Implementation: Pellworm is the third largest North Frisian island and relies on tourism and agriculture. About 50 farms engage in livestock. 70 percent of the land is used ...
RES: Biomass heating plant, 4 small hydroelectric plants, rooftop solar and a wind farm.
Implementation: In 2010, Prato allo Stelvia, a small Italian town in the mountains, won the RES Champions League title for having the best policies ...
Target: 100% renewable energy by 2020 based on local sources
Status:Achieved
RES: Hydropower, wind power, solar photovoltaics, and biomass.
Implementation: The District of Rhein-Hunsrück is located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in southwestern Germany. When the District set the target ...
Implementation: Rock Port Missouri announced itself as the first 100% wind powered community in the United States. Four wind turbines supplies all of its electricity. The turbines are located on agricultural lands ...
Target: Move from a 100% RE island to a fossil free island by 2030
Status: Achieved - Samsø is the world´s first island powered by 100% renewable energy. In progress - It is almost totally carbon free and uses 100% RE in ...
RES: 1MW off-grid solar energy system across three main atolls of Tokelau. The project includes : 4032 solar modules, 196 string inverters, 112 DC charge controllers, 84 battery inverters and 1344 batteries in ...
Status:Achieved - 100% of renewable electricity supply in 2001.
RES: 4 wind turbines, and solar thermal systems.
Implementation: In the 1980s, Varese Ligure and its surroundings suffered from unemployment and de-population. The number of inhabitants had significantly ...