IANOS

Goal

Decarbonizing islands by developing tailor-made technical solutions with profitable business cases, while actively involving citizens, businesses and other stakeholders to become active players in the energy system.

Description

Islands serve as testbeds for energy transition in IANOS. Innovative solutions are tested for technical and economic feasibility, while citizens and stakeholders from two pilot islands – Ameland (Netherlands) and Terceira (Portugal) – are involved in the process. The findings are shared and applied to three "colleague islands": Lampedusa (Italy), Nisiros (Greece), and Bora Bora (French Polynesia), to develop a business model for energy transition across all European islands. This approach accelerates the transition to energy independence and ecological resilience.

Our role

We manage the "Energy Cooperatives and Stakeholder Involvement" portion of the project, conduct research for Ameland, and support project communication.

Partners

The IANOS consortium consists of 35 partners from 10 European countries. In addition New Energy Coalition, EDP, UNINOVA, Efacec, EDA, Efacec Electric Mobility, Governo Dos Acores, VPS, TERALOOP, Sunamp, Beon, Municipality of Ameland, TNO, Alliander, Amerlander Energie Coöperatie, SuWoTec, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, Neroa, Repowerd, SeaQurrent, GasTerra, Comune di Lampedusa e Linosa, CNR, Commune de Bora Bora, Akuo, Municipality of Nisyrians, Center for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), CPERI, Etra, Engineering, RINA Consulting, EREF, HAEE & Ubitech are participating in the project.

Disclaimer

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 957810. This page reflects the views only of the author, and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), under the powers delegated to it by the European Commission, is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.