APELDOORN, NETHERLANDS – 100% renewable energy by 2020
Apeldoorn (population just over 155,000) is located 70 kilometers from Amsterdam, Netherlands (see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeldoorn ).
Michael Boddeke, head of the city of Apeldoorn: “In 2020, all the energy consumed in Apeldoorn will be renewable, not fossil fuels, nuclear-free and produced in our own city”. [1].
[1]. "The city of Apeldoorn – 100% renewable energy by 2020", Science Hub, 30 May 2009: http://science-hub.com/2009/05/the-city-of-apeldoorn-100-renewable-energy-by-2020/ .