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Powering an island community with 100% renewables

The Faroe Islands are on a journey towards 100% sustainable electricity generation.

The Faroe Islands are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The islands have a population of approx. 55000 inhabitants and an area of 1’393 km². The annual electrical production amounts to 480.4 GWh/ year (2024).

As of 2024, renewables covered 56.6% of Faroe’s electricity demand, especially thanks to hydro and wind power.

As an island community with no electrical cable connection to neighbouring countries, the Faroe Islands are 100% electrically isolated. Therefore it is incumbent on the national electricity company to fully exploit the wind power potential while still ensuring a stable grid. In order to achieve this, Sev has invested heavily in battery storage systems and synchronous condensers.

This strategy has so far proved very effective in securing green electricity to the islands’ grids, improving power quality and overall system reliability and resilience, with a consequent reduction in supply disruptions.