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Passionate about solutions that empower citizens in their fight for energy democracy. She will be curating an online discussion about the current energy transition, covering news on smart grid developments, new regulatory solutions supportive of citizen-owned renewable energy and much more.
Isles of Scilly: A Test Bed For Smart Grid Technology
Isles of Scilly are an archipelago situated just off the coast of Cornwall, UK. Currently its energy system is dependent on an undersea cable from the mainland and an ageing power station.
A smart grid project, based on new software platforms managing supply and demand through renewables, energy storage and electric vehicles, should make the islands energy independent within just a few years.
What I found interesting is how the project sets to demonstrate that ordinary people will play a key role in the future energy systems. That it would actually be technically feasible to create democratic, reliable, cost-effective, low-carbon energy mechanisms that deliver savings to homeowners and the community.
If small "energy internets" like this one are successful on islands, then they can easily be replicated in cities as well.
Fascinating. Thanks!
would be great to compare these efforts with those in spain (canarias: isla de el hierro) and portugal (açores: graciosa, fajal). and, of course, with those on the island of eigg, scottland (was featured here: http://www.bbc.com/fut...).
uups! reading it the 2° time i saw it: islands of 'sicily' is a typo. scilly? sounds less mediterranean yet more UK-ish...