Korean Village Runs On 100% Solar Power


	Korean Village Runs On 100% Solar Power

boozich

5-12-2008 3:27 PM

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5-12-2008 8:36 PM

narain_47

It is great news. what if the developing counties, like India, follow this?

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/467dcd61-e492-43e1-90ca-da75c2ea3f32/0577D9A5-1E08-4DE4-940C-36A47295E9DE/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/south-korean-village-is-the-world-s-first-fully-solar-powered-community" href="http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/south-korean-village-is-the-world-s-first-fully-solar-powered-community" style="font-size: 11px;">www.ecofriend.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/south-korean-village-is-the-world-s-first-fully-solar-powered-community"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.ecofriend.org/img/849C21BB-808F-42E5-9E92-0DD8931413F0" alt="donggwang-green-village-on-jeju-do-south-korea_weISi_1333" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/korean-village-runs-on-100-solar-power.html" href="http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/korean-village-runs-on-100-solar-power.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.metaefficient.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/korean-village-runs-on-100-solar-power.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.metaefficient.com/img/BAD3573A-341C-4956-80A5-D532FA4FF7BA" alt="donggwang-wind-power-island.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/korean-village-runs-on-100-solar-power.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.metaefficient.com/img/C1D1469F-82D8-459B-ABF1-64FB80A6458B" alt="donggwang-solar-city-korea.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/korean-village-runs-on-100-solar-power.html">The Korean village Donggwang gets 100% of its power from the sun.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/korean-village-runs-on-100-solar-power.html">The village’s forty houses and the school all have large solar panels covering their roofs. 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In 2004, the government subsidized the solar systems in Donggwang, paying 70% of the installation fees.</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/36133" href="http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/36133" style="font-size: 11px;">www.enn.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/36133">The
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