INSULAE Project progresses in its demonstration activities to achieve the energy transition of the islands Portuguese partners have completed the installation of the first fast and intelligent charging station for electric vehicles which is available on Madeira Island, at Rua José da Silva “Saca”, Old City of Funchal. It currently has restricted and controlled use [...]
On 21st June the demonstrator partners visited Bornholm to celebrate the start of the demonstration activities of INSULAE project. DTU together with the Danish partners, Fremsyn ApS, Bornholms Energi & Forsyning and Bornholms Regionskommune, viewed fast charging sessions powered by locally generated solar energy. The key element is inside the white container in the photo: a 312 kWh reconfigurable battery storage system equipped with two 175 kW electric vehicle ultra-fast chargers (up to [...]
The Regional Energy Agency Kvarner had great pleasure and honour last month (on June 9 2021) to present the pilot activities on Unije to the highest national officials and also to some very important EU-level representatives, during the 10th Krk international energy conference entitled “Energy Transition in the Context of Climate Change and the New European [...]
INSULAE project on Unije recognized the importance of active citizen engagement from the very start and keeps not only informing but also including the islanders in its endeavours. Representatives of the Regional Energy Agency Kvarner, University of Zagreb Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Ericsson Nikola Tesla Ltd., Water Supply and Drainage Cres Losinj Ltd. [...]
Empirical Validation of a Biogas Plant Simulation Model and Analysis of Biogas Upgrading Potentials https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2424
Double-String Battery System with Reconfigurable Cell Topology Operated as a Fast Charging Station for Electric Vehicles https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/9/2414
On the value and potential of demand response in the smart island archipelago - ScienceDirect
Partner Stefano Barberis from RINA presented the paper Decarbonizing Unije Islands thanks to a proper exploitation of Renewables via PV-battery and PV desalination hybrid energy systems co-authored by partners from University of Zagreb in a virtual workshop held the 18th of May. In particular, the findings from the two scenarios on sizing the battery energy storage [...]
Two demonstration use cases are taking place on the Danish island of Bornholm: a DC microgrid, representing a battery-buffered high-power electric vehicle charging station, and a renewable-based multi-domain virtual power plant (VPP). In both use cases, analytical investigations and preparatory activities related to the upcoming demonstrations, starting this summer, are being carried out. The microgrid (Figure [...]
Madeira lighthouse partners, ACIF and EEM (local energy provider) hosted two online events in 2021 in Portuguese to engage with their citizens. In the opening sessions of both events INSULAE activities were briefly introduced to the attendants. In the first event the panel was joined by the Regional Director for Economy and Land transport, Isabel Rodrigues [...]
