fossil energy to renewable energy. Reliability goes hand-in-hand with savings, while ease of (remote) operation, a minimum of maintenance and high water-quality/supply are assured. In 2017, we received the MBR Global Water Award 1st prize from the Emir of Dubai for our technology, selected out of 138 organizations and we have been labeled as Efficient Solution by the Solar Impulse Foundation in 2019.

Please join us in solving freshwater scarcity, using only the elements sea, sun, earth & wind.

We are an experienced and dynamic Consultancy that supports public organisations and businesses to reach their clean energy and sustainability objectives, especially on islands.

We have been involved in Europe's first Flagship Project on developing an integrated Hydrogen Ecosystem called "BIG HIT" in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

We are also the project developers and partners behind the new "HEAVENN" project in the Netherlands, a 90 million Euro project which aims to deploy the EU's largest hydrogen value chain including transport, electricity and industry applications in the Groningen area in the Northern Netherlands.

The HEAVENN EU grant of 20 million Euros is one of the largest grants that the public-private partnership FCH JU, part of the EU’s HORIZON 2020 Framework Programme, has ever made available for one project. This allows the region to take leadership in the field of hydrogen and be a source of inspiration for the development of other hydrogen regions in Europe and beyond.  More info at: https://www.enercy.nl/news

Federation of the energy communities in the Netherlands.

We believe that the energy transition will succeed if citizens are engaged. Together we ensure that everyone can participate in and benefit from a clean and affordable energy supply for all of us.

We provide support and advocacy for energy communities in the Netherlands.

Energineering Solutions is a private partnership specializing in developing new feasible technologies and providing strategic advisory and project financing based on energy performance.

Founded on our 12 year history in energy & heat transfer solution designing, we have developed the sophisticated technical-breakthrough COMPRESSTORE, that efficiently stores energy from RES with minimal cost and environmental impact without any localization restrictions.

The COMPRESSTORE is not only supported scientifically by worlds' leading research institutions (CITY university of London, University of Ghent, KTH) and the IEA, but also addresses the investability requirements of the CAPEX & long term OPEX, so that short payback period and ensured optimum ROI are guaranteed.

Enjoy the benefits of collaborating with Energineering Solutions' team:

• Small group of experts dedicated to your needs as interim managers or external contractors

• Customized storage solution design deriving from a worldwide market research for best financial results for your case

• Third Party Financing - Energy Performance Contract guarantees financial results and pay back

• Holistic energy management guarantees maximum profits by cutting down implementation costs

Investment Management & Advisory Boutique with focus on Energy Transition Assets and Cleantech Ventures

Energy Investment Management services:
- Energy Asset Transactions: Sell side, buy side and project finance advisory; Arranging venture capital for technology development companies
- Energy Asset Development: Project development and finance
- Energy Investment Funding: Structuring renewable energy funds and participation concepts; StartGreen Capital, Oneplanetcrowd; Energy Fund Overijssel; Equity participation with private investor network
Focus on following asset classes and cleantech ventures: wind, solar, biomass, hydro, heat, waste, storage, grids, conventional power, gas value chain
 

Exowave is a danish deep tech startup, which has developed a unique, low-cost, and modular technology to convert ocean wave energy into renewable electricity, fresh drinkable water and technical clean water for power-to-x in small and very large scale production.

Our vision at Exowave is to make fresh water and clean energy a reality for everyone.

Access to fresh water is internationally recognized as a human right. It reduces the risk of water-related diseases, situations of conflict and starvation | Clean energy creates a more sustainable world, for us and for the next generation.

Exowave is committed to supporting the UN Global Goals (https://www.globalgoals.org/).

Flexens is a project development and investor focusing on designing, implementing and integrating sustainable and flexible energy systems based on renewable energy sources. Flexens core capabilities in system integration and sector coupling is utilised to create the multi-technology assets that are needed to make the renewable energy transition possible

We also offer a full spectrum of advisory services such as energy system modeling, feasibility studies, project development and citizen engagement. Through our team, our ecosystem network and industry-leading shareholders, we have access to cutting edge technology, specialist know-how and financial backing.

Flexens was founded in 2018 to become a world-leading project development company for advanced sustainable and flexible energy systems. Our roots are in the R&D based ambitious Smart Energy Åland demonstration project. The demonstration, implemented by Flexens and its business ecosystem of cooperation partners, is showing how the full-scale society on the Åland Islands can work 100% self-sufficiently based on 100% renewable energy.

Connect with us to learn more,

Jukka Aalto - Business Developer

jukka.aalto[at]flexens.com

+358 50 53 63 813

We are a technology centre founded in 1993, seeking to provide innovative solutions for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.​

Our research centre consists of a highly qualified and multidisciplinary team, composed of more than 185 professionals.​

We work towards improving the competitiveness of enterprises through generation of technology transfer by means of R+D activities and market-oriented training within the field of resource sustainability and effectiveness, energy grids and renewable energies.​

GEPS Techno has developed a hybrid renewable energy platform called WAVEGEM. It's autonomous and unmmaned for offshore and nearshore activities, replacing diesel generators in isolated places, where the access to electrical power is limited and off-grid.

Griffin people is an international solution provider and intermediary company formed by a network of experienced industry leaders an public experts.

Our customers are found in a varied industres as agriculture, healthcare, energy, waste and environment. 

With us as your partner you are ensured a holistic approach to any business development project. As we work on a "No Cure, No Pay" basis, the success of any project in which we involve ourselves is guaranteed.

Supported by Interreg VA France (Channel) England, the Intelligent Community Energy (ICE) project aims to facilitate the design and the implementation of innovative smart energy solutions for isolated territories of the Channel area that face unique energy challenges.

Many islands have no connection to wider electricity distribution systems and are dependent on imported energy supplies, typically fossil fuel driven. The energy systems that isolated communities depend on tend to be less reliable, more expensive and produce more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than mainland grid systems.

In response to these problems, the ICE project considers the entire energy cycle, from production to consumption, and integrates new and established technologies in order to deliver innovative energy system solutions. These solutions will be implemented and tested at our unique pilot demonstration sites (Ushant island and the University of East Anglia’s campus), to demonstrate their feasibility and to develop a general model for isolated smart energy systems elsewhere.

The ICE consortium brings together research and business support organisations in France and the United Kingdom; and commitment from SMEs will support the project rollout and promote European cooperation.

ACIF-CCIM is a private and non-profit multisectoral business association and also the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madeira, founded in 1836.

It has about 800 members mostly SME. ACIF provides a wide range of services, including information/advisory; training; company missions; fairs; conferences; among others. Over the years, several projects for companies were developed, with particular emphasis on pioneering initiatives in the tourism sector, namely in the field of energy efficiency, training-consulting, e-commerce, APP, etc., co-financed by several funds like EEA Grants, CIP, Interreg MAC, Atlantic, COSME, H2020 and Structural Funds. ACIF has represented  in Madeira the Euro Info Center (1989 -2007) and represents since 2008 the Enterprise Europe Network. ACIF-CCIM has also represented in Madeira the Europe Direct network.

Currently we are partners in 2 H2020 projects in the energy field, namely SMILE (SMart IsLand Energy systems) and INSULAE (Maximizing the impact of innovative energy approaches in the EU islands), being very committed to increasing the use of renewable energy in Madeira.

ACIF-CCIM is a private and non-profit multisectoral business association and also the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madeira, founded in 1836.

It has about 800 members mostly SME. ACIF provides a wide range of services, including information/advisory; training; company missions; fairs; conferences; among others. Over the years, several projects for companies were developed, with particular emphasis on pioneering initiatives in the tourism sector, namely in the field of energy efficiency, training-consulting, e-commerce, APP, etc., co-financed by several funds like EEA Grants, CIP, Interreg MAC, Atlantic, COSME, H2020 and Structural Funds. ACIF has represented  in Madeira the Euro Info Center (1989 -2007) and represents since 2008 the Enterprise Europe Network. ACIF-CCIM has also represented in Madeira the Europe Direct network.

Currently we are partners in 2 H2020 projects in the energy field, namely SMILE (SMart IsLand Energy systems) and INSULAE (Maximizing the impact of innovative energy approaches in the EU islands), being very committed to increasing the use of renewable energy in Madeira.

IFG is an independent investment management firm.  We focus on investing in infrastructure opportunities across the energy value chain focusing on the energy transition theme. 

The Institute of atmospheric Pollution Research of CNR conducts research and technology transfer in the field of air pollution in urban and industrial areas (both indoor and outdoor), Emerging Air Contaminants in Environmental Emissions and ambient air, pollutant cycles across different spatial scales including polar areas, Global and regional atmospheric modeling, Technological development and methods for Earth Observation, Geospatial information and environmental knowledge-sharing,Transfer of Technical and Scientific Knowledge for the Production and Implementation of Air-Quality Legislation and renewable energies.

For many years now, the CNR-IIA has carried out research in the Italian small Islands, contributing to the implementation of research projects aimed at environmental sustainability, energy saving and the correct management of mass flows (water, waste etc.) of the islands.

The Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) is a nonprofit organization active throughout South East Europe, focusing on energy policy and analysis but also on information dissemination. IENE aims to promote a broader understanding of the major energy and environmental issues in the region.
A key objective of the Institute is to contribute towards the implementation of the European Union’s sustainable strategy which combines economic and social development, security of supply, environmental protection and climate change mitigation.

We are a Swiss micro enterprise based in Portugal offering technology scouting, mediation and consultancy for innovative 'Green' Desalination, (W)WT, Bio Waste Mgmt. & Renewable Energy (RE) Technologies:

• Innovative RE (biogas, PV, wind) powered desalination technology using brine co-product for salt production enabling short-time CAPEX recovery up to 100% and profit generation, whilst avoiding degradation of marine environment by rejecting waste brine back to the ocean as commonly practiced by SWRO 

We further provide support for the generation, marketing and sales of Carbon Credits (certified greenhouse gas emission reductions), Water Credits (certified volume of water sustainably purified) and Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) under pertinent certification standards.

The Island Movement is a network of islanders and all those who wish to contribute to the island's survival through education, information and knowledge sharing, networking, joint cooperation, logistical and professional support to islanders and island organizations active in their island, guided by the principles of responsibility, cooperation, sustainability and fellowship. Island Movement is one of the members of REScoop.eu which is European federation for renewable energy cooperatives. We wish to make our voices heard in the European energy debate.

The Interdisciplinary Lab on Climate Change of the University of the Balearic Islands is a hub of researchers from many  different disciplines that work on climate change: physics, biology, engineering, chemistry, economy, law, mathematics and computing, education and philosophy.

The main aims of the LINCC are:

• To become a center of reference on climate change issues at the regional level
• To facilitate the transfer of scientific knowldege on climate change to public institutions, private companies, NGOs and the general public, and to facilitate decision-making on the matter
• To conduct interdisciplinary research on climate change
• To foster the teaching of climate change-related topics through an interdisciplinary approach

The de-centralization of electricity generation requires equally de-centralized and affordable solutions to integrate more RES, increase the security of supply and decarbonize the EU energy future. The combination and unique integration of de-centralized storage with technologies for local energy system optimization, including demand response, electric vehicle charging optimization and synergies with other energy vectors at the local level, can offer a cost-efficient pathway (in comparison to high-CAPEX grid upgrade investments) for local energy systems optimization in presence of high volumes of volatile and intermittent RES, since huge amounts of currently nonutilized flexibility can be unleashed to ensure optimal congestion management and effective tackling of local instabilities and imbalances. MERLON introduces an Integrated Modular Local Energy Management Framework for the Holistic Operational Optimization of Local Energy Systems in presence of high shares of volatile distributed RES.
Optimization in MERLON applies to multiple levels spanning optimal coordination of local generation, with demand and storage flexibility, as well as flexibility offered by EVs and CHP Plants to facilitate maximum RES integration, avoidance of curtailment and satisfaction of balancing/ ancillary grid needs. MERLON will enable the realization of novel business models, allowing local energy communities to introduce themselves in local flexibility markets, while paving the way for the realization of novel Microgrid-as-a-Service models, assigning to local DSOs the role of “Aggregator of Aggregators” for the provision of added value services to the overlay distribution grid. It equips local stakeholders (DSOs, energy cooperatives, prosumers) with innovative and highly effective tools for the establishment of robust business practices to exploit their microgrids and dynamic VPPs as balancing and ancillary assets toward grid stability and alleviation of network constraints.

TRESOIL BIOFUELS SRL: will build or refit a specialized autonomous vessel with Waste to Hydrogen (PHEW2H₂ DMG®)) on-board energy production technology to rid the Canary Islands of unrecyclable plastic and other waste wherever it accumulates around each island port of the Canarias. The autonomous vessel will travel to wherever large amounts of plastic and end of life tires accumulate, and be instantly converted without emission into electricity or high grade hydrogen; to be stored and used as a fuel for tri-generation power for the islands own use or to be exported. The green hydrogen (H2) production vessel while emitting zero emission will power itself; using the latest hydrogen fuel cell system, to fuel its own electric propulsion engine.  The plastic and tires will be used as (RDF) feedstock to produce hydrogen and electricity from the PHEW2H₂DMG®(CHP)-Ultra Heat Temperature (UHT) gasification onboard power plant.  PHEW2H₂DMG® reactor will produce 99.9 % pure hydrogen and electricity at sea or at port. The ship will be at sea almost all year round as it produces its own H₂ fuel on a continuous basis and does not have to refuel portside. Hydrogen propulsion technology already exists for ocean-going ships; it is a zero polluting fuel as a better alternative to heavy bunker fuel. gen propulsion technology already exists for ocean-going ships; it is a zero polluting fuel as a better alternative to heavy bunker fuel.

Oceans United has the unique ability to bring cleanup efforts to remote maritime areas of the world because we include recycling technology onboard our vessels.  The built-up masses of waste debris can now be effectively and efficiently addressed to help restore the health and beauty of these areas to take environmental pressure off their vital ecosystems.  In addition, Island governments are increasingly recognizing that our technology can be used to help permanently solve their local waste management problems with a land-based version of our P2F recycling system for a comprehensive solution.

The ability of local governments to provide a new viable waste management solution to this legacy problem changes the whole economics of these communities. In addition, it now allows for economic incentives to be paid to anyone for the collection and return of plastic waste. This could aid millions of the poorest people in the world while permanently changing the mindset and behaviour toward waste management. 

Feel free to contact us and join us

It is time to put words into action!

Consulting Engineers for Sustainable Development.

Founded in 1985 in Switzerland, Planair was created to offer engineering and advisory services for sustainable development. The Planair team develops and implements innovative solutions in the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, island & smart grid systems planning, engineering and industry partnerships.

Our clients come from many domains:  public authorities, institutional investors, industry, renewable energy project development, real estate development and architects. We design sustainable development solutions at the national scale, to the scale of an individual building.  As a consulting engineering firm and member of the Swiss Society of Engineers & Architects (SIA), Planair is a fully independent and neutral advisor, engaged to defend the best interests of its clients.

A Partner in the Energy Transition for Islands

Our Smart Grid team offers scenario planning, feasibility studies, and infrastructure and engineering planning at the distribution network level for geographical islands, as well as at the community level. Our tools enable detailed comparative analysis of different configurations of 100% renewables scenarios for the clean energy transition. Today this offer covers planning for energy supply, waste and e-mobility, with desalination in 2020. Our technology scope covers solar, wind, waste to energy, battery and hydrogen storage.

Our versatility and depth of experience offers the unique opportunity to entrust a single partner with all the energy and environmental aspects of a project. Planair ensures the studies, design, planning and close control of the works, as well as commissioning oversite and, if desired, operational follow-up.

Islands are the ideal testbed for identifying, testing and introducing energy innovations. Island communities are resilient by nature therefore more inclined towards introducing systems and solutions that help to protect their community and increase their self-reliance. Clean energy-based microgrids are a way for islands to create a cleaner living environment, reduce dependence on fossil-based fuels and supply chains and reduce the overall cost of energy. Energy storage is the Holy Grail in the Energy Transition and the smaller the grid, the more impactful the introduction of intermitten renewable energy sources is. Storage will be required to (time) shift the load or the generation to balance supply and demand on the grid. Peak power surges need to be shaved and power dips need to be filled. Moreover, as diesel-based powergeneration is taken out, the grid needs an alternative source of inertia and frequency control. It is therefore that we are honored to be part of the Clean Energy for EU Islands Community as QuinteQ is introducing the world's most advanced flywheel energy storage technology. With standby losses of 0.1%/hr, C-rates of 10-20, over 350.000 cycles and a cycle cost of EUR 0,03/kWh, we believe we can offer island communities a very valuable addition to optimize the island microgrid. QuinteQ can stack functions like multi-MW energy storage, peak shaving, voltage control and natural inertia with one single solution, plug and play.. 

Climate change is a major threat to development with multiple impacts. Scientists confirm unequivocally global warming and that humans are causing most of it through activities that increase concentrations of greenhouse gases. Major changes are being observed.

At RdA Climate Solutions, we believe that the most dangerous climate changes may still be avoided but immediate global action is needed to limit  greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to changes that are already locked in.

RdA Climate Solutions is an advisory boutique specialised in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Our team include world-class experts in climate change, energy transition and sustainable finance supported by relevant international experience.

With a deep market knowledge and track record, we partner with our clients providing critical integrated and independent solutions to address their business challenges, helping them to prosper with low-carbon and climate resilient solutions.

Our clients include SMEs and multinationals, financial institutions and public entities such as cities and central governments across Europe.

Contact us: www.rda.pt | rda@rda.pt.

Through REScoop.eu, we wish to make our voices heard in the European energy debate. Citizens after all are the ones who will be paying for the transition to a more sustainable energy system. REScoop.eu empowers them and wants to achieve energy democracy. Our federation has four well-defined objectives:

• We represent the voice of citizens and renewable energy cooperatives to European policy makers
• We support the start-up of new REScoops and provide them with useful tools and contacts
• We provide services for the European REScoops and are currently working on a financial tool
• We promote the REScoop business model throughout Europe

Rethink Sustainable Solutions, S.r.l.s. is an engineering and technical consulting firm that wants to foster the transition to a Circular Economy model. In order to abandon the current ‘take-make-consume and dispose’ pattern of growth, we support changes throughout value chains, from product design to new business and market models, from new ways of turning waste into a resource to new modes of consumer behaviour. To fulfill this mission, we design innovative solutions in the energy and environment fields, with the integration of the digital channels.

Our main areas of expertise are:

• Renewable Energy: we provide engineering and technical advisory services in wind, solar, wave, and hydro projects. We study, design and develop innovative business models for our projects

• Environment: we provide solutions for: reducing the use of energy and materials; creating markets for secondary raw materials and industrial symbiosis

• Innovation Management: we assist our clients in accessing funds for their projects

Samsø, Denmark, once a meeting place for the vikings now is a gathering place for people interested in community development and sustainability. The Samsø Energy Academy, the non-profit that facilitated the island's community-driven energy transition to 100% renewable energy back in 2007 currently supports the municipality of Samsø to become completely independent from fossil fuels by 2030.

The Energy Academy receives annually some thousands of energy visitors, to hear and see first-hand the process that led to success and through international cooperations it reaches out and supports communities around the world (Asia, Australia, North America, Africa).

On Samsø we now work with the consequences of climate change and have 7 concrete objectives:

- That fossil fuels are not used on Samsø

- That the decentralized and flexible energy system for renewable energy production are maintained and further developed

- That fuel for transport on Samso and to/from the island will be based on renewable energy

- To focus on significant heating savings

- To work for substantial savings on the electricity consumption

- To seize opportunities as they arise

- To strengthen and establish partnerships

The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Laboratory (ReSEL), School of Environmental Engineering (www.resel.tuc.gr) covers a wide range of knowledge subjects in the fields of Applied Research and Technology Development for Energy Planning and Sustainable Energy Management.

ReSEL expertise focuses on Sustainable Energy Systems-Policy and Planning; Renewable Energy and Energy Saving Systems; Sustainable Cities and Communities mostly on Mediterranean insular cases. Its main objectives are to turn research and scientific knowledge to mature energy solutions and practices that are economically and technically sound and to support the island, the State and EU to achieve the 2030 and 2050 targets. Its staff is creating synergies engaging the proper market actors, local/regional authorities, governmental organizations, chambers, professional associations, the energy/RES/EE sector, NGOs, and media representatives.

ReSEL has a strong orientation towards capacity building activities for policy/market actors, trainers, technical staff and public authorities and towards transferability. It has developed expertise in managing EU-funded projects Horizon 2020, Intelligent Energy-Europe, Interreg MED, COST, Erasmus, LEONARDO, FP7, FP6, SAVE, THERMIE, etc.), structural funds (3rd CSF, NSRF 2007-2013, NSRF 2014-2020) and other national contracts, more than 40 as coordinators, 80+ as participating experts.

webpage: www.resel.tuc.gr

The NGO Small Islands Organisation (SMILO) supports small islands of less than 150km² towards the sustainable management of their territory and resources. It bolsters integrated operations for the preservation of islands’ natural resources, in relation to water and sanitation, waste, energy, biodiversity, landscapes and heritage issues. The Sustainable Island label rewards the positive local dynamics and sustainable practices. Currently, 18 islands are involved in the labelling process. SMILO provides further support with the Islands Fund, which finances concrete and sustainable operations on the ground. To strengthen cooperation and solidarity between islands, the NGO coordinates an international network, with members from West Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean.

Steinbeis 2i GmbH was founded in 2016 as a subsidiary of Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (SEZ), which is part of Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH and has offices in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. Steinbeis 2i concentrates on the topics of innovation and internationalization, and it is supported by the more than 25 years of experience offered by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum.

Steinbeis 2i is a partner in the Enterprise Europe Network of the European Commission, which includes more than 600 partners in more than 50 countries. The aim of the network is to support companies with a variety of issues regarding Europe, innovation, research, and technology transfer. It also promotes the use of European research findings. Steinbeis 2i serves as a partner in a Baden-Wuerttemberg based consortium in cooperation with Handwerk International, bw-i, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and six chambers of commerce.