Energy Island (Samso Island, Denmark)

Samso Island is an energy efficient island, using only sustainable wind, solar, and water power. This idea was organized by a teacher named Soren Hermansen. In the beginning, one of Samso Island's biggest challenges was to get everyone to agree to use renewable energy. Now they are able to produce 10% more energy than they use, and are able to sell the extra alternative and sustainable energy for money.  We learned about Samso Island from a book we read called "Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed The Wind And Changed Their World" by Allen Drummond in the Cabot Library.

For more information, click link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Island-community-harnessed-changed/dp/0374321841

                         

By Caroline and Elena