Isla 100%

“Isla 100%” is a multiplatform application for mobile devices which, in the form of a game, describes the importance of the role of renewable energies for island territories. The aim of this educational game is to maximise the use of renewable energies on an island which is initially wholly reliant on conventional energy sources. The user needs to be aware that the injection of renewable energy into the grid must be done without failing to meet energy demand, and must be done at reasonable costs and taking into account the natural resources available on the island. The types of renewable energy available are: wind, solar, geothermal and storage.

The game has three stages or levels of difficulty that increase according to different scenarios on the island. At each level, the player needs to take into account population size, energy use, the energy available from renewables, an initial budget and how best to sell the generated energy to the grid. The game is compatible with mobile technologies (iOS and Android), and a web version is also available.

The app was developed through the ‘Isla Renovable’ project, backed by funds for the promotion of scientific, technological culture and innovation, under the 2014 funding round of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) of the economy and competitiveness ministry.

Isla 100% received the 2016 EnerAgen Award for the best action in terms of awareness and dissemination of renewable energies and/or energy efficiency for the development of the Multiplatform Game, and which, in a “didactic, entertaining and original” way, contributes to dissemination of generation technologies with renewable resources.

The online workshop “ISLA 100% Game, renewable energy in isolated territories – MACLAB-PV project”, which provides a didactic dynamic to the ISLA 100% game, capitalizing on its results, has been developed in 2021 within the framework of the European project MACLAB-PV “Improvement of R&D&i technologies and capacity building in the sector of renewable energy and energy efficiency of the Canary Islands and Senegal” (INTERREG MAC 2014-2020). This workshop is being promoted in various events dedicated to scientific dissemination and public awareness.