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Denmark’s Energy Island
The island of Samso generates much more energy than it uses – all from renewable sources. How a conservative farming community came up with a radical solution to our addiction to fossil fuels.
The Active House
The suburbs of Denmark’s second city, Aarhus, are grey from street to sky. The spring sun, hidden behind a bank of clouds which didn’t break once on my week long visit, barely seems strong enough to run a pocket calculator, let alone meet the energy needs of a family of four. But it is here that a dream of zero carbon living is being realised.
© 2009 Andrew Purcell. 