Islands are becoming the "living" laboratories that are suitable for testing of innovative solutions, both for supporting the energy transition, and solutions that support social responsibility and the democratization of the energy sector. Due to the dependence on imported fossil fuels and other energy sources, and in most cases the large availability of potential for the use of renewable energy sources, the islands have become the leaders of the energy transition because innovative solutions on them are competitive with those based on fossil fuels. Energy systems are being developed and built on the islands, which will satisfy all their needs from renewable energy sources. Islands are also examples of socially useful energy, i.e. projects that, in addition to economic profit, ensure long-term sustainable development for society. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with integrated planning, implementation and monitoring of energy systems on islands, creation of virtual twins of islands, digitization in the energy sector, monitoring of KPIs (key development indicators) and familiarization with the connections of energy, food and water as. Students will be additionally provided with knowledge about the democratization of the energy sector and the development of projects in the energy sector that are planned to achieve social benefits.

Student responsibilities:

Continuous audit of student work through project assignment, homeworks, exercises and lectures, team work results and presentations, and oral examination.

Grading and evaluation of student work over the course of instruction and at a final exam:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to (learning outcomes):

1 . Analyze energy sources, energy conversions and energy technologies suitable for the development of smart islands.

2 . Evaluate procedures and propose a strategy for the development of smart islands.

3 . Model and simulate energy, water and transport systems on the islands.

4 . To analyze the key performing indicators for the development of smart islands.

5 . Recommend energy sources for island systems that maximize social benefit.

6 . Differentiate approaches to the development of energy cooperatives and energy communities.

7 . Manage project risks for smart islands and community energy.

8 . Research legislation and recommend norms applicable to the development of projects on smart islands.

Lectures

1. Introductory lecture on smart islands. Definition. Declaration on smart islands. Secretariat for Clean Energy on the EU Islands. Description of the sector on smart islands.

2. Methods and analysis of smart islands. Key indicators for the development of smart islands. Getting to know the Smartislands and Renewislands method. Introduction to models for the analysis of smart islands EnergyPLAN, IPT - Investment planning tool

3. Analysis of Croatian islands, EU islands and islands in the world using different indicators. Digital twins.

4. Projects and analysis on the Danish islands of Bornholm, Aro and Samso. Advanced system management. Integration of heating plants, biogas plants and electricity network. Virtual power plants. Energy cooperatives and energy islands. Electric vehicles and ships.

5. Projects and studies on the Greek and Spanish islands of Tilos, El Hierro. Analysis of the nexus energy - water - food.

6. Projects and analysis on the Croatian islands of Unije, Cres, Lošinj, Krk, Mljet, Vis. Energy communities on islands, electric ships, photovoltaic power plants and battery systems.

7. Midterm exam, presentation and analysis.

8. Introductory lecture on energy cooperatives. Analysis and projects of energy cooperatives. Energy transition. Local and global economy.

9. Energy communities and active customers. Law on the electricity market. Virtual power plants and aggregators. EU directives and legislation.

10. Analysis of social benefits of energy projects. Indicators. Urban and rural areas. Energy poverty.

11. Community responsible energy project. Project development. Forms of ownership.

12. Community responsible energy project.. Technical solutions and analysis.

13. Community responsible energy project. Economic solutions and analysis.

14. Community responsible energy project.. Environmental and spatial parameters.

15. Community responsible energy project. Presentation of solutions. Discussion.

Exercises

1. Strategy analysis exercise for smart development. Essay writing.

2. Exercise on models for island analysis, programming.

3. Exercise calculation of indicators

4. Exercise on island analysis models, programming.

5. Exercise on island analysis models, programming.

6. Exercise on models for island analysis, programming.

7. Presentation exercise of smart islands.

8. Exercise of establishing an energy cooperative.

9. Exercise of establishing an energy community and active consumers.

10. Indicator calculation exercise.

11. Indicator calculation exercise.

12. Technical analysis exercise.

13. Economic analysis exercise.

14. Environmental analysis exercise

15. Presentation exercise.

Compulsory literature:

1. Typology of new clean energy communities. Deliverable D2.2 developed as part of the NEWCOMERS project, Mlinarič, Maša; Barnes, Jacob; Kovač, Nina; Bocken, Nancy, GEN-I d.o.o. , 2019, p. 0-0

2. District Heating and Cooling, , Svend Frederiksen, Sven Werner, Professional Publishing Svc., 2013, p. 0-0

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