IS Power is an EU funded project under FP6 – Sustainable Energy Systems. The project deals with isolated power systems; that is those systems not interconnected with other neighboring systems by tine lines and thus restricted to use their own resources for maintaining synchronous operation.
 
Insular isolated territories have difficulties in terms of their natural resources and biodiversity, for the expansion of power grids and the installation of new capacity of conventional electrical generation.
 
Geographical singularities strongly influence insular power systems’ management. Technical, economic and operative difficulties to interconnect these power systems to continental systems are found when managing insular power systems.
 
The aim of IS Power is hence targeted at the study of the sustainable development of the insular systems’ economics required the efficient use of natural resources available in these territories and efficient integration and management in their electricity grid. Based on cooperation and knowledge sharing, this project propose to develop technical and regulatory frameworks for improving the performance of these energy systems (reliability and supply guaranty) and for making easier the integration of renewable energies and other distributed generation. The project is structured around the following topics:
 

• Completion of the definition and scope of isolated power system.
• Cooperation of agents (System operators, utilities, R&D institutions, technology and equipment suppliers’, non governmental organisations and consumers): Establish “IS-Power Network”, stable cooperation community among the above mentioned agents focused on distributed generation integration in isolated systems and actively demand management.
• Feasibility of use of renewable energies and other distributed generation jointly with storage displays of the energy systems of these regions.
• Encouragement of schemes to allow demand management efficiently.
• Efficient integration of distributed generation components in distribution and transport networks.
• Demand management actively.
• Remuneration and financing methodological outline of renewable energies and other distributed generation and storage systems.