A remote Greek island is on its way to becoming energy self-sufficient

This tiny island in the Aegean Sea has a local population

of about 500 people that more than doubles during summer. It relies on fossil fuels to cover its energy needs. Tilos receives electricity via an underwater cable from a diesel power plant on

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the nearby island of Kos. However, the subsea interconnection isn't reliable due to the frequent occurrence of faults that cause power cuts. These blackouts affect the businesses on Tilos, where tourism is the main source of revenue. After severe outages, emergency diesel generators are activated manually, further increasing the carbon footprint. But this is set to change with the help of the ongoing TILOS project.

According to a recent news item on the project website, the consortium "completed the commissioning stage of the integrated Battery Energy Storage System on the island of Tilos, which signals the beginning of the system's trial operation in consumer mode." The project's main goal is to demonstrate the potential of "local/small-scale battery storage to serve a multi-purpose role within an island microgrid that also interacts with a main electricity network."

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-10-remote-greek-island-energy-self-sufficient.html#jCp