{"id":1339,"date":"2014-11-10T07:16:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T12:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2014-11-10T07:16:16","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T12:16:16","slug":"german-village-feldheim-the-countrys-first-community-to-become-energy-self-sufficient-abc-news-australian-broadcasting-corporation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"German village Feldheim the country&#8217;s first community to become energy self-sufficient &#8211; ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2014-11-10\/german-village-first-to-become-energy-self-sufficient\/5879360\">German village Feldheim the country&#8217;s first community to become energy self-sufficient &#8211; ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first\" style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">The rural village of Feldheim, 80 kilometres south of Berlin, is at the vanguard of Germany&#8217;s energy revolution, boasting a wind farm, solar plant, biogas and biomass facilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">Germany is undergoing an energy transformation called Energiewende, which aims to reduce carbon emissions, increase the use of renewable energy, and stop all nuclear power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">Feldheim is the country&#8217;s first community to become completely energy self-sufficient.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">The village now attracts thousands of ecotourists every year and has set up an educational group to spread the word.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">The New Energy Forum&#8217;s Kathleen Thompson told the ABC it all started back in 1995.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">&#8220;A student by the name of Michael Raschemann decided as part of his studies he&#8217;d like to install some wind farms,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">With the support of local council, Feldheim&#8217;s 145 residents were quickly convinced of the wind farm&#8217;s merits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">One of those residents is 73-year-old Joachim Gluck, who has lived in the village his whole life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"word-wrap: break-word; line-height: 1.3334; font-size: 1.25em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em 0px;\">&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German village Feldheim the country&#8217;s first community to become energy self-sufficient &#8211; ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 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