Ecological village does not use electricity in the Netherlands

The eco-village produces organic food, clean water and clean energy without depending on the impending electricity network on the outskirts of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

According to Science Alert, the first high-tech eco-village project scheduled to be launched in Almere City, 20 minutes away from Amsterdam, is the idea of ​​Regen Villages based in California, USA. Regen Villages wants to create residential areas that do not use electrical energy and aim for sustainable living with the ability to produce food, energy, manage local waste and reuse water.

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A corner of an eco-friendly village on the outskirts of Amsterdam.(Photo: Effekt).

By combining sustainable land management and farming with independent technology infrastructure, Regen Villages effectively creates a surplus of energy to supply the surrounding electricity network, at the same time. plant about half of the food consumed by residents.

"We are considering real estate development by creating residential areas using renewable energy, considering farm plots that can be used to produce many organic foods, clean water, and energy. The amount is cleaner and the waste is less waste , " said James Ehrlich, president of Regen Villages.

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The village aims to produce organic food through its vertical garden system.(Photo: Effekt).

According to Ehrlich, tons of organic food from vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans, fish, eggs, meat, chickens, dairy animals, can be cultivated all year round and produce high productivity when applied. Use vertical garden system.

The eco-village project, designed by Danish company Effekt, consists of 25 pilot houses and will increase to 100 when completed in 2017. After that, the project will be replicated in Sweden and Na. Uy, Denmark and Germany.