Wolfhagen Germany is a great example of a small city that took matters into their own hands. While most countries in Europe are trying to reform to reach low carbon emissions as a whole a small town in Germany decided to accelerate the project. There is nothing unique about its sources; they use the common combination of wind power, solar, and some biomass except that on common occasions they are known to produce about 106% of their needs. What is unique about Wolfhagen is that they are a very small city and the whole project was planned, executed, and developed by the local community. Not only this but the citizens own shares in the company that run these sources. Along with this the town gets seats on the board so they have direct overview of where the money is going to keep it in the community and have really put themselves in a cycle that will only have positive effects. This is very important because it shows that without much outside help this transition is not only achievable but again extremely beneficial in many ways.
Source
Russell, B. (2019, December 6). This small German town took back the power – and went fully
Bertie Russell, "This Small German Town Took Back the Power", contributed by Logan Young, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 14 June 2020, accessed 7 May 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/small-german-town-took-back-power
Critical Commentary
Wolfhagen Germany is a great example of a small city that took matters into their own hands. While most countries in Europe are trying to reform to reach low carbon emissions as a whole a small town in Germany decided to accelerate the project. There is nothing unique about its sources; they use the common combination of wind power, solar, and some biomass except that on common occasions they are known to produce about 106% of their needs. What is unique about Wolfhagen is that they are a very small city and the whole project was planned, executed, and developed by the local community. Not only this but the citizens own shares in the company that run these sources. Along with this the town gets seats on the board so they have direct overview of where the money is going to keep it in the community and have really put themselves in a cycle that will only have positive effects. This is very important because it shows that without much outside help this transition is not only achievable but again extremely beneficial in many ways.