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Feldheim, a 150-Person German Village, Powered Entirely by Renewables

posted by martyb on Thursday December 03 2015, @07:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the but-how-many-electric-vehicles? dept.

Tree Hugga writes:

The electricity is sourced from solar panels, wind turbines, and heat from biogas. In addition they have a backup wood chip furnace. They also have a fairly beefy battery of 10 MW capacity to help level the fluctuations in production. The village runs its own grid and pays less for energy.

News articles: The Independent, The Huffington Post, GreenBiz.

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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Friday December 04 2015, @02:56AM

    by frojack (1554) on Friday December 04 2015, @02:56AM (#271669) Journal

    Could be they sell excess power.
    One of the farmers interviewed said the windmills didn't bother him, and your viewpoint changes when the money comes to you (or words to that effect).

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