CSR Award to the Energy Academy
CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility is coming strongly on the agenda in Denmark.
The worlds first united CSR Award, that celebrates the social responsibility among companies and organizations take place in Soenderborg on September 29th.

Together with ProjectZero and Gate 21 the Samsoe Energy Academy has been nominated to the CSR Climate Partnership Prize that will be presented by Al Gore.

More information on the event and the Foundation here

Visit from South Africa
South Africas Minister of Agriculture Ms. Lydia Johnson, together with the South African Ambassador in Denmark and a delegation of female farmers has just visited the island.
She had specifically asked to get the opportunity to experience and learn about Samsoe and its transition into renewable energy.

South Africa is hosting the COP17 to be held in November-December and the country wants to show the way forward. One of the ideas that were discussed during the visit was how the experiences from Samsoe could be used in the process of transforming the village of Kleinmond outside Cape Town into renewable energy.

The visit on the island was completed at Samsø Grønt, where Hans Joergen Bjur showed around among potatoes and advanced robots.
 

In the press
The german television station Deutsche Welle visited Samsoe

In the press

Newsletter
Samsø Energy Academy is now launching a newsletter that can be found as a pdf on the homepage. Every third month the letter is giving a status on the activities on Samsø supplied with good energy stories from here and there.

Read the first issue here.

Rob Leteff looks at transition!
I believe a lot can be learned from a community such as Samsø and I am here to understand how the transition to renewable energy was made and what type of social environment allowed the community to make the transition.

It is hoped that my research findings will aid other communities in making a similar transition to renewable energy, while at the same time discovering if there are any issues that need to be addressed for future projects on Samsø.

Rob Leteff
Graduate Student
International Studies Program/
Environment and Natural Resources
University of Wyoming

On tour with his Royal Highness
Recently his Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik paid a courtesy visit to the earthquake area in Japan.

The director of Samso Energy Academy Soren Hermansen took part in the Danish delegation.

Japanese webstream - 1
Japanese webstream - 2

 

Energy Safari Samsoe Skive
The island of Samsoe and the Municipality of Skive cooperate to promote Danish environmental and climate knowledge. Both Samsoe and Skive are leading actors within the field of renewable energy development and have now together developed the Energy Safaris.

A coherent visiting programme focusing on good energy and environment stories told in a different way.  As a guest on a Safari you will get an insight into the achieved Danish experiences, and during the trip we will like to challenge your views and inspire you to new solutions through active participation.

Each Energy Safari will be tailor-made to fit the background, interests and requirements of the participants.

For further information: www.energysafari.dk or download the info-material here.

See also an example on a 4-day Energy Safari. 

Samsoe – now as a cartoon
The story how Samsoe managed its transformation to renewable energy island is now captured in a cartoon. The cartoon is published by the Macmillan in New York and has received good reviews.

And the winner is...

Søren Hermansen from the Samsø Energy Academy has won the Göteborg Award for his work in making Samsø the Danish Renewable Energy Island. Al Gore and Margot Walström are among former winners of the prize.

www.goteborgaward.com