ROBINSON will help achieve a faster decarbonisation, enabled by reduction of fossil fuel consumption, increased efficiency, better RES integration, and waste valorisation on the island of Eigerøy, Norway.

Once fully installed, the ROBINSON system will reach up to 90% cut of all CO2 emissions  (100% for industry and 50% for transport) compared to conventional system. This steep reduction of emissions is achievable thanks to: 1) losses reduction (higher efficiency and lower emissions), 2) increased clean fuel flexibility of thermal power plants CHPs, 3) use biomass locally to generate biogas, 4) connection of ships to the local electricity grid.

The system will be demonstrated on the island of Eigerøy (Norway) and lab-scale level replication studies will be conducted for the island of Crete (Greece) and the Western Isles (Scotland). The user-friendliness and high modularity of the system ensure a great potential for replication on other islands, as well as in remote areas in Europe and beyond, with the potential to contribute to their decarbonisation by helping to decrease CO2 emissions.

*This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 957752.