Climate Adaptation
Ancient Swedish Hamlet Holds Lessons for Future of Clean Power
- Villagers capture and store solar energy in batteries at home
- EU’s Clean Energy Package will encourage more mini-grids
A thousand-year-old Swedish village could become a blueprint for local energy grids of the future.
Simris, with a population of about 200, has shown that operating independently from the national grid is technologically possible. Villagers use locally produced renewable energy stored in freezer-sized batteries in their homes.