What Goes Around, Comes Around A fine example of Distributed Power Generation (Distributed Wind Power).

Saturday, October 25, 2008

By Ian E.M.Griffiths

Endurance Wind Power speaks a lot about Distributed Wind Power and with their unique turbine design they offer North Americans an affordable and cost effective way to produce their own power by connecting directly to the power grid. People, Farmers, Schools and Small business whom are looking for ways to produce their own power need to review the industry leading features of Endurance Wind Power products.

Sustainability. Carbon footprint. Global warming. CO2 emissions. Kyoto protocol. We all know the buzz words that frame the environmental crisis; the world is finally understanding the imperatives of implementing meaningful change. But how can we as individuals implement a planet-wide (and planet-wise) “green revolution”?

The driving personalities behind a story of stunning transformation were role models Jorgen Tranberg and Soren Hermansen. Thanks to them, and the innovative people on the island of Samso in Denmark, the answer to all of their problems (and maybe ours, too) was simply “blowin” in the wind”.

In less than 10 years, this bucolic island of 114 square kilometers of grazing land and farms weaned itself from a reliance on fossil fuels and conventional grid electricity to go totally off-grid. There are 21 turbines located on Samso, and it is the first island in the world to be entirely powered by renewable wind energy. The two hundred and fifty households on the island have also reduced their heating costs by 20%. The island is an excellent example of distributed power generation, exporting a 4% excess of energy from their windfarms and other sustainable energy resources to the mainland.

And to think, all of this sprang from a simple village get-together and the will to make it happen. Now that’s ecology that makes good economy!

(Source: The Geography of Hope by Chris Turner (Vintage Canada Edition 2008)

Ian Griffiths has taught Visual Art and Media Studies in Montreal for thirty-three years. As an artist, the power of nature and our relationship with the environment have played key roles in his painting. As a role model for his students, he is committed to supporting and raising awareness of global environmental issues. The future leaders he teaches today will be the problem solvers of the “green revolution”. (Check out his art at www.griffithsart.ca .)

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