Tilos Among Finalists For EU Sustainable Energy Award
- by XpatAthens
- Thursday, 08 June 2017
The Greek island of Tilos has been selected to be among the three finalists for the 2017 European Union’s Sustainable Energy (EUSEW) Awards in the ‘Energy Islands’ category for the introduction of a hybrid energy system that aims to switch the island entirely renewable energy sources after the summer.
The system is to be installed by the end of June 2017 and the first tests will begin in September 2017.
The Tilos project involves 13 partners from seven EU countries led by the Piraeus University of Applied Sciences Soft Energy Applications and Environmental Protection Laboratory (SEALAB). Greek participants include the Western Macedonia Technical Education Institute, the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A, the companies Eunice and Eurosol and WWF Hellas.
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