Vision for local economic development

Thanks to “Kythnos Smart Island” project Kythnos becomes again a living lab, not only for clean energy, smart grids and energy efficiency, but also for the coupling of energy with water, waste and mobility management solutions, while in parallel smartening existing port facilities and delivering extensive urban regenerations of public spaces and retrofitting and reuse of the municipal building stock and buildings of cultural heritage.

Pillars

The project foreseess solutions for the efficient upgrade and smart management of local infrastructures in 6 focus areas:

Water Management

Demonstrate the integrated water resource management at island scale, while reducing the water production cost and water losses at the distribution system.

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Transport & Mobility

Decarbonize the island’s transport sector through the uptake of electromobility on land and sea transportation.

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Energy & Smart Grids

Acceleration of the clean energy transition through multiple applications, such as demand side management, integration of storage in the distribution network, research on a local microgrid and extensive sector coupling.

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Street Lighting

Energy upgrade and smartening of the island’s street lighting network, while improving visual comfort and minimizing lighting pollution.

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Building & public space retrofitting

Energy upgrade of municipal buildings into Nearly Zero Energy Buildings and sustainable regeneration of public space.

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Waste Management

Demonstrate the potential to transform an island into a zero-waste area, while maximizing valorization of waste and minimizing environmental impact.

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Timeline

Timeline

Timeline

Timeline