Carbon Neutral Islands Cases

This database contains cases from all around the Nordics of islands that aim to achieve a carbon-neutral energy system or is already working towards it.

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Solar park on the island of Vinön in Sweden
The island of Vinön seeks to establish a solar park. The hometown association Hembygdsföreninge...
Omø Energy Island in Denmark
The island of Omø was included in Slagelse municipality’s climate plan and was chosen as “En...
Greening Faroese Outer Islands
“Greening Faroese Outer Islands” is a headline of “Útoyggjafelagið”, the Association of...
Carbon-neutral Öland in Sweden
The island of Öland has a goal to become more carbon-neutral and participates in several project...
Energy developments in the capital Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
The Faroese company “Defined Energy” has pioneered a new way of using energy as it developed ...
Self-sufficient and carbon-neutral Kökar in Åland
The island of Kökar seeks to become an energy self-sufficient and carbon-neutral place. In order...
Ven, Visingsö and Vinön islands on the way to cleaner future, Sweden
The three Swedish islands Ven, Visingsö and Vinön have a goal to map their energy consumption, ...
Zero-emission island Utsira by 2020, Norway
Utsira has a plan to become a zero-emission island by 2020. In order to reach this goal, the muni...
Electricity based public transport solutions on the island of Orust in Sweden
Orust Island seeks to become energy neutral by 2020. The municipality is participating in several...
Hydroelectric power possibilities on the Faroe Islands
Electricity on the Faroe Islands comes from several different renewable energy sources. Hydroelec...
Citizen-driven initiative on the island of Fejø in Denmark
Faced by global challenges like climate change and a coming oil crisis, a group of local citizens...
“Zero Island” Lidö in Sweden
Lidö Island project aims of transforming this small island into a place that has zero net CO2 em...
Hydrogen facility on the island of Myken in Norway
The citizens of Myken seek to open a hydrogen facility where the energy from wind and solar would...
Public and private transport to use renewable energy on Gotland, Sweden
The Swedish island of Gotland provides renewable energy for local public transport, private cars,...
Ground source heat pumps on the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands is planning to change its common energy sources with several renewable energy i...
“Future islands” project in Sweden
A pilot project “Future Islands” aims to establish a test island in Sweden where houses are b...
The nature center on the island of Harakka in Finland
Finland has a small educational island called Harakka. It is located a couple of minutes boat rid...
Environmentally friendly systems in Hinnøya, Norway
The Norwegian city Harstad participates in the EU Horizon 2020-funded innovative project GIFT (�...
Greening the transportation on the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are trying out new solutions for transportation based on renewable energy. Cars...
Fossil-fuel-free Lyø in Denmark
The small Danish island Lyø seeks to become a fossil-fuel-free island in the future. Faaborg-Mid...
Carbon neutral island Gotland: situation and perspectives
Background, current situation, and potential for a fossil-free Gotland The energy system in Gotl...
Small energy islands in Denmark
Three small Danish islands Tunø, Fejø, and Anholt have developed a sustainable energy strategy....
Vestmannaeyjar to use several types of renewable energy, Iceland
The islands of Vestmannaeyjar are trying new alternatives for energy sources. The goal is to beco...
An energy-efficient household in Pargas, Finland
The energy becomes more climate-friendly in Finland by single families taking initiatives to try ...
An energy development collaboration in Fur, Denmark
“Innovation Fur” is a public-private initiative on the island of Fur, located in the Limfjord...
Testing of windmills in Sisimiut, Greenland
Greenland seeks to investigate how windmills operate in the Arctic. In the autumn of 2018, two wi...
Archipelago of Svalbard - the place of solar and wind energy in Norway
Archipelago of Svalbard is running renewable energy projects to become more climate-friendly. The...
Renewable energy production in Iceland
Iceland seeks to become self-sufficient in energy production and independent from a foreign trade...
Renewable energy project “Green Livø” in Denmark
Livø island, located in the Limfjord, Denmark, is a little isolated place that had access only t...
A path to renewable energy in Grímsey, Iceland
Grímsey is trying to reduce its carbon footprint by turning to the more sustainable use of energ...
Climate-friendly Samsø in Denmark
Samsø municipality adopted the masterplan named “Fossil free island” in 2009. The central ai...
Two islands – one goal: carbon-neutral Hvaler in Norway and Orust in Sweden
The two island municipalities Hvaler in Norway and Orust in Sweden have the same goal to become c...
An energy-efficient house in Korpo, Finland
A barn has become an energy-efficient residential building where sun, wind, and wood provide heat...
Carbon neutral Iceland by 2040
Iceland’s public policy is to become a carbon-neutral country by 2040. A governmental initiativ...
Hydropower as a source of energy in Greenland
Hydropower is the primary sustainable energy source in the energy supply in Greenland. Currently,...
The renewable energy to produce electricity on the islands of Iniö, Finland
The islands of Iniö seek to increase the use of renewable energy for society´s needs. There are...
Green Christiansø island in Denmark
The Christiansø island seeks to change current energy sources into renewable energy and become a...
Heavy industry to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Iceland
Government organizations, heavy industry, and energy companies collaborate in order to reduce the...
Hybrid Energy Supply project in Igaliku, Greenland
The small settlement Igaliku seeks to receive renewable and sustainable energy. In order to find ...
An energy-efficient house in Åland
One family found a way how to create renewable energy for the household by building an energy-eff...
Initiatives for renewable energy on Langeland, Denmark
The South Funen archipelago in Denmark becomes more and more climate-friendly by involving differ...
Energy development on the biggest Faroese Islands Straymoy and Eysteroy
The Faroe Islands need to create opportunities for a sustainable future themselves. This group of...
Energy shift in Icelandic harbours
In order to strengthen electrical infrastructure in the ports of Iceland, public/governmental eff...
Clean energy storage solutions in Froan archipelago, Norway
Froan Islands are one of four locations around Europe where hybrid power-to-power storage systems...
Possibility of charging electric cars in Nuuk, Greenland
The government of Greenland sees that the central problem with owning electric cars in Greenland ...
First electrically powered cable ferry in Finland
Finnish Ferry operator “Finferries” environmental aim is to minimize emissions with technical...
Bornholm – a path to sustainability, Denmark
“Bright Green Island” is the official development strategy for the island of Bornholm in Denm...
Gotland - the place for sustainable energy, Sweden
Gotland seeks to become a fully self-sufficient sustainable energy region. The Swedish Energy Age...
Climate municipality Ærø in Denmark
Ærø island seeks to become carbon neutral and self-sufficient on renewable energy by 2025. Bein...