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Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Lauren Frayer
Initial Publication Date: July 2, 2015

Summary

It actually takes quite a lot of fossil fuel power to reach the tiny Spanish island of El Hierro. You have to catch a commercial jet flight, a propeller plane and then a ferry to reach what was once the end of the known world, before Columbus set sail.

But once you're there, there's no need for fossil fuels at all. The ancient island off the west coast of Africa is now a model for the future, within months of running on 100 percent renewable energy, which consists of a mix of wind and hydro-power.

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Frayer, L. (2014). Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy. Retrieved from http://www.camelclimatechange.org/view/podcast/542975640cf2fd82fec209f4