generation and the outside solar panels in front of the town hall and men like the farmer in york and schanbergof the energy pioneers. 20 years ago he and other islanders joined forces to create sam's those 1st wind farms. they got. back then and when i put 12000000 kroner into my 1st winter blend i had sleepless nights mosque if i have to change banks and go deep into debt. but that's what you do for mother earth for fuel and. he and the others were determined to end sam's as dependence on oil and gas from the mainland investments paid off now he earns money as a wind and solar power farmer and the straw he grows in the summer heat islanders homes in winter. and every summer the straw grows here and the oil stays in the ground elsewhere. the best part is that in spring the straw grows back again pretty smart doesn't it yes. trenberth smart straw is used to fire boilers for a mini biogas c.h.p. plant and he sems those homes step by step became energy independent and entirely c o 2 neutral. geriatric nurse elizabeth hawk demonstrates how it works her shift begins every day with the same ritual u