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SMILE aims to implement domestic heat installs, the EV (Electric Vehicles) charge points and the smart control of the 11kV on-site switching and storage system in Orkney. Planned domestic heat installs will consist of approximately 45 properties with a variety of...

The project team in Samsø has extensively worked on possible energy solutions to solve the challenges arising from the fluctuating energy consumption: what type of energy plant should be installed and which size fits better within the project? The main task was to...

Smile Partner Dafni participated in the International Conference CIrClE2018 “Challenges for the Islands in the era of Circular Economy” which was held between 20-22 September, 2018 in Chania, Greece. More than 280 participants from 21 different countries, including...

SMILE team was present at the Brokerage Event on Energy Systems and SCC on 5th of October 2018 in Brussel, Belgium. SMILE team is glad to announce that the Project coordinator Giannicola Loriga from RINA met prospective cooperation partners in energy field during...

Smile partner Aalborg University will be attending the 13th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SDEWES Conference, to be held in Palermo from 30th of September till 4th of October. The conference will be dedicated to the...

In the first half year of the SMILE project, the project team on Samsø has examined different possible solutions for the installation of renewable energy plants (wind and/or solar power) and the sizes of them to fit the project aim of the establishment of a smart grid...

SMILE project as a case-study to reflect on innovation, risk and resilience in the framework of the energy transition SMILE team is glad to announce that the University of Groningen, one of the project’s partners, participated in the 16th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN...

Achievements and future plans of ACIF-CCIM, current situation and overall experience within SMILE Project. Interview with Marco Vieira, Madeira pilot coordinator. Marco, could you please tell us something about your organization and your involvement in energy topics?...

Main goals, achievements and future challenges: a year after the beginning of the project, SMILE partners met in Genoa (Italy) to discuss progress and next steps. On 29th and 30th May, SMILE 12th Month General Meeting took place in RINA headquarters in Genoa, Italy....

SMILE team attended EUSEW 2018 to disseminate the analysis of policy and regulation affecting islands’ decarbonisation On 6 June, second day of this year’s EUSEW Policy Conference, SMILE’s partner DAFNI Network organized in collaboration with the Government of the...