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DAFNI, a non-profit organization is a network of island local and regional authorities. It’s comprised

• f 43 Municipal and 4 Regional members.

DAFNI promotes sustainable development in Greek islands through integrated actions in the fields of energy, environment and culture It is a founding member of the Pact of Islands initiative promoting sustainability in European islands through local energy planning DAFNI I is is mem ember of

• f ISLE

ISLENET; CPMR’s informal network of island technical organisations DAFNI I is is the the coo

• ordinator of
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the Smar art Isla Islands s Ini Initiative e promoting islands as ideas areas for innovative projects

Governin ing str tructure

• General Assembly

ly

• Board of Administration
• Georgios Iliou – Deputy Mayor of Kythnos, President
• Andreas Babounis, Mayor of Sifnos, Vice President
• Fotios Maggos – Mayor of Leipsoi, Secretary
• Konstantinos Adamidis – Vice Governor of Region of North Aegean, Member
• Gerasimos Damoulaki – Mayor of Milos, Member
• Nikolaos Fostieris – Mayor of Amorgos, Member
• Michalis Chatzikalymnios – Deputy Mayor of Kos, Member
• President – Georgios Iliou
• General Director – Kostas Komninos

Benefits for DAFNI Members

Isla Islands Poli

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Networkin ing

• Promoting issues that are relevant to islands at national and EU level.

Collaboration with EU islands

• Participating in EU and global networks with similar goals (Pact of Islands,

Covenant of Mayors, CIVITAS, Islenet, Smart Islands)

• Participating in EU consortia (Horizon 2020, Interreg Europe, MED, EL-CY, EL-

IT, Balkan MED, Life+, Erasmus+, etc.)

• Exchanging knowledge and transferring experience among members
• Strengthening collaboration between island local and regional governance
• Disseminating member activities at EU level

Benefits for DAFNI Members

Technical support – Capacity building

• Supporting island authorities with strategic planning of infrastructure

projects

• Supporting island authorities in positioning themselves towards

environmental and/or energy projects

• Creating economies of scale for activities that concern more than one

municipalities

• Deploying innovative technologies in pilot projects in collaboration with

academic/research institutions

• Capacity-building for staff of island local and regional governments
• Providing access to e-libraries and databases with information on the

environment and energy planning in islands

Benefits for DAFNI Members

Con

• nsult

ltin ing – Publi licity

• Promoting innovative financing instruments for the realization of

infrastructure, natural resource management and local development projects with the active participation of local authorities

• Fostering participatory planning in policy- and decision-making
• Informing about the possibilities to access national/EU funds (calls,

programmes etc.)

• Participation in events/conferences for keeping up-to-date with topics of

interest to the Network

Example les of f projects under develo lopment

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Energy retr trofitting of

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public bu buil ildings: : Audits, technical studies, financing.

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Energy efficiency in street lig ighting: : LED lighting and smart control applications.

• EV

EV infrastructure : : Installation of EV charging stations and promotion of EV market

• Bi

Biogas pla plant, , Naxos: : Feasibility study for the exploitation of the local farming residuals.

• Desa

Desalinatio ion with th RE RES: Promotion of systems combining desalination plants with installation of RES plants.

• Ene

Energy Com Communitie ies: Technical assistance to local authorities.

• Municipal win

ind park park, , Le Lesvos: Repowering and extension of a licenced wind park with parallel operation of an environmental and RES park.

• Geo

Geoth thermal dis distric ict he heating, , Les Lesvos: Reoperation and extension of a geothermal pilot district heating network to heat private houses, a poultry farm and several greenhouses.

• Sus

Sustainable to tourism pr project in multip iple isla slands: Hiking trails, Biking trails, Trails of cultural heritage, Digital applications

• UN

UNESCO Geo Geopark of

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Cycla lades

EU projects in a nutshell

Pas ast t pr projects

• Establishment of “Ios-Aegean Energy Agency”, IEE (2008-2010)
• ISLEPACT, IEE (2009-2011)
• PROMISE, IEE (2012-2014)
• Smart Grids in 5 Greek Islands, ELENA Fund, EIB (2011-2014)
• SMILEGOV, IEE (2013-2015)

On On-going pr projects

• WiseGRID, H2020 (2016-2019)
• SMILE, H2020 (2017-2020)
• HAPPEN, H2020 (2018-2020)
• IMPLEMENT, H2020 (2018-2020)
• STEPPING, Interreg-MED (2016-2019)
• MOTIVATE, Interreg-MED (2016-2019)
• YENESIS, EEA grants (2018-2022)
• ECOISM, EUKI fund (2018-2020)

Ex Expected pr projects

• INSULAE, H2020 (2018-2022)
• Kythnos Smart Islands, (2018-2020)

What is is specia ial about Is Isla lands

Poli

• litic

ical l dim dimensio ion

• Recognition of insularity by European Treaties (Article 174 of the Lisbon Treaty) and

in the European Directives

• Political support from the European Parliament
• Musotto Declaration (2007), Written Declaration 37 (2011)
• Call for tenders of the European Commission – Preparatory Action for Islands (2008)
• Political support and Declaration from major island authorities and regions (through

the Islands Commission of the CPMR)

• “Smart Islands“ is the new strategy for the European Islands (September 2013) –

drawing inspiration from Smart Cities and Communities

• “Smart Islands“ is an own-opinion by the European Economic and Social Committee

(March 2015)

What is is specia ial about Is Isla lands

Str Structural l han andicaps rela lated to

• energy
• Energy planning based on seasonality
• High reliance on hydrocarbons, high potential for emissions reduction
• Obstacles to reduce emissions for interconnected islands due to low

capacity cables that do not allow high RES penetration

• Obstacles to reduce emissions for non-interconnected (NI) islands due to

technical restrictions in the grid that does not allow high RES penetration

• First line of defence and most severe impact from climate change compared

to continental regions

• Difficulty to introduce natural gas in the islands’ energy market
• Cost of energy is significantly higher due to transportation costs
• Often scarce water resources – Energy intensive desalination plants

2011

ISLEPACT

Pact of Islands

2013

SMILEGOV

Smart Islands Strategy

2016 Smart Islands Initiative

Th The Path towards th the Smart Is Isla lands In Initiative

Pact of f Is Isla lands | How it it all ll started

• ISLE-PACT project 2009 – 2012 funded by DG TREN to

promote loc local l sustain inable e en ener ergy pla lanning in in EU is isla lands

• Initiative launched in 2011 under ISLEPACT project to

promote loc local l sustain inable e en ener ergy pla lanning in islands

• An initiative in

in liais liaison to

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the e Co Covenant t of

• f Mayors but

focusing on the islands’ special characteristics

• Isla

Island Sustainable le Ener ergy Acti ction Pla lans (iSEAPs) produced by the signatories

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iSEAPs con

• nducted on
• n is

isla land-scale (except of Cyprus and Malta)

• Meth

thodologies and too

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ls for planning and monitoring the iSEAPs provided to the signatories

• 117 sign

ignatories from all Member States with islands

• From 12/2016 Pact of Islands is fu

fully lly com

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Coven enant of

• f Mayors and iSEAPs are evaluated by JRC

Smart Is Isla lands Str trategy | How it it matured

• Key strategic deliverable
• f the SMILEGOV islands project

In the meantime…

…the opportunities for islands have been crystalized

Opportunit itie ies for Is Isla lands

• LOC

OCAL CO2 EM EMMISSIONS PR PRODUCT CTION – Many island regions, unlike mainland regions, are producing locally CO2 emissions for energy production in their territories and can commit to reduce them.

• LOC

OCAL UT UTILITY INF INFRASTRUCT CTURES – Islands host locally all the energy, water, waste and waste water management utilities. The integrated management of these infrastructures may create interesting paradigms and accumulated results.

• IN

INNOVATION IN IN ISLA ISLANDS MATTERS – Innovative investments such as smart grids, energy storage, sustainable mobility, circular water and waste management have a much higher impact on islands.

• ISL

ISLANDS AS S TEST-BEDS – Islands can function as test beds for different innovative technologies in the sustainability area which then can be scaled up to towns and cities of continental Europe

• REP

REPLIC ICABI BILITY PO POTENTIAL – Insularity issues faced by islands are in many cases similar with the insularity issues faced by mountainous and geographically isolated areas of continental Europe. The experiences of islands can be easily replicated and transferred to these areas too.

Th The Market sees th the Opportunit ities

EURELECTRIC reports

1. 1. Ju June 2012 – “EU islands: Towards a sustainable energy future”

“Use islands as a a prio priority test-bed for

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nnovative technolo logies such as storage, smart grids and RES. Foster RD&D on islands”

2. 2. February 2017 2017 – “Towards th the Energy Transition on

• n Europe’s Islands”

“European energy and climate policy should cater for the specificities of islands. It should ensure that loc

• cal energy com
• mmunities are enabled to engage in the transition

process, thus prom promoting loc

• cal par

parti ticip ipation and and stakeholder eng ngagement.” “… improve the ban bankabilit ity and and economic via viabil ility of islands’ energy projects through an appropriate legal framework to ensure legal and regulatory stability for financial and technical cooperation.” “While the CEF or the PCI address connectivity issues in Europe’s electricity network, similar fund fundin ing fac acilit ities, potentially under the structure of the European Fund for Strategic Investments 2.0, wou

• uld

ld ne need to

• be

be de desig igned for

• r efficient iso

sola lated energy sys ystems, micro-grids and smart-grids on islands”

Th The Commis ission sees th them too

Winter Package Communication from the Commission “Clean Energy For All Europeans”

ANNEX 2: Action to boost the clean energy transition Chapter 8. Governance and partnerships for effective delivery

30 November 2016 “Islands and island regions provide platforms for pilot initiatives on clean energy transition and can serve as showcases at international level, as, for instance, in the EU's outermost regions with the case of El Hierro (Canary Islands), 100% renewable energy island.” “The Commission would like to help accelerate the development and adoption of best available technologies on islands and island regions, including exchange of best practice in financing and legal and regulatory regimes, and in energy for transport.” “The first step is to bring the islands themselves together, regardless of their size, geography or their location.”

Th The EESC sees th them too

TEN Se Section Report on

• n th

the “Smart Islands” Project

Mar arch 2017 2017 “Despite their geographical diversity, EU islands face identical challenges such as territorial discontinuity, demographic desertification, strong seasonal fluctuation of tourists, energy dependency on fossil fuels (e.g. diesel), waste management, water supply and funding scarcity.” “Islands are answering these challenges by de develo loping innovative pr proj

• jects

s whic ich can be be a a mod

• del for
• r ot
• ther te

territories, particularly in the fields of ICT, the environment, energy, transport, tourism and commerce.” “Isl Islands s ar are e liv iving lab aboratories since they optimise the use and management of local resources and infrastructures.”

Cle lean Energy for EU Is Isla lands

Polit litic ical l Decla laratio ion on Cle lean Energy for EU Isla Islands

18 18 May ay 2017 2017 The European Commission, together with 14 EU countries (Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden) signed a political declaration to launch the new 'Clean Energy for EU Islands' initiative. Aimed at accelerating the clean energy transition on Europe's more than 2700 islands, this initiative will help islands reduce their dependency on energy imports by making better use of their own renewable energy sources and embracing more modern and innovative energy systems. The initiative will create a forum for all those with an interest in the clean energy transition on EU islands to share best practice and support the creation of a long-term framework to promote funding and technical assistance. 22 22 Sep September 2017 2017 – Inau Inaugural For

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in Cr Crete

Cle lean Energy for EU Is Isla lands Secretariat

Established May 2018 by the European Commission to support the clean energy transition of islands. The Clean Energy for EU Island Secretariat provides...

• support on the co-development of island-wide Clean Energy Transition

Agendas

• guidance on the development of Clean Energy Transition Agendas
• pre-feasibility studies for individual clean energy projects
• assistance for the preparation of individual clean energy projects
• helpdesk support

Workshop in in Ath thens in in April il 5th

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Visit the Secretariat Website https://euislands.eu/

The timing is perfect…

…for island local and regional authorities to play a key role in the transition to the smart era

The Sm Smart Isla Islands s Init Initiativ ive is a bottom-up effort of European island authorities and communities which seeks to communicate the significant potential of islands to function as laboratories for technological, social, environmental, economic and political innovation. Isl Island Qu Quad adruple He Heli lix Ecosystems A collaborative process of setting the Smart Islands Initiative into motion

Th The Smart Is Isla lands In Init itia iativ ive

Th The Smart Is Isla lands In Initiative | Key areas of f in interv rvention

Smart Is Isla lands In Initiative | Declaration sig igning ce ceremony

In 28 March 2017 12 MEPs hosted in the European Parliament 33 Local and Regional island authorities from 15 Member States signing

• n behalf of more than 200 EU islands

Smart Is Isla lands In Init itiative | Th The way forward

The e Smart Isla Islands In Initi itiative e Pilla illars

1. 1. The Sm Smart Isla Islands s For

• rum – An annual collaborative, networking and

knowledge-sharing space for island public administration and community representatives 2. 2. The Sm Smart Isla Islands s Co Conference – An annual gathering of stakeholders to exchange views and propose measures for putting the Smart Islands Declaration into effect, organized back-to-back with the Forum 3. 3. The Sm Smart Isla Islands s Pl Platform – A body catalysing collaboration between the public, private and academic sectors for the deployment of pilot innovative projects on islands

The Smart Is Isla lands De Declaration

A Motion for Resolution will follow the signing of the Declaration to be adopted by the European Parliament

Thank you for your attention