Porto Santo, the smart island where the energy transition charges ahead

Published by on 10.23.2020 - 3.40 min

The Smart Island of Porto Santo is an open-air laboratory, in which Groupe Renault is working with Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (EEM) & The Mobitity House on creating an intelligent electrical ecosystem.

Heading for Porto Santo, Europe’s first “smart island” aiming to be self-sufficient in renewable energy. A video by Brut. media.

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