Sumba: An Iconic Island to demonstrate the potential of renewable energy

Providing the population of a medium sized Indonesian island with 100 percent renewable energy. Improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of people in small island communities. Stimulating economic development as well as taking concrete steps towards addressing climate change. These are but a few of the intended outcomes of the Iconic Island project, developed by development organisation Hivos. While ambitious, this research shows that the idea of the Iconic Island is neither im...