Through the ‘Island Futures’ SEP the following priorities will be delivered through themed action plans:
To find out more about our business ambition, opportunities, assets and priorities visit scilly.gov.uk
To engage with the Island Partnership and their work with the business community visit islandspartnership.co.uk
The programme targets several of the Islands Futures priorities and has the following goals:
The current challenges are considerable. Providing affordable and reliable electricity, drinking water, sewage treatment and waste disposal for Scilly’s remote island population is expensive and presents considerable practical challenges. This must all be achieved within the beautiful but sensitive environmental and heritage context of the islands.
There is an exciting opportunity on Scilly to take a fundamentally different approach to waste, water and energy. The ambitious goals of the programme can be achieved by the introduction of a Smart Grid, generating energy from waste, sewerage and a mix of renewable energy sources; unlocking value and savings for Scilly’s residents and businesses through a locally owned Community Energy Services Company.
You can find out more about some of the possibilities that are being explored in the technical survey here.
To find out more about this exciting initiative please contact enquiries@scilly.gov.uk or visit the Smart Islands website here.