Gunnar Sandberg from Attemtare invited Green Islands to a study visit at Hotel J in Nacka Strand. The hotel has a big solar heating system installed, and Gunnar showed us how the system is designed and runs. Malin Alros and Anna-Klara Hagberg from KTH followed the guidance with interest since they are looking in to Read more…

The project has engaged yet another pair of students, this time from Dalarnas Universitet, to investigate a solar energy system. This time the students will compare PV-cells (Photovoltaic cells, for electricity production) with solar heating panels at a few cottages at Askö in the Trosa Archipelago. Solar heating panels has a much higher efficiency (typically Read more…

Johanna Stålered and Johan Jacobsson, whom are investigating the economy and sustainability of a solar heating system for Utö guest harbor, carried out a second study trip to Utö. This time we also brought along Gunnar Sandberg from Attemptare, a company projecting and selling solar heating systems. The students and the professional discussed how to Read more…

A group of people visited Träskö-Storö and Grinda in the Swedish archipelago to look at different composting toilettes. The human waste will in the end be soil that can be used locally. The process can take several years.               Jonathan Alm are inspecting the solar panels on the roof. Read more…

Green Islands Project Manager Cecilia Wibjörn met with Fernando Dubra García. Fernando is the Programme Manager at JTS sub-secretariat in Mariehamn. On the agenda for the day was Green Islands budget change, the coming interim report and the important spending-rate.              

The National Association of the Swedish Archipelagos Lennart Andersson attended the Baltic Sea Seminar arranged by the Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL). Baltic Sea Seminar – initiatives and funding for a sustainable development of the Baltic Sea Region           For the second year in a row IVL, Swedish Environmental Research Institute Read more…

Triin Vokk from Sustainable Saaremaa visits a local School on the island Muhu.   Triin talked about ecosystemservices and asked the children to fill out our questionnaire. – We are going to compile the answers and give the students feed back says Triin.         – We have put together some information material Read more…

Aronia invited homeowners on the islands of Keistiö to a workshop about alternative energy solutions. The workshop took place on March 26, Speaker was Alf-Peter Heino, energy adviser.   Keistiö is an island that belongs to Iniö and Pargas City.                   The participants on the workshop discussed Read more…