Project description
Reducing fossil fuel consumption on islands
Home to more than 2 200 inhabited islands, the EU is committed to facilitating their clean energy transition. A long-term framework can ensure the islands are able to generate their own sustainable, low-cost energy. The EU-funded IANOS project is working in this direction starting from the islands of Terceira (Azores), Ameland (Netherlands), Lampedusa (Italy), Bora Bora (France) and Nisyros (Greece). Bringing together 34 experienced partners from nine European countries, the project will adopt an island energy transition strategy focussed on energy efficiency, decarbonisation through electrification and support from carbon-neutral fuels, and the empowerment of local energy communities. The findings will help to significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption, bringing the EU one step closer to reaching its climate-neutral goals.
Objective
IANOS brings together two Lighthouse (LH) islands (Terceira-PT, Ameland-NL), and three Fellow islands (FI) (Lambedusa-IT, Bora-Bora-FR, Nisyros-GR), all sharing a common vision of decarbonizing their energy systems and be energy independent until 2050. Thirty-four (34) strongly experienced partners from nine (9) European countries, join forces to deliver smart technological, economic and social innovations, providing systemic optimization starting from an Energy Community-centric approach. IANOS adopts an Island Energy Transition Strategy built around three (3) Island Energy Transition Tracks that focus on: a) Energy efficiency and grid support for extremely high RES penetration, b) Decarbonization through electrification and support from non-emitting fuels, c) Empowering Local Energy Communities (LEC). Through IANOS an impressive repository of elements (technologies, tools, methods) will be demonstrated in the two LH islands and within nine (9) carefully defined Use-Cases (UCs) that will lead to: a reduction of fossil fuel consumption by 379.7 GWh/y, an increase in RES utilization by 83.6 GWh/y, increase accuracy of vRES forecasts by >10% and reduce energy bills of end-users by >15%. In total, 900 participants (prosumers/consumers) will be involved in LECs by the end of IANOS. Elements to be demonstrated include: an iVPP operative orchestration toolkit, smart energy routers, hybrid transformers, flywheel storage, biobased batteries, heat batteries, tidal kite, an auto-generative digester and the IANOS Energy Planning and Transition Suite (IEPT). The replication potential of IANOS UCs will be evaluated in the three FIs. Due to their current local energy mix, Terceira and Ameland can particularly act as LHs for geothermal and hydrogen-centered island economies, respectively. To reach all these goals, a total of 121.6M€ will be invested by the 2 LH ecosystems, while another 60.4M€ will be fuelled by the 6 FI ecosystems during IANOS (until 2025).
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2685 039 Sacavem E Prior Velho Lisboa
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Participants (33)
2829-516 Caparica
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4465 587 Leca Do Balio
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9504 Ponta Delgada
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4470 605 Moreira (Maia)
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9500-160 Ponta Delgada
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3040-574 Coimbra
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02130 ESPOO
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EH33 1RY Macmerry
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7400214 PONTE DE SOR
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9162 AA Ameland
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9747AG Groningen
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2595 DA Den Haag
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6812 AH Arnhem
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9164 KA Buren
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9501 HE Stadskanaaal
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9747 AS Groningen
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9865BL Opende
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9726 AH Groningen
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9001 NM Grou
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8447DR Heerenveen
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9726 AC Groningen
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92010 Lampedusa
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00185 Roma
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BORA BORA
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75008 Paris
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853 03 Municipality of Nisyros
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57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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46014 Valencia
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00144 ROMA
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16129 Genova
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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14562 Kifissia
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1080 Bruxelles / Brussel
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