Samsø Energy Academy
Samsø, Denmark
Energy
Florian Guillaume: “An island where the people own the wind together. I know no clearer proof that energy can be democratic.”
On Samsø, a Danish island of 3,700 people, a community-driven energy transition made it the world's first 100% renewable energy island in 2007, powered by 11 onshore and 10 offshore wind turbines owned collectively by residents. Søren Hermansen, dubbed 'the world's greatest environmental hero' by Time Magazine, led the 10-year transition. The Samsø Energy Academy documents and shares the model globally. Today Samsø aims for full energy self-sufficiency including transport. A living proof that de
Co-Being · Climate Action
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