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The island of El Hierro in Spanish Canary Islands "hopes to become the first island in the world to be self-sufficient for electrical energy" [1]. They plan to
by aivisol 6y ago
The island of El Hierro in Spanish Canary Islands "hopes to become the first island in the world to be self-sufficient for electrical energy" [1]. They plan to use wind as primary and pump water up in the mountains to use as the energy storage to power backup hydro plants. There are no natural rivers on the island.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hierro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hierro
- aembleton 6y agoI thought Iceland was self sufficient for electricity with all of its geothermal power.
- dmurray 6y agoMe too but apparently it has 0.2% from burning oil (latest figures here are from 2008 or 2012) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Iceland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Iceland