Harnessing Green Hydrogen to Power Islands: Green Hysland’s Technical Assistance Programme Has Launched
Our Technical Assistance Programme has officially launched! Learn about the four participating islands and what the programme will offer.
Green Hysland’s Technical Assistance Programme (TAP) has officially kicked off with a meeting that gathered the four participating islands and the Green Hysland TAP team.
The programme was created to support islands interested in developing green hydrogen projects. by offering free technical support that is tailored to address their specific needs and contexts. Through a collaborative process, the TAP will result in a pre-feasibility assessment to guide the next steps of their project. By providing this expert mentorship and guidance for green hydrogen projects, TAP is supporting the participating islands as they accelerate the green energy transition.
During the meeting, each island presented their motivations for joining TAP, shared what outcomes they are hoping for, and received information about next steps in the programme.
Meet the Participating Islands
Energies Réunion (La Réunion, France)
Situated in the Indian Ocean, La Réunion’s electricity is mostly powered by imported biomass. Energies Réunion hopes to improve energy self-sufficiency through TAP, focusing on using clean hydrogen to power stationary and heavy mobility on the island, and in turn, powering the local economy.
“Hydrogen represents a solution for the future of isolated islands and territories: a clean and sustainable solution, with economic interest considering insular challenges of energy self-sufficiency, battery waste management and local jobs.” Matthieu HOARAU, CEO of Energies Reunion
Cluster for the Energy Transition (Ibiza, Spain)
Ibiza is one of the smallest Balearic islands and draws a busy crowd of tourists in the summer, leading to high spikes in energy demand. With this seasonal pattern, limited interconnectedness with continental Spain, and a lack of large-scale storage solutions, the Cluster for the Energy Transition is joining TAP to explore how a hydrogen ecosystem tailored to Ibiza’s needs can support the island’s energy system.
“Hydrogen offers Ibiza an opportunity to turn its energy isolation into innovation — building a cleaner, and more self-sufficient future ” – Marta Pons, Cluster Manager at the Cluster for the Energy Transition
EDA (Santa María, the Azores, Portugal)
Renewable energy sources produced on the island of Santa María, such as solar, hydro, and geothermal, can fulfil up to 100% of the island’s demands during low-demand periods. However, this production is often insufficient during peak periods, leaving a shortage that is emphasised by the island’s isolation and lack of storage solutions. By participating in the TAP, Electricity of the Azores (EDA) is looking to explore how hydrogen technologies can further bolster the renewable energy self-sufficiency of the island, even during times of peak demand.
Estonian Islands Energy Agency (Saaremaa and Hiiuma, Estonia)
Saaremaa and Hiiuma are the two largest islands in Estonia, both located off the Western coast of Estonia. With high volumes of offshore wind energy production, the islands have surplus amounts of renewable energy that could be converted into green hydrogen. To pursue this promising energy solution, the Estonian Islands Energy Agency is participating in the TAP to better understand the components of developing a hydrogen valley to unlock economic opportunities.
What’s next?
Over the next few months, representatives from each island will meet with the Green Hysland team for individual mentoring sessions, where they will receive customised support to develop strategies for green hydrogen use that take their specific contexts and ambitions into account.
To offer even more in-depth and hands-on technical assistance, the Green Hysland team will guide each island through the Hydrogen Territories Platform (HTP) Tool, which simulates all stages of hydrogen value chains to help assess the feasibility of hydrogen projects and replicate the Green Hysland concept in their territories. By quantifying factors such as costs, energy flows, and emissions benefits, the HTP Tool provides support to inform the customisation of hydrogen projects from start to finish.
At the end of TAP, each participant will leave with a pre-feasibility study presenting two viable project scenarios and recommendations for next steps, leaving them equipped with tools to develop their green hydrogen projects.
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