The Danish Island of Samso has become nearly energy self-sufficient over the past ten years.

The island's success comes from an 84 million US dollar project funded by tax payers.

In 1998, it was determined how many wind turbines it would take to cover the electricity needs of the 4,000 people living on the island. Gradually, 11 wind turbines, standing at 60 meters, were set up.

Solar power and rye and wheat are also used to heat 70 percent of the houses, instead of oil and gas.

And the island community has installed ten offshore turbines to generate electricity, to off-set fossil fuel dependency and to export electricity to the mainland.

(CCTV)