SMILE Supports Sister Project NESOI OPEN Call

Over 3 million euros is available to support islands with their energy transition ambitions. Started in October 2019, the European Islands Facility NESOI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation under...

SMILE at Sustainable Places 2020

Join the digital event “Energy Transition on European Islands: from innovation to implementation: how to make the energy transition on islands a reality?” Do you know that there are more than 2200 inhabited islands in the EU? Despite having access to renewable sources...

Second review meeting was a success for the SMILE project!

On June 17th, the second review meeting of the SMILE project took place online, where the progress made until the first 36 months of the project was evaluated. Installation of the SMILE technologies in the Ballen marina, Samsø. At the meeting, the current...

Developments from Samsø

Battery house in the Ballen Marina is now open The battery house located in the Ballen marina on the island of Samsø is now open for public every Tuesday and Friday in July from 11:00 to 12:00 AM. Jan Jantzen (Samsø Energy Academy) explains how the battery system...

What’s happening on the Orkney islands?

Despite COVID-19, Community Energy Scotland (CES) has been looking into when they might return to complete project work in SMILE households. The Scottish Government has published a Route Map setting out plans for easing Scotland’s COVID-19 restrictions. Scotland...