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Surrounded by wind turbines and studded with solar panels, Feldheim, population 130, boasts its own electricity and heating networks, supplied entirely by cheap local energy
Feldheim sits on a flat, windswept plain, meaning the tens of nearby wind turbines generate plenty of energy
Photovoltaic panels are seen on a roof in Feldheim
Long-time mayor Michael Knape at the village, whose green energy project has attracted visitors from as far as India and North Korea
Surrounded by wind turbines and studded with solar panels, Feldheim, population 130, boasts its own electricity and heating networks, supplied entirely by cheap local energy
Feldheim sits on a flat, windswept plain, meaning the tens of nearby wind turbines generate plenty of energy
Photovoltaic panels are seen on a roof in Feldheim
Long-time mayor Michael Knape at the village, whose green energy project has attracted visitors from as far as India and North Korea
While the world frets about surging energy prices pushed up by the Middle East war, one small German village has been reaping the benefits of its turn to climate-friendly renewables.
Surrounded by wind turbines and studded with solar panels, Feldheim, population 130, boasts its own electricity and heating networks, supplied entirely by cheap local energy, also including biogas.
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