News & Blog

Cover_GTI Presentation_Journey (2)

Time to accelerate your island journey towards sustainability, taking active part in the Greening the Islands community.

In 2021, Greening the Islands will run 8 Observatory task forces on innovative solutions, issue policy recommendations, organise qualified training on...

Read More
Strong winds and waves are hitting small fishing harbor. Port in Silba Croatia is experiencing bad windy weather.

For heavily indebted small islands, resilience-building is the best antidote

Small island nations are taking on water in the form of a vicious debt trap damaging their productivity and ability to recover from disasters and othe...

Read More
Cover 4900

The little island of Procida prepares to shine as Italy’s Capital of Culture

The backdrop for the films Il Postino and The Talented Mr Ripley braces itself to balance tourism with tradition Church bells chime and children play ...

Read More
jwadKwZDUW

Oceanography & Blue Economy Centre to be created at UWI Five Islands

The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, the Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and t...

Read More
created by dji camera

Floating solar pilot project near Canary Islands to face up to 10m-high waves

European Union funding has been secured for a floating solar pilot project in Spain to explore how the technology performs in challenging sea conditio...

Read More
kiuc_wkep_via_twitter

Solar-plus-pumped hydro project will bring Hawaiian island of Kaua’i to 80%+ renewables

A large-scale solar PV system paired with pumped hydro energy storage could cover as much as 25% of the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i’s energy demand, pus...

Read More
Denmark to build 'first energy island' in North Sea

Denmark to build ‘first energy island’ in North Sea

A project to build a giant island providing enough energy for three million households has been given the green light by Denmark’s politicians. ...

Read More
_116598394_aircraft-gettyimages-873906478

Low-carbon aircraft to be trialled in Orkney

Different types of low-carbon emission aircraft are to be tested on routes between islands in Orkney. The 18-month project forms part of long-term...

Read More
A hi-tech eye in the sky lays bare Hawaiʻi’s living coral reefs

A hi-tech eye in the sky lays bare Hawaiʻi’s living coral reefs

A team of researchers used an airborne mapping technique to survey living coral distribution across the main Hawaiian archipelago. Hawaiʻi’s reefs are...

Read More
Testatina-Observatory-task-forces

The 2021 plan of the GTI Observatory goes live with 8 Task Forces including new ones

Task Forces on floating offshore wind, storage & smart grids, green island resorts, sustainable agriculture, RES-desalination, bicycle infrastruct...

Read More
We take processes apart, rethink, rebuild, and deliver them back working smarter than ever before.