Implementation: The region of Extremadura in southwestern Spain is one of the country's leaders in renewable energy installation. In 2010, its electricity demand was met by entirely renewable sources for ...
Target: 100% renewable energy self-sufficient, climate neutral village.
Status:Achieved
RES: Wind farm and biogas-fired thermal power station.
Implementation: In 1997, Feldheim local council began by installing four wind turbines together with local residents and start-up company “Energiequelle”. By 2015, the ...
Implementation: The city of Georgetown in Texas is powered by 100 % renewable energy through long-term deals to supply the city with solar and wind power. The decision ...
RES: Wind farm, small solar installations and biogas and biodiesel generator, LEED Buildings, geothermal heating, charging stations for electric vehicles.
Implementation: Greensburg is a small rural town in Kansas, USA. It is a story of triumph ...
RES: Biomass cogeneration and district heating system.
Implementation: Güssing is a small town in Austria, near the Hungarian border. Years ago, the town was struggling to pay for energy costs, today it is a trendsetter ...
Target: 100% renewable energy target in the electricity sector
Status: Achieved - >99% of the electricity production and >70% of the total energy production come from hydropower and geothermal sources. The country´s buildings are mostly heated with renewable energy and overall 81% ...
Implementation: Wildpoldsried is a small village located in Lower Saxony in Northern Germany. In 2006, Jühnde became the first village in Germany to be energy self-sufficient. The municipality is using ...
